Personal Bests – as of December 7, 2022
| Date |
Year |
Event |
Statistic |
Meet |
| April 3 |
2021 |
1500 Meters |
4:34.76 |
Baylor Invitational |
| Jan. 31 |
2020 |
Mile |
4:58.12 |
Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational |
| Jan. 29 |
2021 |
3000 Meters |
10:14.03 |
LSU Louisiana Invite |
| Jan. 31 |
2020 |
5000 Meters |
17:11.57 |
Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational |
| Aug. 30 |
2019 |
5K |
18:42.9 |
Mississippi College Season Opener |
| Sept. 14 |
2019 |
4 Miles |
23:42.4 |
Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational |
| Sept. 17 |
2022 |
7K |
26:20.0 |
ULM Warhawk Invitational |
| Oct. 12 |
2019 |
8K |
30:12.8 |
Mississippi College Invitational |
| Feb. 24 |
2020 |
Distance Medley Relay |
11:07.69 |
Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships |
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR)
Competed in three meets in the fall of 2022 … Set a personal best in the 7K in 26:20.0 to place 41st at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17) … Placed 60th in the 8K in 32:03.3 at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships (Oct. 28).
2022 TRACK (SOPHOMORE)
Did not compete.
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE-2)
Did not compete.
2021 TRACK (FRESHMAN-2)
Competed in six meets, three indoor and three outdoor, in the spring of 2021 … Took ninth in the 5000 meters in 17:24.08 at the Little Rock Invitational (April 10) … Set a personal best in the 1500 meters in 4:34.76 at the Baylor Invitational (April 3) … Part of the seventh-place Distance Medley Relay in 11:40.07 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 22) … Set a personal best in the 3000 meters in 10:14.03 to place sixth at the LSU Louisiana Invite (Jan. 29) … Opened the indoor season placing sixth in the 3000 in 10:17.26.
2020 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE-1)
Competed in four meets in the fall of 2020 … Best placing came at the Mook 4 Invite, placing 13th in the four-mile race in 26:13.0 … Took 63rd in the 8K in 30:53.7 at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships (Oct. 31).
2020 TRACK (FRESHMAN-1)
Competed in five meets in the indoor season before the outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Part of the seventh-place Distance Medley Relay in 11:07.69 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 24) … Set personal bests in the 5000 meters in 17:11.57 and the mile in 4:58.12 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1).
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN)
Competed in three meets … Set a personal best in the 5K in 18:42.9 at the Mississippi College Season Opener (Aug. 30) … Set a personal best in the four-mile run in 23:42.4 at the Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational (Sept. 14) … Recorded a personal best in the 8K in 30:12.8 at the Mississippi College Invitational (Oct. 12).
PREP
Graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in 2019 … a two-sport athlete who took part in cross country as well as track and field … earned three letters in cross country … capped off his career by finishing First Team All-District and Second-Team All-Regionals in cross country … posted personal bests in the 1500-meter run (4:35.19), 3200-meter (10:47.30) and the 5k (17:14.2) … competed in track, under head coach Morgan Smith in each of his four years … a distance runner who logged personal bests in the 1-mile (5:31.3), 2-mile (12:40.6) and 5k (21:20.3), helping his team win the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Cross Country title as a freshman … improved on his numbers as a sophomore, closing with 1-mile (5:16.0), 2-mile (12:09.4) and 5k (19:31.5) … grabbed his second LHSAA cross country championship as a junior, posting solid times in 1-mile (4:50.8), 2-mile (10:47.2) and 5k (17:50.2) … drew Second Team All-District and Second Team All-Region honors in his junior season … established a record in the 5k (17:14.2), while posting solid times in the 1-mile (4:50.8) and 2-mile (10:47.2) for his third LHSAA Cross Country Championship title … capped off his career by being named First Team All-District and Second Team All-Regionals in track and field.
PERSONAL
Jaylen Rauntae Wade … son of Miesha and Tavaris Sanders … born March 31, 2001 … has two siblings, Laderria Meredith and Tahj Sanders … member of National Honor Society and Advanced Choir … majoring in computer information systems … responsible for a 4.0 GPA.
