2025 Track & Field Roster

Jeya Kandola

  • Position Distance
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Norwich, United Kingdom
  • Highschool Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form

Biography

Personal bests - as of May 12, 2025

Date Year Event Statistic Meet
April 11-13 2024 800m 2:07.81 Carl Knight Invitational
May 9-11 2024 1500m 4:13.02 Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
Feb. 24-25 2025 5000m 15:17.87 Sun Belt Indoor Championships
Sept. 6 2024 5k (XC) 16:33.2 Mississippi College Opener
Nov. 1 2024 8k (XC) 26:35.9 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships
Nov. 15 2024 10k (XC) 34:9.0 NCAA South Central Regionals


2025 Outdoor (Sophomore)

  • Competed in five meets
  • Opened the outdoor slate with a season best time of 4:16.38 in the 1,500m at the McNeese Cowboy Relays, finishing in 6th place
  • Secured back-to-back top-8 finishes in the 5,000m at the Louisiana Classic (5th, 15:47.74) and in the 1,500m at the ULM Warhawk Classic (8th, 4:23.21)
  • Recorded his best placement at the Leon Johnson NSU Invite, placing 3rd in the 3,000 steeple with a PR of 10:29.34
  • Featured in two events at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship, including a PR in the 10,000m of 32:47.19

2025 Indoor (Freshman)

  • Competed in five meets
  • Established a PR in the 3,000m at the Robert Platt Invite with a time of 8:52.07
  • Completed the mile run at the UAB Green & Gold Invite, finishing in 25th with a PR of 4:28.74
  • Featured in two events at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track Championship, including a season best 12th place finish and PR in the 5,000m (15:17.87)

2024 Cross Country (Freshman)

  • Competed in six meets. 
  • Set personal best 26:35.9 in 8k at Sun Belt Cross Country Championships (11/1).
  • Personal best 10k time with 34:19.0 at NCAA South Central Regionals (11/15).
2024 Outdoor (Freshman)
  • Competed in five meets. 
  • Placed fifth in 1500m at Warhawk Classic (4/26-27)
  • 2:07.81 time in 800m at Carl Knight Invitational (4/11-13).

Club
Norfolk County cross country champion U17 in 2022 … 15.45 5k in 2022 

Personal
Born February 27, 2005, in Norwich, England … Son of Jo and Harry Kandola … Has one sibling, Asha … Enjoys watching F1 and Premier League, playing the drums, and playing sports … Majoring in Math 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

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  • 2025Freshman

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