Ja'Leesa Giles

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Mansfield Legacy HS
Hometown:
Mansfield, Texas

2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships Honorable Mention (4x100)
2022 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (4x100)
2022 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (4x100)
2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Honorable Mention (4x100)
2021 NCAA Outdoor West Preliminary Qualifier (4x100)
2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (200 Meters)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (4x100-Meter Relay)
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (200 Meters, 4x100-Meter Relay, 4x400-Meter Relay)
2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay)
2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier (200-Meter Dash, 4x100-Meter Relay)
2018 Big 12 Outdoor Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests
60-Meter Dash: 7.53, 2019
200-Meter Dash: 23.90, 2022
300-Meter Dash: 42.21, 2021

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests
100-Meter Dash: 11.60, 2022
200-Meter Dash: 23.51, 2019

2022
(Outdoor) Earned Honorable Mention in the 4x100 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clocking a 44.67 ... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims with a 44.19 in the 4x100 ... Ran a PR at 11.60 in the 100M, clocked a 23.92 in the 200M and took fourth in the 4x100 with a 43.92 ... Finished fifth in the 200M, clocking a 24.14 at the Arkansas Twilight ... Placed ninth at the Alumni Muster in the 200M with a 24.01 ... Took first in the 4x100 (44.91), fifth in the 100M (11.81) and ninth in the 200M (24.39) at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Finished second in the 200M with a 24.25 and fifth in the 100M, clocking a 11.89w (2.3) at the Sooner Invitational ... Grabbed first in the 4x100 with a 44.80 and finished 13th in the 200M, clocking a 24.53 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational ... Placed eighth in the 4x100 with a time of 45.05 at the Texas Relays ... Finished second in the 4x100 (44.96), 13th in the 100M (11.95) and 25th in the 200M (24.99) at the TCU Invitational ...

(Indoor) Finished fifth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:40.62, competed in the 60-meter and 200-meter dash at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... PR'd and took fifth in the 200-meter dash at the Texas Tech Shootout with a time of 23.90 ... Placed seventh in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.61 at the Husker Invite ... Took first in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invite with a time of 7.58 ... Placed 13th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.86 at the Arkansas Invite ... Finished ninth in the 300-meter with a 42.21, second in the 4x400 with a time of 4:16.32 at the K-State Winter Invite.

2021
(Indoor) At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, ran a 7.56 in the 60-meter and a 24.15 in the 200-meter ... Took ninth in the 200-meter with a time of 24.63 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational ... Placed seventh at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational with a time of 7.78 ... Finished third in the 60-meter with a 7.59 at the K-State Winter Invite ...

(Outdoor) Represented the Sooners in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x100 relay placing 19th with a time of 44.74 … Competed in the NCAA West prelims in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.52 and helped the team place seventh in the 4x100 … Ran at the Big 12 Championships in the 200 meter dash, 4x100, and 4x400 placing 16th, ninth and ninth, respectively … Took third in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay at the Desert Heat Classic and placed seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.69 … Placed second in both the 200 and 4x100 and fourth in the 100 with a time of 11.88 in the John Jacobs Invitational … Competed at the Sooner Invite and placed first in both the 200 with a time of 24.00 and 4x100 with a time of 45.55, also placed second in the 4x400 with a time of 3:47.94 … Ran at the North Texas Classic placing second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.59 and finished fourth in the 4x100 at 46.33 … Competed at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.21 … Participated in the TCU Invitational placing first in the 4x100 relay and second in the 200 meter dash.

2020
(Indoor) Competed at the indoor Big 12 Championships in the 200 meters and 60-meter prelims, finishing in 24.21 and 7.61, respectively … Placed seventh in the 200 meters at the championship meet … Ran the 200 meters and 60 meters at the Tyson Invitational, finishing top-20 in both events … Took second in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invitational, finishing in 7.59 … Ran the 200 meters at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 24.47 … Took second in the 200 at the Mark Colligan Memorial, crossing the line at 24.33 … Finished eighth and seventh in the 60 meters and 200 meters, respectively, at the Vanderbilt Invitational … Ran a PR 7.53 in the 60 meters at the K-State Winter Invitational.

2019
(Indoor) Helped the 4x4 to a fifth-place finish at Big 12 Indoors … Finished seventh in the 60 meters at the J.D. Martin Invitational in 7.64 seconds … Took fifth in the 200 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in New York, finishing in 24.20 seconds … Won the 200 meters at the Sooner Challenge in 24.74 seconds, also took fifth in the 60 meters at the meet in 7.68 … Won the 200 meters at the Corky Classic to open the indoor season and helped the 4x4 to a third-place finish in 3:45.91.

(Outdoor) Qualified to the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships with the 4x4 and 4x1 relay teams, taking 19th and 21st … Ran a PR 23.51 in the 200 at the NCAA West Regional to take 20th in prelims … Helped the 4x1 to an eight place finish at regionals to qualify for nationals and the 4x4 to a 12th-place spot … Took eighth in the 200 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships to score points for the Sooners, finishing in 23.81 … Helped the 4x1 and 4x4 to third- and second-place finishes, respectively at Big 12 Outdoors … Helped the 4x1 take fourth at the National Relay Championships … Took third in the 100 meters at the John Jacobs Invite, also helped the 4x1 to a first-place finish in 45.19 seconds … Placed third in the 200 meters competition at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite, finishing in 24.17 … Helped both the 4x1 and 4x4 to first-place finishes at the Johnson & Joyner-Kersee Invite … Ran on the 4x1 that took third and the 4x4 that placed second at Texas Relays … Helped the 4x1 win at the Roadrunner Invitational, also finished 10th in the 200 meters at the meet … Ran a PR 11.79 in the 100 at the TCU Invitational to take sixth … Finished second in the 200 at the TCU Invite in 23.77w … Helped the 4x1 to first at the TCU meet.

2018
(Indoor) Took 12th in the 60 meters at Big 12 Indoors, finishing in a PR time of 7.58 seconds… Also ran in the 200 meters at Big 12 Indoors, finishing in 24.33 seconds to take 14th in prelims… Took fifth in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invite in a time of 7.70 seconds… Placed fourth in the 200 meters at the J.D. Martin, finishing in 24.74 seconds… Took second in the 60 at the Texas Tech Classic, finishing in 7.64 seconds… Placed seventh in the 200 competition at the Texas Tech Classic, crossing the line in 24.35 seconds.

(Outdoor) NCAA West regional qualifier in the 200 meters, finishing 34th in the preliminary round in 24.01 seconds… Also ran on the regional qualifying 4x1 relay team that placed 15th in prelims in 45.06 seconds… Took 12th in the 200 at Big 12 Outdoors, crossing the line in 23.61 seconds… Ran on the 4x4 team that took seventh at Big 12 Outdoors, finishing in 3:40.43… Ran on the 4x2 that won OU’s first “Championship of America” relay title at Penn Relays, finishing in 1:32.41… Took third in the 100-meter dash at the John Jacobs Invitational, crossing the line in a PR time of 12 seconds flat… Ran on the 4x1 that took first at the John Jacobs, finishing in 46.04 seconds… Took fourth in the 200 at the Aztec Invite in a time of 23.92 seconds… Ran on the 4x1 that won the 4x100-meter relay competition at the TCU Invite in a time of 44.33 seconds

HIGH SCHOOL
Named 2017 Texas Girls Coaches Associated Athlete of the Year ... A four-time member of the TGCA All-State team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) ... Holds school records at Mansfield Legacy HS for the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter relay and 800 meter relay ... 2017 state champion in the 100 meter and the 200 meter ... Finished second in the 200 meter at the 2016 state track meet ... Claimed third in the 200 meter at the 2015 state meet ... Served as a team captain in 2016 and 2017 ... Earned Academic All-State recognition three times (2015, 2016, 2017) ... Also played varsity volleyball and basketball, receiving Academic All-State honors in volleyball in 2017.

CLUB
Competed with Dallas Gold and Lancaster Lightning ... Named an AAU All-American and won the AAU 200 meter in 2015 with Dallas Gold ... 2016 USA Junior Olympics qualifier in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter relay with Dallas Gold ... 2017 USA Junior Olympics qualifier in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter relay with Lancaster Lightning.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Antiqwanna and James Giles ... Has two younger siblings: Ja'Lyric and Ja'Riah ... Plans on majoring in exercise science.