Jai'Lyn Merriweather

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Union HS
Hometown:
Vancouver, Wash.

2022 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (400M)
2022 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
2021 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (400)
2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400, 600 yd)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships Qualifier
2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (400-meter and 4x400)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
60-Meters: 7.65, 2019
200-Meters: 25.24, 2020
300-Meters: 38.70, 2018
400-Meters: 53.86, 2018
500-Meters: 1:12.36, 2018
600-Yards: 1:21.54, 2020

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
100-Meters: 12.11(-0.2), 2019
200-Meters: 23.95, 2022
400-Meters: 52.59, 2019

2022
(Indoor) Placed fifth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:40.62 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.50 at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Took second in the 400-meter dash with a 55.34 at the Husker Invitational ... Took the top spot in the 600-yd dash with a time of 1:25.21 at the JD Martin Invite ...Grabbed first in the 600Y with a time of 1:24.91 at the K-State Winter Invite

(Outdoor) Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 400-meter dash and clocked a 53.73 ... Scored eighth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:43.44 and ran a 54.17 in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Finished 17th in the 400-meter dash at the Alumni Muster with a time of 56.93 ... Placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.06 at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Grabbed first in the 400-meter dash at the Sooner Invitational, clocking a 53.62 ... Finished eighth in the 400-meter dash at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a time of 55.22 ... Competed in the 4x400 relay at the Texas Relays ... Ran a PR at 23.95 in the 200-meter dash at the TCU Invitational for seventh place.

2021
(Indoor) Finished seventh in the 4x400 with a time of 3:43.51, ran the 600Y in 1:23.94 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships

(Outdoor) Competed at the NCAA West Prelims in the 400-meter dash … Finished ninth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:44.00 at the Big 12 Championships … Clinched first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.37 and third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:45.00 at the Desert Heat Classic … Clinched first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.99 at the John Jacobs Invitational … Placed second in both the 400-meter (55.38) and 4x400 relay (3:47.94) at the Sooner Invite … Finished third at the North Texas Classic in the 400-meter with a time of 54.53 … Set a PR in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.11 and placed second in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:45.31 at the TCU Invitational …

2020
(Indoor) Recorded a PR 1:21.54 and fifth-place finish in the 600 yd at the indoor Big 12 Championships and was part of the 4x400 squad that placed seventh … Competed in the 200 and 400 meters at the Tyson Invitational … Took first in the 600 yards at the J.D. Martin Invitational, crossing the line at 1:23.17 … Finished top-10 in the 400 meters and eighth in the 4x400 at the Razorback Invitational … Secured first in the 400 meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial, crossing the line at 54.76 … Recorded a PR 25.24 in the 200 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational and took first in the 4x400 with a time of 3:42.82.

2019
(Indoor) Helped the Sooners secure a fifth place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:36.93 at the 2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships… Competed in the 400-meter in 55.45, recording a fourth place finish at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge… Notched two first place finishes at the Sooner Challenge, including a PR 1:23.52 600-yard and 3:47.14 4x400… Earned a PR in the 60 with a time of 7.65 at the Corky Classic.

(Outdoor) Competed in the 4x400 preliminary round at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championship, earning a time of 3:37.21 and 19th place finish… Earned fourth place in the 400-meter, finishing with a PR time of 52.59 and helped the Sooners bring home a second place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:32.61 at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships… Recorded a PR time of 12.11 (-0.2) in the 100-meter at the John Jacobs Invitational… Helped the Sooners notch a first place finish in the 4x400 at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, finishing in 3:40.47 and clinched a third place finish in the 400-meter with a time of 54.70.

PRIOR TO OU
Attended the University of Maryland for her freshman year.

HIGH SCHOOL
Washington state champion in the 400 meters 2015-17... State champion in the 4x4 and 4x2 relays in 2017... Team claimed second place in the state 4A competition in 2017... Received All-Academic honors 2014-2017... 400 meters PR of 53.44 seconds... Ran for Albina Roadrunner track club in Portland, Ore.

PERSONAL
Parents are Dominique and Beverly Merriweather and Rekah Strong... Has five siblings... Undecided major.