Jaylyn Aminu

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bethlehem, Pa.
High School:
Liberty HS

Career Results

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Appeared in eight meets for the Panthers during her junior indoor season... Posted a personal record time of 7.43 seconds, third fastest in program history, in the 60m dash at the ACC Championships (Feb. 27) as she posted her best finish of her career at the championship meet, 12th place... Took home a second place finish in the 60m dash at the Doug Raymond National (Feb. 14) with a time of 7.46 seconds... Notched a second place finish at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 11) in the 60m dash as she finished in 7.61 seconds... Had a personal best run in the 200m dash at the Penn State National (Jan. 31) as she took home fifth place in 24.41 seconds.

2019 Outdoor: Placed 15th in the 100m with a time of 11.83 at the ACC Championships (May 11) … Finished first in the Akron-Campbell Wright Open in the 100m with a time of 12.10 … Was a part of the 4x100 relay team that placed second at the Virginia Challenge (April 20) … Set a team-best 11.79 in the 100m at the Tennessee Relays … Placed third in the 100m at the Virginia Four-Team Challenge (April 6) … Set a career-best 25.13 in the 200m at the FSU Relays (March 23).

2018-19 Indoor: Participated in the 60m at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23) … Placed first in the 60m with a time of 7.64 at the Kent State Tune-up (Feb. 16) … Set a career-best of 25.05 in the 200m to place eighth and place fifth in the 60m with a time of 7.70 at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2) … Set a career and team-best 7.57 in the 60m at the Penn State National (Jan. 26) and placed eighth in the event … Placed third in the 60m with a time of 7.64 at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 7).

2018 Outdoor: Competed in the 49er Classic (Mar. 15-17) … Placed 14th in the 100m with a time of 12.06.

2017-18 Indoor: Competed in the ACC Championships in the 60m dash … Recorded a personal best 7.68 in the 60m at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3) … Finished in sixth place in the 60m at the Youngstown State College Invite with a time of 7.74.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa. … Won league and districts in the 100m dash and placed seventh in the state in the 100m dash as a freshman … As a sophomore won the 100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100m at leagues and districts and placed third in the state in the 100m dash … Won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at leagues, won the 100m and 4x100m at districts and won a state championship in the 100m dash as a junior … As a senior place fourth in the state in the 60 in indoor … Also was a cheerleader from 2008-14.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jay and Joyce Aminu … Has two older siblings, Jamyl and Jazmyne … Major is undecided.