2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Jada Thomas

  • Academic Year Graduate Student
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Kingston, Jamaica
  • Highschool Immaculate Conception

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed for Villanova in the sprints and hurdles from 2020-23 after spending her freshman year at Liberty ... For the Wildcats was a 10-time BIG EAST scorer and a four-time All-BIG EAST performer ... Was the BIG EAST champion in the 60 meter hurdles in 2020 in her first year with the Wildcats ... Her all-conference honors came in the 60 meter hurdles (2020, 2022), the 100 meter hurdles (2021) and the 4x100 meter relay (2021) ... At the time of her graduation she was tied for sixth in school history in the 100 meters (11.95) and was ranked seventh in the 60 meter hurdles (8.41) ...  One of her top performances came at the 2022 outdoor BIG EAST Championships when she advanced to the final of both the 100 meters and the 100 meter hurdles in addition to leading off the 4x100 meter relay ... Ran on two of the seven fastest 4x100 meter relays in school history ... The 2021 squad of Thomas, Trudy-Ann Williamson, Danielle Burns and Trinity Hart recorded the second-fastest time in school history (46.15) and earned All-BIG EAST honors with a third place finish at the conference championships in Geneva, Ohio ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2019-20 ... Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and seven-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Prior to coming to Villanova she was the Atlantic Sun champion in the 60 meter hurdles and the 100 meter hurdles as a freshman at Liberty in 2019.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
60 Meters 7.83 Villanova Invitational (1.21.2023)
60 Meter Hurdles 8.41 Villanova Invitational (2.1.2020)
100 Meters 11.95 BIG EAST Championships (5.13.2022)
100 Meter Hurdles 13.72 Liberty Twilight Qualifier (5.1.2019)
200 Meters 25.14 Virginia Grand Prix (4.27.2019)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2022 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST 60 Meter Hurdles
2021 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 100 Meter Hurdles
All-BIG EAST 4x100 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
2020 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion 60 Meter Hurdles
All-BIG EAST 60 Meter Hurdles
2019 OUTDOOR
Atlantic Sun Champion 100 Meter Hurdles
All-Atlantic Sun (First Team) 100 Meter Hurdles
All-Atlantic Sun (Second Team) 4x100 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
2019 INDOOR
Atlantic Sun Champion 60 Meter Hurdles
All-Atlantic Sun (First Team) 60 Meter Hurdles
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team 2019-20
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 12 100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 14.52 7th
May 13 100 Meter Hurdles (Final) 15.62 6th
2023 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 24 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 8.94 8th
February 25 60 Meter Hurdles (Final) 8.72 5th
2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 13 100 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 11.95 6th
May 13 100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 13.85 3rd
May 14 100 Meters (Final) 12.29 7th
May 14 100 Meter Hurdles (Final) 13.86 4th
May 14 4x100 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 46.54 4th
2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 25 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 8.87 7th
February 26 60 Meter Hurdles (Final) 8.62 2nd
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
May 14 100 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 12.21 10th
May 14 100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 14.09 4th
May 15 100 Meter Hurdles (Final) 14.09 3rd
May 15 4x100 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 46.15 3rd
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
March 1 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 8.56 1st
March 2 60 Meter Hurdles (Final) 8.52 1st
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Immaculate Conception High School: Placed fifth in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2018 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships … Set a school record in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.61 … Also was a member of the swimming team … Achieved Honor Roll status academically every year from 2011-18.
 
Personal: Born 1/5/99 in Kingston, Jamaica … Only child of Derrick Thomas and Michelle Dixon … Competed at Liberty during her freshman season in 2018-19 and came to the Wildcats with three years of remaining eligibility both indoors and outdoors … Chose to come to Villanova for the school’s community and the opportunity to be in a supportive environment that encouraged students to be involved in all areas of campus … Noted the strength of the track & field program and the reputation of the College of Engineering … Civil Engineering major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints

  • 2020-21Junior

    Sprints

  • 2021-22Senior

    Sprints

  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Sprints