{{Short description|American track-and-field athlete (born 1994)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jaide Stepter Baynes | fullname = Jaide Alexandra Stepter Baynes | image = 2019 Millrose Games (47008592142).jpg | caption = Stepter in 2019 | sport = Track and field | event = 400 metres | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|25}} | birth_place = Santa Ana, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Eugene|4 × 400 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|4 × 400 m relay}} }}
'''Jaide Alexandra Stepter Baynes''' (born September 25, 1994) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Jaide-Stepter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922060248/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Jaide-Stepter |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |title=Jaide Stepter |website=teamusa.org |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
==Early life== Stepter was born to Keith and LaTanya Sheffield. Her mother, LaTanya, is a retired Olympic hurdler and her coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wellandgood.com/jaide-stepter-baynes-life-lessons/ |title= 3 Lessons Olympic Hopeful Jaide Stepter Baynes Learned From Her Olympian Mother |website=wellandgood.com |date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> She attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona. She set a state record in the 300 metres hurdles at the Chandler Rotary Invitational with a time of 42.18. She then set a personal-record and new state-record at the Arizona state championships with a time of 42.01. She won three individual state titles to help lead her team to a second-place finish at the 2012 Arizona state meet.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jaide-stepter/3865 |title=Jaide Stepter |website=usctrojans.com |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> Following the season she was named the 2012 Arizona Gatorade Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2012/8/20/Stepter_Named_Arizona_s_Gatorade_Girls_Track_amp_Field_Athlete_Of_The_Year.aspx |title=Stepter Named Arizona's Gatorade Girls Track & Field Athlete Of The Year |website=usctrojans.com |date=August 20, 2012 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
==Junior career== She ran track and field for USC in college, where she was a nine-time All-American and set five school records in the 400 m hurdles, 400 m outdoor and indoor, as well as the {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay in both the outdoor and indoor seasons.<ref name="Bio"/> She was a three-time Pac-12 champion in the 400 m hurdles and was named the 2016 Pac-12 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2016/5/14/Stepter_Named_Pac_12_Women_s_T_amp_F_Scholar_Athlete_Of_The_Year |title=Stepter Named Pac-12 Women's T&F Scholar-Athlete Of The Year |website=usctrojans.com |date=May 14, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://annenberg.usc.edu/current-students/student-spotlight/november-2015-student-spotlight-jaide-stepter |title=November 2015 Student Spotlight – Jaide Stepter |publisher=USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism |date=November 2, 2015 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
==Professional career== [[File:2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships (26483485298).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Stepter at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]
Stepter competed at the 2016 United States Olympic trials in the 400 metres hurdles where she finished in seventh place in the finals with a time of 54.95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kold.com/story/32412866/stepter-finishes-7th-at-olympic-trials/ |title=Stepter finishes 7th at Olympic trials |publisher=KOLD-TV |website=kold.com |first=David |last=Kelly |date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> She then competed at the 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics and won a silver medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milesplit.com/meets/248180-nacac-u23-championships-2016/results/458493/raw#.Yt4WmITMLIU |title=2016 NACAC U23 Championships Results |website=milesplit.com |date=July 17, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
Stepter competed at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 metres hurdles where she finished in seventh place with a time of 55.06.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2017/6/25/muhammad-harris-win-titles-at-usa-track-field-championships.aspx |title=Muhammad & Harris Win Titles At USA Track & Field Championships |website=usctrojans.com |date=June 25, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> She competed at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 200 metres where she finished in sixth place in the semi-final with a time of 22.87, and ended in 11th overall in the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2018/6/24/track-field-cockrell-5th-in-400m-hurdles-ford-6th-in-800m-at-usatf-championships.aspx |title=Cockrell 5th In 400m Hurdles & Ford 6th In 800m at USATF Championships |website=usctrojans.com |date=June 24, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> She again competed at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 metres where she finished in sixth place in the semi-final with a time of 52.35, and ended in 12th overall in the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2019/7/24/track-field-usc-to-be-well-represented-at-the-2019-usa-outdoor-t-f-championships.aspx |title=USC To Be Well Represented At The 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships |website=usctrojans.com |date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2019/7/26/track-field-mccullough-win-usatf-hammer-throw-title-terry-5th-in-100m-dash.aspx |title=McCullough Win USATF Hammer Throw Title, Terry 5th In 100m Dash |website=usctrojans.com |date=July 26, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
Stepter represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay with a time of 3:26.46.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allsportstucson.com/2019/08/13/former-cdo-runner-jaide-stepter-strikes-gold-at-the-pan-american-games/ |title=Former CDO runner Jaide Stepter strikes Gold at the Pan American Games |website=allsportstucson.com |date=August 13, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> She also competed in the women's 400 metres where she posted a time of 52.17 to qualify fourth overall in the semi-finals. However, she was disqualified during the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2019/8/11/track-field-brissett-cockrell-earn-individual-silver-medals-at-panam-games-in-peru.aspx |title=Brissett & Cockrell Earn Individual Silver Medals At PanAm Games In Peru |website=usctrojans.com |date=August 11, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
Stepter competed at the 2020 United States Olympic trials in the 400 metres where she finished in fifth place in the semi-finals with a time of 51.77.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/6/19/track-field-jewett-norman-ellis-cockrell-advance-to-finals-at-us-olympic-team-trials.aspx |title=Jewett, Norman, Ellis & Felix Advance To Finals At U.S. Olympic Team Trials |website=usctrojans.com |date=June 19, 2021 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
Stepter competed at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 metres, where she finished in seventh place with a time of 51.30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/6/25/track-field-norman-and-ellis-earns-spots-on-team-usa-at-the-usatf-championships.aspx |title=USC's Michael Norman, Kendall Ellis Earns Spots On Team USA At USATF Championships |website=usctrojans.com |date=June 25, 2022 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> She then represented the United States at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. She competed in the preliminary heats and her team finished with a season's best time of 3:23.38.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/7/24/track-field-norman-and-felix-earn-second-medals-at-the-world-athletics-championships.aspx |title=USC Athletes Earn 11 Medals At The World Championships, Would Have Finished 2nd If Competed As A Country |website=usctrojans.com |date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Stepter served as a volunteer assistant track and field coach for Long Beach State during the 2018 season. On October 14, 2019, she was promoted to Director of Operations for the track and field team at Long Beach State.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://longbeachstate.com/news/2019/10/14/track-and-field-jaide-stepter-earns-promotion-to-director-of-operations |title=Jaide Stepter Earns Promotion To Director Of Operations |website=longbeachstate.com |first=Hollie |last=Harris |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
==Competition record== {|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes|nation=USA}} |- |- |rowspan=2|2016 |rowspan=2|NACAC U23 Championships |rowspan=2|San Salvador, El Salvador |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |52.51 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:28.45 |- |2017 |World Relays |Nassau, Bahamas |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m mixed |3:17.29 |- |rowspan=2|2019 |World Relays |Yokohama, Japan |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m relay |3:27.65 |- |Pan American Games |Lima, Peru |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:26.46 |- |rowspan=2|2022 |World Championships |Eugene, Oregon |1st (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:17.79 |- |NACAC Championships |Freeport, Bahamas |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:23.54 |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics|united-states/jaide-stepter-baynes-14378193|Jaide Stepter Baynes}} * {{USATF|new_id=jaide-stepter|name=Jaide Stepter}} * {{Team USA|new_id=jaide-stepter-824463|name=Jaide Stepter|old_id=Jaide-Stepter|sport=usa-track-and-field}} * {{2019 Pan American Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n1141339-stepter-jaide|Jaide Stepter}}
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