{{short description|American sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jaylen Bacon | image = 2018 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary 265 (28567023438) (cropped).jpg | caption = Bacon at the 2018 NCAA Division I West Preliminary | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|5}} | birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina<ref name=ASUBio>{{cite web |url=http://www.astateredwolves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209646891 |title=Jaylen Bacon Bio - Arkansas State Athletics Official Web Site |website=astateredwolves.com |publisher=Arkansas State Red Wolves |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> | height = 6 ft<ref name=ASUBio/> | sport = Track and field | event = Sprints | collegeteam = Arkansas State Red Wolves | club = PURE Athletics | team = adidas<ref name=adidas>{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6213714-the-floodgates-have-opened-a-running-list-of-college-athletes-turning-pro |title=The Floodgates Have Opened: A Running List Of College Athletes Turning Pro |author=Johanna Gretschel |website=flotrack.org |publisher=FloTrack |date=Jul 14, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> | turnedpro = 2018<ref name=Pro>{{cite web |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/14/former-asu-sprinter-signs-professional-contract/ |title=Former ASU sprinter signs professional contract |author=Brooks Kubena |website=arkansasonline.com |publisher=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> | pb = {{Unbulleted list |'''60 m''': 6.56 (College Station, 2017) |'''100 m''': 9.97 (Sacramento, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kait8.com/story/38283035/jaylen-bacon-posts-world-lead-in-100m-dash-four-red-wolves-punch-tickets-to-ncaa-outdoor-championships/ |title=Jaylen Bacon Posts World Lead in 100m Dash; Four Red Wolves Punch Tickets to NCAA Outdoor Championships |author=Arkansas State Red Wolves |website=kait8.com |publisher=KAIT |date=May 26, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/high-school/article211984564.html |title=Former Midlands track standout turns in record-setting performance at NCAA regional |author=Lou Bezjak |website=thestate.com |publisher=The State |date=May 26, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> |'''200 m''': 20.18 (Austin, 2017)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2017 London|4×100 m relay}} }}
'''Jaylen Bacon''' (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.
==Career== In 2017 he qualified to compete for the United States relay team at the World Championships in London, England after placing 4th at the USA Championships over 100 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/high-school/article163583238.html |title=Would you want to race against Usain Bolt? Local runner gets a chance |author=Lou Bezjak |website=thestate.com |publisher=The State |date=July 25, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> The team placed second in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/08/12/usain-bolts-illustrious-career-ends-in-tears-after-injury-downs-him-in-final-race/ |title=Usain Bolt's illustrious career ends in tears after cramp downs him in final race |author=Marissa Payne |work=The Washington Post |date=August 12, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/05/fast-on-the-track-20180605/ |title=Fast on the track: ASU's Bacon sizzling on way to Eugene |author=Brooks Kubena |website=arkansasonline.com |publisher=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf |title=4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final − Results |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |date=August 12, 2017 |access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> He set his personal best in the {{nowrap|100 m}} a year later during the NCAA preliminaries, with a time of 9.97 seconds.
Bacon attended Arkansas State University, where he was a member of the track and field team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.islandpacket.com/sports/high-school/other-prep-sports/article33573000.html |title=Lower Richland sprinter Jaylen Bacon is fast learner |author=Akilah Imani Nelson |website=islandpacket.com |publisher=The Island Packet |date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2017/6/8/MOTF_0608175658.aspx?path=motrack |title=Ravar Ladislau Secures All-America Honors; Bacon Advances to Finals at NCAA Outdoor Championships |website=sunbeltsports.org |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=June 8, 2017 |access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> During his time there he made four NCAA finals, two USA finals, earned a silver medal at the World Championships, and broke the 10-second barrier. After his senior year in 2018 he turned pro, signing with Stellar Athletics management and a sponsorship deal with adidas.<ref name=Pro/><ref name=adidas/>
==Statistics== Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.<ref name="WA profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/jaylen-bacon-14531147 |title=ATHLETE PROFILE Jaylen BACON |website=World Athletics |access-date=June 20, 2021}}</ref>
===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Event !! Time (s) !! Wind (m/s) !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !! Notes |- | 60 m || 6.56 ||{{n/a}} || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || College Station, Texas, US || March 11, 2017 || |- | 100 m || 9.97 || +0.9 || NCAA Division I West Preliminary || Sacramento, California, US || May 25, 2018 || |- | 200 m || 20.18 || +1.7 || NCAA Division I West Preliminary || Austin, Texas, US || May 26, 2017 || |- | 4×100 m relay || 37.52 || {{n/a}} || World Championships || London, England || August 12, 2017 || |}
===Seasonal bests=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Year !! 100 meters !! 200 meters |- | 2012 || 11.01 || 21.87 |- | 2013 || 10.71 || 22.42 |- | 2014 || 10.53 || 21.52 |- | 2015 || 10.10 || 20.71 |- | 2016 || 10.25 || 20.75 |- | 2017 || 10.00 || '''20.18''' |- | 2018 || '''9.97''' || 20.25 |- | 2019 || 10.24 || — |- | 2020 || 10.18 || — |- | 2021 || 10.12 || 20.72 |}
===Championship results=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center |+Representing the {{flagu|United States}}, Arkansas State Red Wolves (2016–2018), and adidas (2019–2021) |- ! Year !! Competition !! Venue !! Position !! Event !! Time !! Wind (m/s) !! Notes |- | 2016 || NCAA Division I Championships || Eugene, Oregon, US || 12th || 100 m || 10.31 || +1.3 || |- | rowspan=4|2017 || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || College Station, Texas, US || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 60 m || 6.56 || {{n/a}} || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Championships || rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon, US || 5th || 100 m || 10.25 || −2.1 || |- | 8th || 200 m || 20.84 || −3.1 || |- | USATF Championships || Sacramento, California, US || 4th || 100 m || 10.10 || −0.7 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |title=2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results |website=usatf.org |publisher=USATF |date=June 25, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012190524/http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2017 || World Championships || London, England || bgcolor=silver|2nd || data-sort-value="400 relay"|4×100 m relay || 37.52 || {{n/a}} || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=4|2018 || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || College Station, Texas, US || 5th || 60 m || 6.62 || {{n/a}} || |- | rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Championships || rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon, US || 10th || 100 m || 10.10 || +1.2 || |- | 18th || 200 m || 20.73 || +1.5 || |- | USATF Championships || Des Moines, Iowa, US || data-sort-value="8th DNS"|8th (semis) || 100 m || 10.12 || +1.2 || {{AthAbbr|Q}}{{refn|group=note|Qualified for the final, but did not start ({{AthAbbr|DNS}}) in the final.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx |title=2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 - Drake Stadium - Results |website=usatf.org |publisher=USATF |date=June 24, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 || USATF Championships || Des Moines, Iowa, US || 14th (semis) || 100 m || 10.49 || −3.7 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.usatf.org/2019Outdoors/ |title=2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships |website=USATF |access-date=June 20, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2021 || US Olympic Trials || Eugene, Oregon, US || 12th || 100 m || 10.17 || −0.3 || |} *NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.<ref name="TFRRS profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5101450 |title=JAYLEN BACON ARKANSAS STATE |website=Track & Field Results Reporting System |access-date=July 26, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{USATF}} * {{TFRRS|5101450}} * [http://www.astateredwolves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209646891 Jaylen Bacon] at Arkansas State Red Wolves
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