2016 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Jakayla Daniels
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, CA
- High School:
- El Camino HS
Jakayla Daniels TFRRS Page
2016 (SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Placed fourth in the shot put at the Big West Championship with a throw of 48-11...had a career-best throw of 52-7 1/4 at the Baylor Invitational in the shot put...also competed in the hammer throw and discus at the Big West Championship...had a season best toss of 157-9 in the hammer and a season-best throw of 164-4 in the discus…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Placed ninth at the MPSF Championship with a season best toss of 48-10...named Academic All-MPSF.
2015 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Placed sixth in the shot put at the Big West Championship with a heave of 46-6 3/4...also competed in the hammer throw and discus at Big West Championship...had a season-best toss of 47-2 1/2 in the shot put at the Triton Invitational, 147-10 in the discus at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational and a career best 160-0 in the hammer throw at the CSUN Challenge…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Competed in the shot put...had a season best throw of 42-6 at the Armory Track Invitational...named Academic All-MPSF.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Qualified for three events at the Big West Championship...finished fourth in the discus with a best of 149-9 which came on her fourth attempt...finished seventh in the shot put with a best of 45-7 1/4 and 19th in the hammer with a best of 147-9...tossed a lifetime-best 158-6 in the discus at the Stanford Invitational (Apr. 4-5) and posted a hammer PR of 151-6 at the UCR Spring Classic (Mar. 27-29)…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Finished 19th in the shot put at the MPSF Championship with a top mark of 44-2 3/4...indoor best of 47-1 3/4 came at the Mountain T's Invitational (Feb. 7-8)...her mark was the season-best for CSUN indoors and ranks 10th on the Matador all-time list...named Academic All-MPSF.
OUTDOOR: Reached the final in both the shot put and discus at the Big West Championship...finished sixth in the shot after tossing a CSUN season-best 46-5 1/2...her mark ranks eighth on the all-time CSUN freshman list...also placed 13th in the discus with a top throw of 138-4 which was just off her best 144-40 which she set at the Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 28)...her discus throw mark ranks ninth on the freshman list...top hammer throw mark (136-4) also came at the Steve Scott Invitational.
INDOOR: Qualified for the shot put final at the MPSF Championship where she wound up 24th with a best of 40-6 3/4 season best was 44-1 1/2 at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of El Camino High School...is the school's shot put record holder at 43-10...earned team MVP in 2012 and was also second team All-Avocado League...the Wildcats won the track &field championship...was also a shooting guard for the basketball squad...graduated with a 3.7 grade point average.PERSONAL: Daughter of Pearlie and James Daniels...has two brothers, James and Jamal who graduated from Brown University and UC Riverside respectively ...favorites include the MMA's Gina Carano, actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the TV show "Chicago P.D." and the movie "John Tucker Must Die"...says her greatest sports moment was "winning CIF in women's shot put in 2012".
OUTDOOR BESTS
| Discus | 164-4 | Baylor Invitational | 4/9/16 |
| Hammer Throw | 160-0 | CSUN Challenge | 5/2/15 |
| Shot Put | 52-7 1/4 | Baylor Invitational | 4/9/16 |
INDOOR BEST
| Shot Put | 49-10 | MPSF Championship | 2/27/16 |
