Jacinda Evans

Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Southern

3-TIME NCAA FIRST ROUND QUALIFIER • ALL-ACC HONOREE

Personal Records:

60 - 7.54 • 100- 11.73 • 200- 24:40 • Long Jump - 21-1 ¼ (6.43 meters) • Triple Jump - 40-8 ¼ (12.40 meters)

RS Senior (2013 Outdoor): NCAA First Round Qualifier in the long jump • Earned a personal best 21-1 ¼ (6.43 meters) in the long jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships • All-ACC honoree for her second-place finish at the conference meet • Led the NCAA East Division in the long jump for the majority of the season • Placed fifth at the Penn Relays in the Championship of America division of the long jump.

Senior (2012 Indoor): Competed in the indoor season in the 60 meters and the long jump • Had a season-best 7.54 60-meter dash at the ACC Indoor Championship • Jumped a season-long 19-7 ½ at the Dick Taylor Invitational.

Junior: Competed in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships • Helped women's 4x100 team to fifth-place finish and competed in the long jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Jumped 19-8 3/4 at the UNC Kent Taylor Texas Roadhouse Invitational.

Sophomore: Led team in long jump during indoor season with winning jump of 20-8.5 ½ at Virginia Tech Invite • Competed at ACC Indoor Championships in long jump and 60m • Won long jump at the Tar Heel Indoor Invite with distance of 19-9.75, took third in the 60 with season best of 7.65 • Redshirted during outdoor season.

Freshman: Set a regional mark of 20-3 ¾ at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the long jump • Earned a spot to compete in the long jump at the NCAA East Regional where she jumped 19-7 • Ran the 60 and the 200 and competed in the long jump during the indoor season • Competed in the long jump for the outdoor season.

Prep: Named to Track & Field News All-America Team in long jump • Top prep long jumper in the nation in 2008 with a jump of 20-3 • Current record holder in the 100, 200, triple jump, and long jump at Southern High School • Captained her track team for four years as well as with the Durham Striders • A member of the USA team chosen to participate in the Bank of Scotland Cup • Named NCHSAA 4A state MVP • 2008 state indoor champion in the long jump • 2008 State Record Holder • 2008 outdoor state champion in long jump, triple jump, 100, and 200 • North Carolina Gatorade Player of the year in 2008 • Nike indoor and outdoor long jump champion • Youth national long jump champion • Placed third in the triple jump in USATF Youth Nationals • A member of the 4x100 relay that placed third at the USATF Junior Olympic Nationals in 2008 • A member of the National Honor Society and National Achievers Society • Sports medicine student and athletic trainer all four years.

Personal: Psychology major • Jacinda NaTasha Evans is the daughter of Sylvia and Johnny Evans, Sr. • Born June 18, 1990.