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North Carolina A&T

2020-21 Track & Field Roster

Erin E. Mizelle
Erin E. Mizelle
Erin E. Mizelle
Erin E. Mizelle
Erin E. Mizelle
Erin E. Mizelle
Kevin L. Dorsey

Jaylan Mitchell

Jaylan Mitchell

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Durham, N.C.
  • Highschool:
    Hillside

Summary

Biography

Will end his career as one of the best sprinters in school history … During his career, has compiled three first-team All-American honors, twice in the 60m and once in the 4x100 … Has tremendous burst at the start and is able to maintain is acceleration throughout the race … Has qualified for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round three times … Has one MEAC title, a gold medal in the 60m in 2020 … Has competed in 27 meets in his career with 12 wins … Nine of those wins have come in the 60m … Also has 22 top-5 finishes in his career.

2020 Outdoor Season: Season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets during the season … Qualified for the NCAA nationals in the 60m but did not get to compete because of the COVID-19 pandemic … Won gold at the MEAC indoor championships in Landover, Md., after running a 6.67 in the 60m after having the fastest-qualifying time at 6.75 as the Aggies claimed another MEAC indoor championship … Won at the prestigious Tyson Invitational at the University of Arkansas in the 60m by running a 6.59 on Feb. 15 … A week earlier, ran a personal-best 6.57 in the 60m to win at the Texas Tech Invitational after also running the fastest-qualifying time at 6.58 … On Jan. 25, won the 60m at the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech by running a 6.60 after running the fastest-qualifying time at 6.70 … Won another 60m race at the University of Kentucky’s Jim Green Invitational, Jan. 10-11, by running a 6.61 after running the fastest qualifying time at 6.66.

2019 Outdoor Season: He did not compete during the season.

2018-19 Indoor Season: Competed in two races during the season … Won the 60m at the Virginia Tech Challenge, Feb. 15-16, with a time of 6.71 … Earned silver in the 60m at the MEAC indoor championships to help the Aggies win the conference indoor title as he crossed the finish line in 6.73 after running the fastest prelim time at 6.74.  

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in five meets during the season … Qualified for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round in the 100 … Ran a 10-flat (wind-aided) in the 100m prelim at the Aggie Invitational hosted by N.C. A&T at Irwin Belk Track, April 13-14 … At the same meet, he and his 4x100 teammates won their race in 39.76 … He teamed with his 4x400 teammates at the Aggie Invitational to finish third (3:17.71) … Won the University of South Carolina’s Gamecock Invitational 100m on April 7 with a time of 10.43 … Ran a personal-best 10.35 to finish second in the 100m at the prestigious Florida Relays, March 29-31, at the University of Florida.

2017-2018 Indoor Season: Competed in six meets during the season … Qualified for the NCAA indoor nationals where he earned first-team All-American honors by finishing eighth nationally in the country with a time of 6.69 in the 60m … Helped the Aggies win the MEAC indoor title at the MEAC indoor championships, Feb. 15-17, by finishing second in the 60m (6.66) after running the fastest-qualifying time during the prelims (6.69) … Won the Liberty Elite 60m race on Feb. 10 by running a 6.66 … Opened the season by winning back-to-back 60m events … Opened the season by winning the 60 at the JDL College Kick-off Classic with a time of 6.65 on Dec. 2 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. … On Jan. 6 at the Clemson Orange & Purple Invitational he won the 60m in 6.60.

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in nine races during his freshman outdoor season … Qualified for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round and the NCAA outdoor nationals in the 4x100 … Earned first-team All-American honors as a 4x100 relay team member as he and his teammates finished third nationally in 38.57 … Their 38.48 run in the prelim was at the time the ninth-fastest time ever by a 4x100 relay team … His 4x100 team also won at the Aggie Last Chance meet held at N.C. A&T’s Irwin Belk Track by running a 39.25 on May 14 … Finished fourth in the 100m at the Duke Invitational, April 21-22, by crossing in 10.49.

2016-2017 Indoor Season: Did not race during the season.

High School: Attended and participated in track and field at Hillside High School in Durham, N.C. … As a senior, won the 100m at the Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational with a time of 10.85 … Qualified for the USATF Region 3 Championship, the North Carolina USATF Junior Olympic Championship, the Powerade State Games and the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Ran a personal-best 21.57 in the 200m at the USATF Region 3 to finish fourth … Finished fifth in North Carolina Class 4A in the 100m (10.73).

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Sprints
    5'10"