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Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Georgia

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Jaylen Slade

Sprints
CHAPEL HILL HS
DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

47.59

400m

21.35

200m

10.22

100m PR
“I think Jaylen is more than worthy of this year’s Gatorade award. Not only is he an excellent talent, but he’s a great kid. One story sticks with me: At the region track meet, he had just finished destroying the field in the 100-meter dash and we were working to get the hurdles on the track for the next race. Who do I see helping move the hurdles onto the track? Jaylen Slade. He could’ve taken a victory lap, but no. He was volunteering on the hurdle crew. The definition of selfless.”
Jeremy Easley
Head Coach Head coach at Sandy Creek High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 155-pound sophomore clocked personal-best times in three events during the 2020 indoor season, breaking the tape in the 400-meter dash at the USATF Galleria Games with a time of 47.59 seconds, which ranked as the nation’s No. 2 performance among indoor prep competitors in 2020. Slade’s Showdown at the Complex victory in the 200 (21.35) ranked No. 5. The Georgia Meet of Champions title-winner in the 200 last spring, he was also a double champion in the 100 and the 200 at the 2019 GHSA 4A state outdoor meet. His PR of 10.22 in the 100 last year matched the nation’s No. 3 time in the event among prep outdoor competitors in 2019.

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Academic Achievement

Slade has maintained a weighted GPA of 3.56 in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school in the fall.

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Exemplary Character

The nation’s No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2022 as rated by MileSplit, Slade has donated his time mentoring aspiring middle school track athletes and regularly volunteers his time to help the homeless.