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2019-20 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Jumps
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Ft. Worth, Texas
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • Boswell HS
    High School
Jalen Seals
Jalen Seals
Jumps
Position
Junior
Class
Ft. Worth, Texas
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• 2020 All-Big 12 Indoors (long jump, triple jump)
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (track)
• 2019 All-Big 12 Outdoors (long jump, triple jump)
• 2019 All-Big 12 Indoors (long jump)
• 2018 All-Big 12 Outdoors (long jump, triple jump)
• 2018 All-Big 12 Indoors (long jump, triple jump)


Indoor PB: LJ - 7.71m (25' 3.5") | TJ - 15.84m (51' 11.75")
Outdoor PB: TJ - 15.69m (51' 5.75") | LJ - 7.53m (24' 8.5") | 100m - 10.82


2020 Indoor: All-Big 12 in both the long jump and triple jump... Placed sixth in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a mark of 24-3.75 (7.41m)... Finished seventh in the triple jump at Big 12 Indoors with a mark of 50-7.25 (15.42m)... Opened the season with a personal-best triple jump of 51-11.75 (15.84m) to place third at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational... Finished third in the long jump at the Texas A&M Invitational with a mark of 24-5 (7.44m)... Runner-up in the long jump at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis with a mark of 24-8.25 (7.52m)... Finished 14th in the triple jump at Texas Tech with a mark of 50-2.75 (15.31m)... Took home the victory in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational with a season-best mark of 24-8.25 (7.52m)... Placed eighth in the triple jump at Tyson with a mark of 50-0.75 (15.26m).

2019 Outdoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors in both the long jump (24-6.25, 7.47m) and triple jump (51-5.75, 15.69m) with eighth-place finishes in both events at the conference championships... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the long jump with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, registering a mark of 24-7.75 (7.51m)... Was unable to compete at NCAAs due to injury... Won the long jump at the USC Trojan Invitational with a mark of 23-10 (7.26m)... Placed third in the triple jump at the Michael Johnson Invitational (50-1.25, 15.27m)... Took fourth in the triple jump at the National Relay Championships with a jump of 51-0.25 (15.55m).

2019 Indoor: All-Big 12 in the long jump after recording a mark of 24-9 (7.54m) to place sixth at the conference championships... Finished 10th in the triple jump at Big 12s with a jump of 49-7 (15.11m)... Placed fourth in the long jump at the Texas Tech Classic (24-0.75, 7.33m)... Runner-up in the triple jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 50-10.25 (15.50m)... Placed ninth in the long jump at Tyson with a jump of 23-8 (7.21m).

2018 Outdoor: All-Big 12 in both the long jump (24-5.75, 7.46m) and triple jump (50-3.5, 15.33m) with eighth and sixth-place finishes, respectively, at the conference championships... Finished 28th in both the long jump (23-11.5, 7.30m) and triple jump (50-3.5, 15.33m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships... Placed third at the TCU Invitational with a long jump of 24-3 (7.39m)... Won the triple jump at the Roadrunner Invitational with a mark of 50-3.25 (15.32m)... Came in 10th place at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a long jump of 23-10.25 (7.27m)... Runner-up in the long jump at the Baylor Invitational with a mark of 24-1.75 (7.36m)... Placed third in the triple jump (51-1.75, 15.59m) and fourth in the long jump (24-7, 7.49m) at the Michael Johnson Invitational... Took third in the long jump at the National Relay Championships with a mark of 24-8.5 (7.53m).

2018 Indoor: All-Big 12 in both the long jump and triple jump with seventh-place finishes at the conference championships... Registered a career-best triple jump of 51-10.5 (15.81m) and a long jump of 24-9.25 (7.55m) at Big 12s... Debuted at the Corky Classic with a long jump of 24-1.75 (7.36m) to finish sixth... Placed third in both the long jump (24-0.75, 7.33m) and triple jump (50-5.5, 15.38m) at the Michigan Power 5 Invitational... Recorded a career-best long jump of 25-3.5 (7.71m) to finish second at the Tyson Invitational... Won the triple jump at Tyson with a mark of 51-9.75 (15.79m)... Took home the victory in the long jump at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier with a mark of 24-11.25 (7.60m).

High School: Graduated from Boswell HS in Ft. Worth…Named to 2017 USA Today’s All-USA Boys Track & Field First Team…Also earned 2017 TTFCA Co-Field Athlete of the Year…2017 Milesplit Second Team All-American Boys Triple Jump honoree…Was a five-time New Balance All-American…Won 2017 Texas 5A state triple jump title and was the state runner up in long jump…In 2016, won long jump title and was triple jump runner-up at the state meet…2017 district and area champion in long jump, triple jump, and 110 meters hurdles…2017 and 2016 regional champion in triple and long jump…Long jump personal best is 24'11.5" and triple jump is 51'4"...Also participated in the marching band as a member of the drumline.

Personal: Son of Jerome and Janel Seals…Mother graduated from Mary Hardin-Baylor…Has one sister, Jordan…Previously a volunteer track coach and Special Olympics volunteer… pre-business major.