2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Andy McLean
Andy McLean
Katherine Jamtgaard
Andy McLean
Katherine Jamtgaard
Andy McLean
Andy McLean
Andy McLean
Andy McLean
Andy McLean

Jada Branch

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stafford, VA
  • High School Kaiserslavtern American

Biography

PR's
Indoor: 200m - 25.07 ... 400m - 56.53 ... 500m - 1:17.78 ... 600Y - 1:29.48 ... LJ – 5.78m (18’ 11.75”) … TJ – 12.85m (42’ 2”)
Outdoor: 200m – 25.21 … 400m – 56.54 … LJ – 6.02m (19’ 9”) … TJ – 13.13m (43’ 1”)
2022-23
Indoor 
  • Named First-Team All-Sun Belt after clinching gold in the triple jump at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 20-21) with a personal best leap of 12.85m (42’ 2”)
  • Part of the 4x400-meter relay quartet that set the school record of 3:43.85 to place fourth at the SBC Championships (Feb. 20-21)
  • Placed first in the triple jump at the John Weaver Invitational (Dec. 2-3) and App State Split Meet (Jan. 20)
  • Clocked a personal best of 25.07 in the 200 meters to place third at the Marshall Invitational. Also placed third in the long jump with a leap of 5.58m (18’ 3.75”)
Outdoor 
  • All-America Honorable Mention after finishing 20th in the triple jump with a leap of 12.97m (42’ 6.75”) at the NCAA Championships (June 7-10)
  • Was the first athlete to represent App State at the NCAA Championships since 2005
  • Placed 12th with a leap of 13.09m (42’ 11.5”) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-27)
  • Earned Third-Team All-SBC honors after finishing third in the triple jump with a leap of 12.86m (42’ 2.25”)
  • Posted a personal best of 13.13m (43’ 1”) to clinch first at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
  • Clinched first in the triple jump (13.35m (43’ 9.75) +2.5) and helped set the facility and school record in the 4x400-meter relay (3:42.17) at the App State Open (Apr. 28-29)
  • Earned SBC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week accolades on May 3 for her efforts at the App State Open 
  • Was one of the first Mountaineers to represent App State at the Texas Relays meet, where she took seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 12.89m (42’ 3.5”)
  • Wrapped her App State career at the USATF Elite Championships (July 6-9), where she finished 10th in the triple jump with a leap of 12.80m (42’ 0”)
  • Holds the Randy Marion Facility record for the triple jump (13.10m (42’ 11.75”)) and finishes her career ranked third in the all-time list in the outdoor and indoor triple jump

2021-22
Indoor 
  • Competed at the USATF Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-27), placing eighth in the triple jump with a leap of 12.33m (40’ 5.5”) 
  • Earned Third-Team All-SBC honors for her performance in the triple jump, where she recorded the sixth-longest jump in school history (12.69m, 41’ 7.75”) at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 21-22)
  • Recorded a long jump PR of 5.78m (18’ 11.75”) at the SBC Championships (Feb. 21-22)
  • Notched first-place finishes in the triple jump at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational (Jan. 14-15) and App State Split Invitational (Jan. 28)
Outdoor
  • Competed in the triple jump at the USATF Elite Outdoor Championships (June 25), recording a leap of 12.73m (41’ 9.25”)
  • Recorded a triple jump PR of 12.90m (42’ 4”) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-28)
  • Garnered second-team All-SBC accolades after earning silver in the triple jump with a leap of 12.78m (41’ 11.25”) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 12-14), surpassing the Ragin’ Cajuns facility record
  • Helped the 4x400 meter relay team to an eighth place finish with at time of 3:49.83 at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
  • Placed first in the triple jump at the Weems Baskin Relays (Mar. 25-26) and Duke Invitational (Apr. 7-9)
  • Stopped the clock at 25.36 for a PR in the 200 meters at the War Eagle Invitational (Apr. 15-16)
  • Clocked a PR of 56.54 in the 400 meters at the VertKlasse Meeting (Apr. 1-2)
Prior to App State
  • Competed at Louisiana Tech 
  • Earned the 2021 C-USA Spirit of Service Award and was a 2019 C-USA Academic Medalist
  • Competed in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 C-USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships
High School
  • Graduated from Kaiserslautern High School in Germany
  • Lettered in track & field (sprints/jumps), basketball, and cheer
Personal
  • Daughter of Timothy and Olivia Branch
  • Born in Georgia
  • Has three siblings, Ashanti, Timothy II, and Olivia-Grace

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Junior

    Jumps/Hurdles

  • 2022-23Senior

    Jumps/Hurdles