2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
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SP | 13.71 (44-11 3/4) | Mar 6, 2026 | Seahawk Invitational
WT | 13.85 (45-8 3/4) | Feb 22, 2026 | CAA Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipÂ
DT | 41.27 (135-5) | Mar 26, 2026 | Raleigh Relays
HT | 40.51 (132-11) | May 15, 2026 | CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship
2025-26 (Freshman): Indoor: Placed 13th in the shot put at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (Feb 13, 2026) with a season-best mark and third-best performance in program history and set a freshman record...Finished fifth in the shot put at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (Jan 16, 2026)... Finished 10th in the shot put and 14th in the weight throw at the CAA Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 22, 2026). Outdoor: Won the shot put at the Seahawk Invitational (Mar 6, 2026), setting the second-best performance in program history and setting a freshman record... Won the shot put at the Myrtle Beach Challenge (Mar 13, 2026)... Finished 28th in the discus throw at the Raleigh Relays (Mar 26, 2026), marking the eighth-best performance in program history... Placed 11th in the shot put and 14th in the hammer throw at the CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 15, 2026).
High School: Competed all four years in discus throw and shot put at Independence High School ... Earned All-America honors in indoor shot put ... Helped the Tigers win four state championships, four regional championships and two district championships ... Two-time individual state champion ... Three-time state runner-up ... Three-time regional champion ... Two-time district champion ... Two-time district runner-up ... Holds the school record of 41.73 meters (136-11) in discus throw, 13.00 meters (42-8) in indoor shot put and 12.80 meters (41-11 3/4) in outdoor shot put ... Four-time field MVP for the Tigers ... Also played basketball in high school.
Personal: Full Name: Ava Marie Jayaraman ... Born in Lawrence, Kan. ... Daughter of Prasad and Cayce Jayaraman ... Majoring in exercise science ... Has an older brother, Matt, and a younger brother, Asher.Â
