2025 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Jaylen Critton

Jaylen Critton

  • Position:
    Hurdles
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    DeSoto, Texas
  • Highschool:
    DeSoto High School

Summary

Biography

2025 Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Took second in the 110-meter hurdles and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight… Ran a 110H PR of 14.22 to take second at the Cactus Cup, also finished second in the 400H and sixth with the 4x400-meter relay… Was fifth in the 400H at the Bobcat Invitational… Opened the season with second-place finishes in the 110H and 400H at the Charles Austin Classic… 

2024 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Earned All-Conference Third Team honors at SLC Indoor Championships, running a 60-meter hurdle PR of 8.13 in prelims before taking third in finals in 8.17… Ran PRs in the 200-meter dash (22.26) and 400-meter dash (49.87) at the Jarvis Scott Invite… Opened the season with a sixth-place finish on the 4x400-meter relay at the LSU Purple Tiger and was 12th in the 60H… 

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Took seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at WAC Outdoor Championships in a personal-best time of 52.10… Was third in the 400 hurdles and ran a PB 11.29 in the 100-meter dash at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight… Won the 400 hurdles and was third in the 110-meter hurdles at the Cactus Cup… Finished fourth in the 400 hurdles at the 44 Farms Team Invitational… Ran a PB 14.80 in the 110 hurdles at Texas Relays… Was fifth in the 400 hurdles and 10th in the 110 hurdles at the Texas A&M Invite… Took second with the 4x400-meter relay at the Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational while earning top-10 finishes in the 110 and 400 hurdles to start the season. 

2024 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Ran a personal-best 8.36 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Jarvis Scott Open … Was 13th in the 300-meter dash at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, running 35.65; was 14th in prelims in the 60-meter hurdles. 

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Earned five top-10 finishes in the 400-meter hurdles ... Won bronze in the 400 hurdles at the WAC Outdoor Championships in a PR time of 53.54 ... Was 5th in the 400 hurdles at the UTSA Invitational and Cactus Cup ... Ran the 4x400-meter relay once, taking 6th at the Cactus Cup ... Competed once in the 100-meter dash. 

2023 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Notched two PRs at the Jarvis Scott Open, running 8.45 to finish 20th in the 60-meter hurdles and 51.50 in the 400-meter dash ... Finished 13th in the 60-meter hurdles at the WAC Indoor Championships and ran a PR in the 200-meter dash, finishing 33rd in 22.69. 

2018-2022 (DeSoto High School): Critton was a two-time district champion in the 300-meter hurdles and two-time runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles. He qualified twice for the regional meet in both events, finishing fourth in the 300-meter and seventh in the 110-meter hurdles in 2022. Critton boasts PRs of 14.54 in the 110 hurdles and 37.24 in the 300 hurdles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Hurdles
    6'0"
  • 2024Sophomore

    Hurdles
    6'0"
  • 2025Junior

    Hurdles
    6'0"