2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Royal, Jalen
Jalen Royal
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Northrop
Bio
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Cross Country:
Did not compete in a meet.
Indoor:
Set a personal best in the 600m with a time of 1:18.07 and placed fifth at Big Ten Championships…took fourth with the 4x400m relay squad at Big Ten Championships…clocked a time of 1:19.38 to win the 600m at Hoosier Hills…took second in the 500m at the Hoosier Open in a time of 1:03.42…secured bronze in the 400m with a time of 48.73 and raced to fourth in the 600m (1:19.78) at Gladstein Invitational…placed fifth in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invite with a time of 1:51.16…also notched fifth in the 400m in a time of 49.33 at IU vs. Tenessee Relays…won four times with the 4x400m relay squad—Hoosier Open, IU vs. Tennessee Duals, Gladstein Invitational, and Hoosier Hills…came in second with the 4x400m relay team on two occasions—Vanderbilt Invitational and Indiana Relays…placed fourth at the Meyo Invitational in the 4x400m relay.
2018-2019 (FRESHMAN)
Indoor:
Claimed first place in the 4x400m on four separate occasions – 2018 Hoosier Open, 2019 Gladstein Invitational, 2019 Indiana University Relays, and the 2019 Hoosier Hills… Finished second in the 600m and fifth in the 400m at the 2019 Gladstein Invitational… At the Power Five Invitational, he finished second in the 600m with a time of 1:19.14, and took fourth in the 4x400m with a time of 3:15.74… Finished the 2018-2019 indoor season with a fifth place finish in the 800m at the 2019 Alex Wilson Invitational.
Outdoor:
Advanced to the quarterfonal of the 800m at NCAA East Preliminaries.. opened the 2018-2019 outdoor season by securing first with the DMR team at the Florida Relays… Took second and fourth in the 4x800m and 4x400m respectively at the Tennessee Relays, and finished fifth in the 800m with a time of 1:50.68… Saw a podium finish to end the 2019 outdoor season in the 800m with a time of 1:48.91 at the 2019 Billy Hayes Invitational.
High School/Prep
400 – 48.79
800 – 1:52.82
4th in the 800 at the 2017 and 2018 Indiana State Meet
Cross Country:
Did not compete in a meet.
Indoor:
Set a personal best in the 600m with a time of 1:18.07 and placed fifth at Big Ten Championships…took fourth with the 4x400m relay squad at Big Ten Championships…clocked a time of 1:19.38 to win the 600m at Hoosier Hills…took second in the 500m at the Hoosier Open in a time of 1:03.42…secured bronze in the 400m with a time of 48.73 and raced to fourth in the 600m (1:19.78) at Gladstein Invitational…placed fifth in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invite with a time of 1:51.16…also notched fifth in the 400m in a time of 49.33 at IU vs. Tenessee Relays…won four times with the 4x400m relay squad—Hoosier Open, IU vs. Tennessee Duals, Gladstein Invitational, and Hoosier Hills…came in second with the 4x400m relay team on two occasions—Vanderbilt Invitational and Indiana Relays…placed fourth at the Meyo Invitational in the 4x400m relay.
2018-2019 (FRESHMAN)
Indoor:
Claimed first place in the 4x400m on four separate occasions – 2018 Hoosier Open, 2019 Gladstein Invitational, 2019 Indiana University Relays, and the 2019 Hoosier Hills… Finished second in the 600m and fifth in the 400m at the 2019 Gladstein Invitational… At the Power Five Invitational, he finished second in the 600m with a time of 1:19.14, and took fourth in the 4x400m with a time of 3:15.74… Finished the 2018-2019 indoor season with a fifth place finish in the 800m at the 2019 Alex Wilson Invitational.
Outdoor:
Advanced to the quarterfonal of the 800m at NCAA East Preliminaries.. opened the 2018-2019 outdoor season by securing first with the DMR team at the Florida Relays… Took second and fourth in the 4x800m and 4x400m respectively at the Tennessee Relays, and finished fifth in the 800m with a time of 1:50.68… Saw a podium finish to end the 2019 outdoor season in the 800m with a time of 1:48.91 at the 2019 Billy Hayes Invitational.
High School/Prep
400 – 48.79
800 – 1:52.82
4th in the 800 at the 2017 and 2018 Indiana State Meet
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