2022 Track & Field Roster
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Gruenwald, Jai
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Jai Gruenwald
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Chandler
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
Bio
2021
Competed in a pair of outdoor meets for the Bruins … Opened her season in the Bruins’ dual meet against USC, finishing fourth overall in the long jump with a mark of 5.61m (18-05.00) … Finished 11th in the long jump at the Pac-12 Championship, posting a wind-aided mark of 5.77m (18-11.25).
2020
Indoor: Capped her season at the MPSF Championships … Finished 20th overall in the 60H with a personal-best time of 8.87 … Competed in three events at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in her season debut … Notched a PR in the 60m at Don Kirby, clocking a time of 7.80 … Also recorded a season-best long jump mark of 5.64m (18-06.00) in Albuquerque.
2019
One of UCLA’s up-and-coming jumpers … Competed in six meets as a true freshman … Outdoor: Began her Bruin career at the Willie Williams Classic, finishing eighth in the long jump with a mark of 5.20m (17-0.75) … Finished fourth in the triple jump at USC thanks to a season-best effort of 11.42m (37-5.75) … Also placed fourth in the long jump (5.75m; 18-10.5) and competed in the 4x100m (46.93; second) … Reached 5.58m (18-3.75) in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays, earning 15th … PR’ed in the long jump as the Pac-12 Championships, posting 5.85m (19-2.5) to finish 10th … Also took part in the triple jump, finishing in 16th place (11.24m; 36-10.5) … Part of UCLA’s 4x100m quartet that competed at regionals, where the Bruins took 16th in the prelims at 45.26 … Competed unattached in San Diego at the Chula Vista Elite Training Center, posting a lifetime-best mark 6.32m (20-09.00) in the long jump (June 14-15).
High School
Prepped at Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz. … Four-time state champion in the long jump … Arizona state record holder in the event (20-6.75) … American Family Insurance All-USA Arizona High School Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Gatorade Arizona Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Led the Wolves to the state title at the Division I state meet her senior season ... Swept the 100m hurdles, the 300m hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump at the Division I state meet … Set a state record with her leap of 20 feet, 6.75 inches in the long jump ... Her top wind-legal distance of 20-2 this season ranked No. 3 in the nation among prep competitors at the time of her selection ... She also ranked nationally in the 300m hurdles (42.62 seconds, No. 39) and the 100m hurdles (14.10 seconds, No. 64) in 2018 and concluded her prep career with nine state titles.
Personal
Daughter of Constance and John Gruenwald … Has two younger brothers, Jacob and Joshua … Loves to read and travel … Chose UCLA for its history of academic and athletic excellence … Also liked the diverse, international student body that is unique to UCLA.
Competed in a pair of outdoor meets for the Bruins … Opened her season in the Bruins’ dual meet against USC, finishing fourth overall in the long jump with a mark of 5.61m (18-05.00) … Finished 11th in the long jump at the Pac-12 Championship, posting a wind-aided mark of 5.77m (18-11.25).
2020
Indoor: Capped her season at the MPSF Championships … Finished 20th overall in the 60H with a personal-best time of 8.87 … Competed in three events at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in her season debut … Notched a PR in the 60m at Don Kirby, clocking a time of 7.80 … Also recorded a season-best long jump mark of 5.64m (18-06.00) in Albuquerque.
2019
One of UCLA’s up-and-coming jumpers … Competed in six meets as a true freshman … Outdoor: Began her Bruin career at the Willie Williams Classic, finishing eighth in the long jump with a mark of 5.20m (17-0.75) … Finished fourth in the triple jump at USC thanks to a season-best effort of 11.42m (37-5.75) … Also placed fourth in the long jump (5.75m; 18-10.5) and competed in the 4x100m (46.93; second) … Reached 5.58m (18-3.75) in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays, earning 15th … PR’ed in the long jump as the Pac-12 Championships, posting 5.85m (19-2.5) to finish 10th … Also took part in the triple jump, finishing in 16th place (11.24m; 36-10.5) … Part of UCLA’s 4x100m quartet that competed at regionals, where the Bruins took 16th in the prelims at 45.26 … Competed unattached in San Diego at the Chula Vista Elite Training Center, posting a lifetime-best mark 6.32m (20-09.00) in the long jump (June 14-15).
High School
Prepped at Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz. … Four-time state champion in the long jump … Arizona state record holder in the event (20-6.75) … American Family Insurance All-USA Arizona High School Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Gatorade Arizona Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Led the Wolves to the state title at the Division I state meet her senior season ... Swept the 100m hurdles, the 300m hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump at the Division I state meet … Set a state record with her leap of 20 feet, 6.75 inches in the long jump ... Her top wind-legal distance of 20-2 this season ranked No. 3 in the nation among prep competitors at the time of her selection ... She also ranked nationally in the 300m hurdles (42.62 seconds, No. 39) and the 100m hurdles (14.10 seconds, No. 64) in 2018 and concluded her prep career with nine state titles.
Personal
Daughter of Constance and John Gruenwald … Has two younger brothers, Jacob and Joshua … Loves to read and travel … Chose UCLA for its history of academic and athletic excellence … Also liked the diverse, international student body that is unique to UCLA.
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