2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Caldwell, Jada

Jada Caldwell
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Westfield
- Hometown:
- Westfield, Ind.
Bio
BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES - TFRRS Career Results Link
Indoor PRs: Shot Put - 13.61m / 44'-8" (2/16/18) | Weight Throw - 15.39m / 50'-6" (2/21/20)
Outdoor PR: Shot Put - 13.55m / 44'-5.5" (4/13/18)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Fifth-best mark in program history in the outdoor shot put with a distance of 13.55m (44'-5.5") on April 13, 2018
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2019 & 2020)
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed 12th in the shot put at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) with a toss of 13.47m (44'-2.5") ... turned in a season-best shot put throw of 13.48m (44'-2.75") to place second at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) and rank 14th on the MAC performance list ... also placed second in the weight throw at Ball State's home meet with a distance of 15.39m (50'-6").
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets ... qualified for the Mid-American Conference Championships in the shot put ... logged a season-best shot put throw of 12.77m (41'-10.75") to place eighth at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6) ... placed second in the shot put at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 16) with a mark of 11.82m (38'-9.5").
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... placed third in the shot put at the IWU Invitational (Jan. 18) with a season-best mark of 11.94m (39'-2.25") ... followed with a season-best weight throw of 14.94m (49'-0.25") at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Jan 25).
2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … qualified for the MAC Championships in the shot put ... finished fifth in the shot put at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) with a career-best distance of 13.55m (44'-5.5"), which is also the fifth-best individual performance in program history.
2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets ... placed 15th in the shot put at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a distance of 12.86m (42'-2.25") ... placed second in the shot put at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 16) with a career-best throw of 13.61m (44'-8") ... opened the year with a season-best weight throw of 13.37m (43'-10.5") at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2).
HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL RECORDS: Shot Put – 42’-0” | Discus – 104’-8”
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Westfield High School for coach Josh Miracle … won the shot put at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet her senior season with a career-best distance of 42’-0” … also won the IHSAA Girls Sectional 13 title in the shot put with a throw of 41’-0.75” … turned in a career-best discus throw of 104’-8 to place fifth at the W-Z Invitational her senior season … earned all-conference honors as a junior and a senior … was also team captain her final two seasons … top three scorer for Westfield all four years, and also the program’s athlete of the week on numerous occasions … placed sixth in the shot put at the state indoor meet her junior season (39’-4.5”), while placing seventh her senior year (40’-6”) … also earned four letters in cheerleading at Westfield.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Shelly and Elvin Caldwell … full name is Jada Nicole Caldwall … majoring in exercise science … born Sept. 28, 1998 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Indoor PRs: Shot Put - 13.61m / 44'-8" (2/16/18) | Weight Throw - 15.39m / 50'-6" (2/21/20)
Outdoor PR: Shot Put - 13.55m / 44'-5.5" (4/13/18)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Fifth-best mark in program history in the outdoor shot put with a distance of 13.55m (44'-5.5") on April 13, 2018
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2019 & 2020)
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed 12th in the shot put at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) with a toss of 13.47m (44'-2.5") ... turned in a season-best shot put throw of 13.48m (44'-2.75") to place second at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) and rank 14th on the MAC performance list ... also placed second in the weight throw at Ball State's home meet with a distance of 15.39m (50'-6").
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets ... qualified for the Mid-American Conference Championships in the shot put ... logged a season-best shot put throw of 12.77m (41'-10.75") to place eighth at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6) ... placed second in the shot put at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 16) with a mark of 11.82m (38'-9.5").
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... placed third in the shot put at the IWU Invitational (Jan. 18) with a season-best mark of 11.94m (39'-2.25") ... followed with a season-best weight throw of 14.94m (49'-0.25") at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Jan 25).
2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … qualified for the MAC Championships in the shot put ... finished fifth in the shot put at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) with a career-best distance of 13.55m (44'-5.5"), which is also the fifth-best individual performance in program history.
2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets ... placed 15th in the shot put at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a distance of 12.86m (42'-2.25") ... placed second in the shot put at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 16) with a career-best throw of 13.61m (44'-8") ... opened the year with a season-best weight throw of 13.37m (43'-10.5") at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2).
HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL RECORDS: Shot Put – 42’-0” | Discus – 104’-8”
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Westfield High School for coach Josh Miracle … won the shot put at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet her senior season with a career-best distance of 42’-0” … also won the IHSAA Girls Sectional 13 title in the shot put with a throw of 41’-0.75” … turned in a career-best discus throw of 104’-8 to place fifth at the W-Z Invitational her senior season … earned all-conference honors as a junior and a senior … was also team captain her final two seasons … top three scorer for Westfield all four years, and also the program’s athlete of the week on numerous occasions … placed sixth in the shot put at the state indoor meet her junior season (39’-4.5”), while placing seventh her senior year (40’-6”) … also earned four letters in cheerleading at Westfield.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Shelly and Elvin Caldwell … full name is Jada Nicole Caldwall … majoring in exercise science … born Sept. 28, 1998 in Indianapolis, Ind.
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