Jahvad McDermott
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- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, New York
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- Position:
- Jumper
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- Year:
- Senior
Bio
2017-18: USTFCCA All-Region selection in high jump and triple jump
ETSU Invitational
High Jump: 3rd - 2.01 meters
Triple Jump: 3rd - 14.69 meters
News mentions
KINGSVILLE, Texas – Jahvad McDermott secured second-team All-American honors with a person collegiate best 15.31 meter jump in the triple jump Friday evening at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Thursday at Javelinas Stadium.
KINGSVILLE, Texas – In spite of being seeded 17th in the 10,000 meters, Luke Greer blazed a trail into the hot Texas night and onto the podium at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Thursday at Javelinas Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Carson-Newman prepares to send four Track and Field student-athletes to the 2019 NCAA National Championships that will take place over the next three days. The Championships will be hosted by the University of Texas A&M University at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.
NEW ORLEANS - It's been a pretty good week to be Carson-Newman Director of Track and Field David Needs.
INDIANAPOLIS - A school-record four track and field athletes will represent Carson-Newman in six events at the NCAA National Championship Outdoor Track and Field Meet May 23-25 in Kingsville, Texas.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Three Carson-Newman track and field athletes greatly improved their stock for making the outdoor national championships in the final meets of the regular season.
HICKORY, N.C. - Battling weather conditions and schedules changes throughout the week, Carson-Newman banded together as the men’s team earned a third-place finish for the second time this year with the women finishing at No. 4 in the team standings at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
HICKORY, N.C. - Seven Carson-Newman athletes medaled on day one of the South Atlantic Conference Championships as two of those Eagles earned league titles following Thursday's events from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With impressive regular season meets coming to a close over the weekend, Carson-Newman heads into the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend slated to take place in Hickory, N.C. at the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
HICKORY, N.C.- Carson-Newman wrapped up its second trip to Lenoir-Rhyne and third meet of the season on Saturday, April 6 following the L-R classic from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Carson-Newman hit double-digit victories on Saturday, March 30 at the Montreat College Invitational from Pulliam Stadium/Howard Fisher Memorial Field to break a program record for most first-place finishes in the last five years.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With the indoor season coming to a close last weekend, Carson-Newman Track & Field wastes no time as it opens up the outdoor season this weekend with a trip to Lenoir-Rhyne for the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational on March 15-16 from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
PITTSBURG, Kan. - After Luke Greer took second-team All-America honors in day one of the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships, all three Carson-Newman competitors earned the accolade following Saturday’s performances from Devon Moore and Jahvad McDermott at the Robert W. Plaster Center.
PITTSBURG, Kan. - Sophomore sprinter Devon Moore clocked in with a time of 6.78 seconds in the 60-meter dash for a sixth-overall finish and Luke Greer added to his long resume on Friday at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships inside the confines of the Robert W. Plaster Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - In its 2018 trip to the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, Carson-Newman came away with a National Champion and two additional All-America performances. Three Eagles will have a chance to follow up a historic year this weekend in Pittsburg, Kan. on March 7-8 at the Robert W. Plaster Center.
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2019 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships as three Carson-Newman male athletes earn the right to compete against the top talent in the nation.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the All-Region honorees for the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season on Tuesday as Carson-Newman had a total of six student-athletes on the list.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - With the second South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships in the books, Carson-Newman Track & Field came away with one of its best league finishes as a collective following Sunday, Feb. 24’s finale from the JDL Fast Track.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - The South Atlantic Conference day one of its second-ever indoor championships on Saturday, Feb. 23 from the JDL Fast Track as Carson-Newman put a number of individuals in operation for tomorrow's finale.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In a one day trip to the University of South Carolina, David Needs’ program competed in its final meet prior to the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships at the USC Indoor Open on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The final day of the East Tennessee State Buccaneer Invitational from the David E. Walker Track at Gentry Field came to a close on Saturday as Carson-Newman fought through injuries in its continued preparation for the South Atlantic Conference Championships at the end of the month.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Coach David Needs’ track & field program will return to Johnson City, Tenn. for the second time in three weeks when they compete in the Buccaneer Invitational at East Tennessee State University on Feb. 1-2. The first events on Friday are slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. from the David E. Walker Track at Gentry Field.
SALEM, Va. - Following the team’s lone event win in the men’s high jump thanks to Jahvad McDermott in day one of the Finn Pincus Invitational, Carson-Newman Track & Field had a plethora of Eagles grab first-place honors in the final day of the meet on Saturday at Roanoke College.
SALEM, Va. - Day one of the two-day Finn Pincus Invitational from Roanoke College concluded on Friday night for Carson-Newman Track & Field as they competed for just the third time so far during the indoor season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Coach David Needs and the Carson-Newman Track & Field program return to Salem, Va. for the second time during the indoor season for the two-day Finn Pincus Invitational at Roanoke College from Jan. 25-26.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Day one of the two-day 2019 East Tennessee State University Invitational commenced on Friday evening in Carson-Newman’s first meet of the New Year as Jahvad McDermott and Devon Moore brought on standout performances. Today was the first competition for the Eagles since the indoor season began on Dec. 1-2 in Salem, Va. at Roanoke College.
SALEM, Va. – Day two of the Bast-Cregger Invitational at Roanoke College commenced on Saturday evening with Carson-Newman Track & Field wrapping up its first meet of the indoor season.