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Augusta University

2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Avery Jaynes

  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Brooklet, Ga
  • Previous School Southeast Bulloch HS

Biography

Honors
  • 2025 NCAA All-American - 10,000m
  • 2024, 2025 PBC All-Conference 5,000m
  • 2024, 2025  PBC All-Confernce 10,000m
  • 2025 PBC Men's Outstanding Track Athlete
  • 2025 PBC Individual Champion - 10,000m
  • 2025 PBC Individual Champion - 5,000m
  • 2025 PBC Team of Academic Distinction 
  • 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m

AS A SENIOR IN 2025: Capped off a historic season with a 5th-place finish in the 10,000m at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 22–24), earning All-American honors with a time of 29:55.56 … also competed in the 5000m at nationals, finishing 13th … swept the 5000m and 10,000m titles at the Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship (April 28–29) … ran a school- and conference-record 10,000m time of 28:59.21 at the Raleigh Relays (March 27–29) and clocked a personal-best 5000m time of 13:51.61 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 16–18) … won the 5000m at the John-Hunter James Classic (March 7–8) and finished 2nd in the 1500m at the SWU Susan Rouse Invite (March 1) … later ran a personal-best 1500m of 3:54.30 at the APU Franson Last Chance meet (May 8–10).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024: Competed in seven meets ... top finish was 1st in the 10,000m at the Lee University Last Chance (May 11) ... ran a season-best 5000m time of 14:23.08 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (April 19-20) ... ran a season-best 10,000m time of 30:05.37 at the Lee University - Fast Break Invitational (April 5-6) ... named PBC All-Conference in the 5k and 10k ... named 2024 Fred Barnabei Male Athlete of the Year

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023: Competed in several meets ... top finish was 2nd in the 10,000m at the Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Track Championship ... ran a season-best 5000m time of 14:50.38 at the Victor Ice Breaker Duals (March 4).

Personal Bests:

  • 1500m: 3:54.30 (May 8–10, 2025 at APU Franson Last Chance)
  • 3000m: 8:41.98 (March 24–25, 2023 at Weems Baskin Relays)
  • 5000m: 13:51.61 (April 16–18, 2025 at Bryan Clay Invitational)
  • 10,000m: 28:59.21 (March 27–29, 2025 at Raleigh Relays)

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Southeast Bulloch High School in Brooklet, Ga … Graduated in 2021 … Lettered in cross country and track and field all four years …  Cross Country: State runner up 2019 ... Top 3 finish at state 2020 ... Region champ 2019/2020 ... Top 10 in the state of GA 2020 ... School record 5K ... South of the Boarder Runner of the year 2021 ... Team GA 2021 ... All State 2020/2021 ... Track: Region champ in 3200m and 1600m in 2019/2021... Top 3 state 1600m/3200m in 2021

PERSONAL: Born in Savannah, Ga on July 10, 2003 … Son to David and Tracy Jaynes … Plans to study communications

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Junior

    5'10"
  • 2025Senior

  • 2025-26Graduate Student