2019 Track & Field Roster

Jaela Dejean

  • Position Jumps
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Home town Houston, Texas
  • Previous School Concordia Chicago

Biography

Junior (2016-17)*
Played in all 26 games, making 24 starts...led the team with 17.2 points per game...averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest...had a career-high 32 points in a game against Howard Payne (Jan. 21)...went 17-20 from the free-throw line vs. McMurry (Jan. 26)

Sophomore (2015-16)*
Finished second on the team in scoring at 13.2 ppg...had a season-best 26 pts at Louisiana College (Jan. 4)...dished out nine assists vs. Ozarks (Feb. 8).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL - Concordia Chicago
Freshman (2014-15)
Averaged 13.5 ppg for the Cougars...had a season-best 32 points vs. Lakeland College (Nov. 29)...had a stellar 14-of-17 performance at the charity stripe vs. Edgewood College (Jan. 10).

High School
TAPPS 5A State Champ - long jump (freshman)...TAPPS 5A 2nd Team - basketball (freshman)...ALL-SPC for track and basketball (junior & senior).

Personal
Daughter of William and Jacie McKnight...majoring in Kinesiology...born Oct. 12, 1995.


*-As a member of the CTX women's basketball team