JasonHead
- height 6-4
- class Senior
- Hometown Dallas, Texas
- Major Kinesiology
- High school Keller Central High School
Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 19.81 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/20/19)
100 Freestyle: 43.18 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/22/20)
200 Freestyle: 1:34.60 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/20/20)
Top Times (LCM):
50 Freestyle: 23.21 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/22/18)
100 Freestyle: 50.39 (2019 Time Trials Phillips 66 National Championships, 08/03/19)
200 Freestyle: 1:51.08 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/20/18)
400 Freestyle: 3:58.95 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/21/18)
Career Notes:
- 2020 All-SEC Second Team
- 2020 SEC Bronze Medalist in 400 Freestyle Relay
- ^2020 All-America in 400 Freestyle Relay
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier
- 2019 All-America Honorable Mention in 400 Freestyle Relay
- 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2019-20 (Senior): Named to All-SEC Second Team … Scored 18 individual points at the 2020 SEC Championships, while assisting in four relays at the league meet … There, he finished in 14th place in the 200 freestyle in 1:35.29, after he earned a personal record 1:34.60 during preliminaries, while Head also finished in 20th place in the 100 freestyle on a personal record 43.18 … He helped the 400 freestyle relay win a bronze medal, a NCAA “A” cut and school record in 2:50.28, swimming the anchor split in 42.65, while he also helped the 800 freestyle relay team earn fourth place in 6:18.11, swimming the second split in 1:34.44 … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior): Scored points in each of his relay and individual events at the SEC Championships … There, finished fifth in the 400 free relay (2:51.40), finished sixth in the 800 free relay (6:21.53), finished seventh in the 200 free relay (1:17.41), finished ninth in the 400 medley relay (3:09.56), finished 13th in the 200 free (1:35.31), finished 17th in the 100 free (43.30) and finished 20th in the 50 free (19.81) … Meanwhile, Head set career best marks in each of his individual events at the SEC Championships in the 50 free (19.81), 100 free (43.30) and 200 free (1:35.31) … Member of three mschool record relay teams set in 2019, including the 400 free relay (2:51.40), 800 free relay (6:21.53) and the 400 medley relay (3:09.56) … Earned a NCAA Championships relay alternate spot, helping the UK men finish 15th in the 400 free relay (2:51.53) and 17th in the 200 free relay (1:17.91) … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Placed 21st in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:35.95 … Member of Kentucky’s 800 free relay and 400 medley relay teams, which broke school records at the SEC Championships … The lead leg of the 200 free relay, posted a best time of 20.04 in the 50 free … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Entered the UK record book placing ninth in the 200 free after going 1:36.77 at the Ohio State Winter Invite … There, also clocked personal-best times in the 50 free (20.46) and 100 free (44.43) at the meet … Named to SEC First-Year Honor Roll.
Prior to UK: Four-time state qualifier … Four-time All-American in the 200 free relay, and the 100 and 200 free … Competed for the North Texas Nadadores … Played basketball … Member of the show choir, Chamber Singers and in student leadership.
^The CSCAA board adjusted the All-America selection criteria to recognize a group of individuals who would have had the opportunity to compete for All-America status at the canceled 2020 NCAA Championships.