Track & Field
Jaida Knowles - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

JaidaKnowles

  • position Sprints
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Nassau, Bahamas
  • High school St. Augustines

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7712175/Kentucky/Jaida_Knowles.html 

2021-22 (Sophomore) 

Indoor

  • Earned personal bests in the 60m (7.63) and 200m (24.89) at the Tiger Paw Invitational
  • Competed in five meets
  • Finished in the top 10 of the 300m and competed in the 60m semifinal at the Jim Green Invitational

2020-21 (Freshman) 

  • Practiced with the team

Prior to UK 

  • Made several National teams for British Virgin Islands
  • CUT games in St. Kitts 2010
  • CUT games in Jamaica 2012
  • CUT games in British Virgin Islands 2016
  • Carifta in Curaçao 2018
  • Carifta in Bahamas 2019
  • World Juniors in Finland 2018
  • NACAC in Querètero Mexico in 2019
  • Carifta in Cayman Islands 2019.

Personal 

  • Birthday: March 7
  • Parents: Tameka Forbes and Geoffrey Knowles
  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Hobbies: Boating and diving
  • Fun fact: Has a cosmetic line named JaidaK Cosmetics
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