The 2026 ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships took place May 14th – May 16th with nine teams competing including UNF, Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, EKU, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, Queens and West Georgia. Leon High alumnus Jayvin Strouble competed in the high jump for University of North Florida, ultimately setting a personal record and claiming a conference title while helping the Ospreys finish second overall as a team.
Strouble contributed 10 points for UNF as he set a PR of 2.09m (6′ 10¼”) in the high jump as a freshman during his first conference championship appearance. The Ospreys men’s track and field team fell short of first place with 164 points behind Central Arkansas who placed first as a team with 229 points.
During his freshman outdoor season at the University of North Florida, Strouble continued to compete against strong collegiate competition in the high jump. Strouble placed 11th at the UCF Knights Invite after clearing 1.96 meters before earning a fourth-place finish at the Dick Roberts Seminole Invitational with a mark of 1.95 meters. He later matched his season-best clearance of 1.96 meters to place 16th at the Georgia Tech Invitational and finished 10th at the East Coast Relays with a jump of 1.93 meters.
During his senior season with Leon in 2025, Jayvin Strouble established himself as one of the top high school high jumpers in the state. Strouble dominated the postseason, winning both the FHSAA 3A District 2 and Region 1 championships with matching jumps of 1.97 meters to qualify for the state finals. He also won seven outdoor meets overall, including the Tommy Taylor Invitational with a season-best clearance of 2.05 meters. Strouble added victories at the FSU Relays and the Chiles Capital City Track & Field Classic with jumps of 2.03 and 1.97 meters, respectively. At the FHSAA 3A State Finals, Strouble placed fifth with a mark of 1.92 meters before going on to finish ninth nationally at New Balance Nationals Outdoor and third at the AAU National Club Championship after clearing 2 meters.
See previous high school coverage of Jayvin Strouble here: Leon County Track & Field State Championship Results and Top Leon County Performances in Boys Track and Field
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