34 Facts About Jared Connaughton

Jared Connaughton was born on July 20,1985 and is a Canadian former track athlete who specialized in the 100m and 200m.

Jared Connaughton is a physical education cross country, and track and field coach at Fort Worth Country Day in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jared Connaughton is the son of Susan and Neal Connaughton.

Jared Connaughton attended Bluefield High School and graduated in the spring of 2003.

Jared Connaughton is married to fellow University of Texas-Arlington athlete, Tamesha.

Junior Career: Jared is a four time medalist at the Canadian Legion Championships, he won two silver medals at the 2002 Canadian Junior championships in Kitchener, Ontario.

Jared Connaughton participated in youth soccer for the Elliot River club and hockey for the North River Hockey Association.

Jared Connaughton attended The University of Texas at Arlington, which at the time was part of the Southland Conference.

Jared Connaughton was named the 2006 Southland Conference Track and Field athlete of the year both indoors and outdoors.

Later in the 200 m final, Jared Connaughton set a new championship meet record with a time of 21.57 seconds at the 200 meter flat track at the University of Houston, breaking the previous record set by JD Henry of Northwestern State in 2005 with a time of 21.64 seconds.

Jared Connaughton later went on to compete in the 60 m dash at the NCAA indoor championship meet at the University of Arkansas and finished with a time of 6.78 seconds.

Jared Connaughton won both the 100 m and 200 m at the Southland Conference championships with times of 10.33 seconds and 20.90 seconds, and was named outstanding athlete of the year in the Southland Conference.

Later at the NCAA Mid-West Regional Championships, Jared Connaughton ran to a new personal best in the 200 m with a time of 20.70 seconds.

Jared Connaughton competed at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, California, and ran a time of 21.27 seconds.

Jared Connaughton was his team's high point scorer at the 2007 Southland Conference Championship, leading his team to a team title, the school's first outdoor championships since the 1997 season.

In 2013, Jared Connaughton was named as one of the 50 greatest Southland Conference track and field athletes.

Jared Connaughton was victorious in both the 100 m and 200 m events at the 2005 Canada Summer Games in August 2005.

Jared Connaughton was the first Prince Edward Island native to win two gold medals at one set of Canada Games and the first gold medalist since 1969.

Jared Connaughton competed for the Team Canada at the 2006 NACAC U-23 championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Jared Connaughton finished 8th in the 100 m and in the bronze medal spot in the 200 m After suffering a lower abdominal strain, he went on to finish 2nd at the Canadian Championship meet hosted by Ottawa.

Jared Connaughton ran to a time of 21.07 in the semifinal and 21.16 seconds in the final behind Bryan Barnett of Edmonton, who ran to a personal best of 20.70 seconds.

Jared Connaughton is the 2008 Canadian National Champion in the 200 m sprint with a championship record and personal best time of 20.34 seconds.

Jared Connaughton achieved this on July 6,2008, in Windsor, Ontario.

Jared Connaughton's team placed 6th in the relay finals, and Connaughton placed 14th in the 200 m semifinal competition.

At the 2009 Canadian Championships in Toronto, Ontario Jared Connaughton won a bronze medal in the 100m and a silver in the 200m.

Later that season Jared Connaughton competed for team Canada at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India finishing in 4th place in the 200m.

Jared Connaughton competed as a member of the 4x100m relay team.

Jared Connaughton would go on to win two silver medals in the 100m and 200m respectively at the Canadian Championships, hosted in Calgary, Alberta.

Jared Connaughton was named to his third IAAF world championship team, where he competed in the 200m and 4x100m relay.

Jared Connaughton captured a bronze medal in the 200m at the Canadian Championships, hosted in Moncton, New Brunswick.

In 2013, Jared Connaughton progress was hampered by a nagging achilles tendon injury which side-lined him for the early part of the outdoor season.

At the 2013 Francophone Games in Nice, France, Jared Connaughton would go on to finish fourth in the 100m final and win Gold as member of the 4x100m relay team.

Jared Connaughton won a total of 19 medals at a variety of Canadian championships throughout his career including four juvenile, two junior, two Canada Games and 11 at the senior national championships.

Jared Connaughton now is an athletics coach at Fort Worth Country Day School, coaching cross country and track and field.