Jasauna Dennis

Career Honors and Recognition
2025 World Indoor Championship Silver Medalist (4x400m)
2025 Indoor Third Team All-SEC
2024 First-Year SEC Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2025

Indoor

Competed for Jamaica in the 2025 World Indoor Championship, earning silver medalist honors in the 4x400m relay … Appeared in eight meets for South Carolina during the indoor season, running primarily the 400m and the 4x400m relay, in addition to a few 200m races and one 300m event … Earned bronze medalist honors at the SEC Indoor Championship in the 400m, running a personal best time of 46.02 to earn Third Team All-SEC … His 400m time in the SEC Indoor Championship ranks third all-time in Gamecock history … Also scored in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing eighth with a time of 3:08.50 … Opened the season in the Clemson Opener 300m, running a personal best time of 33.37, ranking fifth in program history … Won one 400m event during the indoor season, running 46.65 at the Carolina Challenge … Finished top three in each of his three 200m events, including a runner-up finish in the Gamecock Challenge with a personal best time of 21.03 … Was also part of two additional 4x400m relay squads that came away with a victory during the regular season.

Outdoor

Saw action in six meets during the outdoor season, primarily running the 400m, 4x400m relay and then a few 100m and 4x100m relays … Ran his best 400m performance of the year at the NCAA East Regional, running a personal best time of 45.79 to rank eighth all-time in program history and just missing out on the NCAA Outdoor Championship … In the preliminary round at regionals, he ran a then-PR time of 45.92 to place 12^th overall … Was the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay at regionals that ran 3:05.20 to finish 16^th … Led the Gamecock relay team to two points at the SEC Outdoor Championship, finishing seventh after running 3:05.32 … Was also the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay team that ran the sixth fastest time in program history at the Florida relays, running 3:03.26 to finish runner-up … Won his first 400m race of the season in the Gamecock Invite, crossing the line in 45.94 … Also placed fourth in the 100m at the Gamecock Invite with a season best time of 10.40 (0.5) … Ran in the SEC Championship on the 4x100m relay team, clocking 39.51 to place 10^th overall … Was able to win the 4x100m relay at the Gamecock Invite, competing as the third leg.

2024
Indoor
Saw action in five meets during his first collegiate indoor season, competing in the 400m and the 4x400m relay … Made his collegiate debut with a fifth-place finish at the Gamecock Opener, running 48.21 … His best 400m finish on the season was third at the New Balance Collegiate Showdown, clocking 48.29 … His fastest indoor 400m time was a personal best time of 47.67 at the SEC Indoor Championship … Scored at the SEC Indoor Championship in the 4x400m, finishing eighth with a season best time of 3:11.10, running as the anchor leg … Was also the anchor leg of the relay team that finished runner-up at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 3:12.17.

Outdoor
Competed in nine meets during his first outdoor season for the Gamecocks, primarily running the 400m and both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays … Competed in the NCAA East Regional in the 400m and was also the anchor leg in the 4x100m relay at the regional meet, running 39.95 to finish 18^th … Was the leadoff leg at the SEC Outdoor Championship in the 4x400m, running a season best time of 3:10.08 to finish 10^th overall … Made his outdoor collegiate debut in the Shamrock Invitational 4x400m relay, running as the third leg with a winning time of 3:15.82 … Also clocked 3:10.09 as the second leg in the 4x400m relay at the Charlotte Invitational, finishing third overall … Won a pair of 4x100m relays at the Gamecock Invitational (39.49) and the Charlotte Invitational (39.54) … Made his individual 400m outdoor debut at the Weems Baskin Invitational, running 47.45 to finish second overall … Ran a personal best 400m time at the USC Outdoor Open, finishing second after clocking 46.42 … Ran both a wind-legal (10.32) and a wind-aided (10.30) PR at the Gamecock Invitational in the 100m, finishing third overall.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Competed in track & field at St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Jamaica.

Personal
Born to his parents Clive Dennis and Nicola Williams on Dec. 30, 2004 … Plans to major in Sport Management with a goal of becoming a professional athlete … Chose the Gamecocks over Florida, Texas and LSU.

Personal Records

Indoor

Outdoor