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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Rockland, MA
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- Position:
- Sprints
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- Year:
- Gr.
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- High School:
- Rockland
Bio
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Pronouns: She/Her
Outdoor 2024: Placed 12th in the 200 (25.45s) and 14th in the 100 (12.69s) at the Kennesaw State Invite. Placed 1st in the 100 (12.36s) and 2nd in the 200 (25.33s) and member of the 2nd placed 4x100 (48.56s) at the Amherst Spring Fling. Placed 1st in the 200 and 2nd in the 100 (12.57s) at the Silfen Invite. Placed 1st in the 200 with a new personal best and school record (25.03s) and placed 1st in the 100 (12.31s, 12.39s in prelims) at the Tufts Sunshine Classic. Placed 1st and set a personal best and school record in the 100 (12.18s) and placed 1st in the 200 (25.32s) at the MASCAC Championship. Placed 2nd in the 100 (12.20s in prelims) and placed 4th in the 200 (25.24s) at the DIII New England Championship. Placed 6th in the 200 (25.42s, 25.22s/w in the prelims) at the NEICAA Championship. Placed 1st in the 100 and 1st in the 200 (25.19s) at the MIT Final Qualifier. 100 and 200 performances are current school records. Named as MASCAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on 3 occasions. MASCAC All-Conference Team. Earned USTFCCCA All-Region Honors.
Indoor 2023-2024: Placed 7th and set a personal best in the 60m (7.98s) and placed 3rd in the 300 with a personal best (41.82s) at the Suffolk Relays. Placed 1st and set a personal best in the 60 (7.83s) and placed 1st with an indoor personal best in the 200 (25.50s) at the UMass Boston Beacon Invite. Placed 1st in the 60 with a personal best (7.77s) and placed 1st with a personal best in the 300 (41.07s) at the Lyon Invite. Placed 1st in the 60 (7.84s in the final and prelims) and placed 2nd in the 400 with a personal best (59.91s) at the Massasoit Classic. Placed 18th in the 60 (7.86s) and placed 16th with an indoor personal best and school record in the 200 (25.29s) at the Riverhawk Invite. Placed 1st in the 200 (25.57s) and placed 2nd in the 60 with a personal best (7.76s; 7.92s in the semis, 7.97s in the prelims) at the Tufts Cupid Challenge. Tied her personal best and placed 1st in the 60 (7.76s, 7.93s in the prelims), placed 1st in the 200 (25.83s) and member of the 1st place 4x200 relay team at the MASCAC Championship. Placed 2nd in the 60 (7.83s) and placed 2nd in the 200 (25.44s) at the USATF-NE Championship. Placed 4th in the 60 (7.41s) and placed 3rd in the 200 (25.40s) at the DIII New England Championship. Placed 9th in the 60 (7.91s) and 10th in the 200 (25.60s) in the NEICAAA Championship. 60 performance is ranked 2nd and 400 performance is ranked 5th on the all-time indoor BSU Performance List. 200 performance is current indoor school record. 60m performance ranked 35th for all of Division III, 200 performance ranked 31st for all of Division III. Named as MASCAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on 1 occasion. MASCAC All-Conference Team. Earned USTFCCCA All-Region Honors.
Outdoor 2023: Placed 1st in 100 (12.59), 200 (26.02) and 2nd in long jump at Bears Invite. Placed 1st in 100 at Corsair classic and 1st as member of 4x100 relay. Placed 1st in 100 (12.47s, PR) and 200 (25.29, PR), also member of 2nd place 4x100 relay team at Springfield Classic. 25.29s (2.0/wind) was new school record. Placed 4th in 100 (12.44, PR) and 4th in the 200 (25.77) at Silfen Invitational. Placed 1st in 100 (12.21s, PR) and 200 (25.37) and also member of 1st place 4x100 relay at Tufts Sunshine Classic. 12.21s (1.4/wind) set new school record. Placed 1st in 100 (12.20/+2.1mph) and 200 (25.81), also member of 1st place 4x100 relay at MASCAC Championship. 4x100 relay time of 47.85 set school record and MASCAC record. 5th place in 100 (12.38) and 3rd in 200 (25.40) at DIII New England Championship. Qualified for NEICAAA Championship, placing 18th in the 100 and 15th in the 200. Selected as MASCAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on 4 different occasions. Named to 2023 MASCAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All Conference Team. Recognized within MASCAC All Academic List for 2023 spring sports. Received USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region Honors.
Personal Bests:
60: 7.76s (indoors)
100: 12.18s current school record
200: 25.29s (indoors) current school record
25.03s current school record
300: 41.07s (indoors)
400: 59.91s (indoors)
News mentions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior Kiara Abrantes and graduate student Jailene Escalera competed on Thursday at the MIT Final Qualifier.
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State’s Serenity Sands (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and Jailene Escalera (Rockland, Mass.)earned All-NEICAAA honors on Saturday during day two of the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by the College of the Holy Cross.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Qualifying members of the Bridgewater State University women's track & field team competed during the opening day of the 2024 New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by the College of the Holy Cross.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Serenity Sands (East Bridgewater, Mass.), Jailene Escalera (Rockland, Mass.), Tristen Gomes (Middleboro, Mass.) and Juliana Patrone (Wilmington, Mass.) earned All-New England honors to lead the Bridgewater State University women's track & field team during day two of the 2024 Division III New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Mount Holyoke College.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- Alison McDonough (Halifax, Mass.) earned All-New England honors to lead the Bridgewater State University women's outdoor track & field team on Friday during day one of the Division III New England Championships hosted by Mount Holyoke College.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Jailene Escalera (Rockland, Mass.) broke her own school record in the 100-meter dash and won two events to lead the Bridgewater State University women's outdoor track & field team on Friday at the 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Championships held at Westfield State's Alumni Field.
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Jailene Escalera (Rockland, Mass.) broke her own school record in the 200-meter dash and won two events to lead the Bridgewater State University women's outdoor track & field team on Saturday at the Tufts University Sunshine Class.
NEW LONDON., Conn. -- The Bridgewater State University women's outdoor track & field finished in fourth place on Saturday at the Silfen Invitational hosted by Connecticut College.
AMHERST, Mass. -- Four members of the Bridgewater State University women's outdoor track & field team won events as the Bears competed on Sunday at the Amherst Spring Fling.
KENNESAW, Georgia -- Five members of the Bridgewater State University women's outdoor track & field team competed on Friday at the Kennesaw State Invitational in Kennesaw, Georgia.