With the 2019 season, Ciara Jarrett begins her first season as a UW-Stout assistant track and field coach and will work primarily with the short sprints.

Prior to coming to UW-Stout, Jarrett served as an assistant track and field coach at St. Cloud State University during the 2017-18 season.

During her college years as a track and field athlete at Youngstown State University, Jarrett enjoyed a very successful career. From being awarded Youngstown State 2013-14 Women’s Vindicator Student-Athlete of the Year, to becoming the first YSU athlete to win the same event four consecutive years at the league championships winning the 200-meter dash. Her leadership since day one at Youngstown was undeniable because she contributed points in her events as a short sprinter and  motivated her team to winning three championships.

She built her leadership skills after serving as team captain for two straight seasons and was appointed to represent her team with the SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee) program for two years. 

She participated in the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 200-meter dash...advanced past the first round at the NCAA Prelims with a time of 24.10 seconds, the 18th-best time...in the next round was 21st with a time of 23.94 seconds...had a season-best time of 11.84 seconds in the 100m dash at the Penn Relays...posted a season-best time of 23.78 seconds in the 200m dash at the Sea Ray Relays...finished third in the 100m dash at the Raleigh Relays...placed second in the 200m dash at the Northeast Ohio Invitational...won the 200m dash with a time of 23.78 seconds at the Sea Ray Relays...was third in the 200m dash at the Jesse Owens Classic.

Jarrett is a native of Milwaukee and received her master's in College Counseling and Student Development from St. Cloud State in 2018. She received her bachelor's degree from Youngstown State in Liberal Arts with concentrations in social work and sociology in 2015.

Jarrett's Youngstown State Bio