April 22, 2025
Beacon College’s Jaylen Williams Qualifies for USCAA National Track Meet
By Kyle Coppola
Beacon College’s Jaylen Williams Qualifies for USCAA National Track Meet
LEESBURG, Fla. — Beacon College sophomore Jaylen Williams is set to make history for her school later this month, becoming the first athlete in program history to qualify for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Track and Field Championship.
Williams, a business management major from West Chester, Pennsylvania, will represent Beacon at the national meet held April 26-27 at Hampshire College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She will compete in the long jump and 100-meter sprint.
“The Beacon Blazers track and field program has excelled in our first official outdoor season in the USCAA,” said head coach Tony Wrice. “Jaylen has been putting in the hard work all season, and she’s excited to be competing in the USCAA National Track and Field Championship. There’s no greater thrill than watching our student-athletes achieve something they’ve worked so hard for, and this is just the beginning.”
Williams’ qualification marks a milestone for Beacon College, a school primarily known for its specialized support for students with neurdiversity. The school launched its track and field program this season as part of its growing athletics initiative.
Congratulations to Jalen and we wish her the best of luck at the national competition!
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
