April 30, 2025
Jaylen Williams Wins Two Titles at USCAA Track & Field Nationals for Beacon College
By Kyle Coppola
Jaylen Williams Wins Two Titles at USCAA Track & Field Nationals for Beacon College
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Jaylen Williams delivered a dominant performance at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Track & Field National Championships, claiming two individual national titles for Beacon College.
Williams sprinted to victory in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.56 seconds and soared to first place in the long jump with a mark of 5.06 meters, earning her the top spot in both events.
(Jaylen stands with head coach Tony Wrice. Photo Credit: Beacon College.)
This was the first time Beacon College has ever had a Track & Field National Championship Athlete which is very exciting for the future of the college!
Jaylen is a tremendous athlete and leader for the Beacon College program. We are so proud of her. She is a trailblazer for so many young women who will be coming through this program in the coming years. Congratulations Jaylen and Go Blazers!
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.
