Payton Chadwick Explained

Payton Chadwick
Birth Date:	year=1995 month=Nov day=29
Birth Name:	Payton Stumbaugh
Full Name:	Payton Stumbaugh Chadwick
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 metres hurdles 200 metres Heptathlon
Hometown:	Springdale, Arkansas
Height:	173 cm
Education:	Har-Ber High School University of Arkansas
Collegeteam:	Oklahoma Sooners Arkansas Razorbacks^[1]
Updated:	6 December 2023

Payton Stumbaugh Chadwick (born 29 November 1995) is an American hurdler and heptathlete. She was the 2018 NCAA indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles, and the second place finisher at the 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Biography

Chadwick grew up in Springdale, Arkansas where she attended Har-Ber High School and won state championships in the high jump, 100 metres, 200 metres, 300 metres hurdles, and 100 metres hurdles. Her parents were both collegiate runners.^[2] She was inspired by Jodi Unger and April Steiner-Bennett to try the pole vault as well.^[3]

After spending her first year on the Oklahoma Sooners track and field team, she transferred to the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field program.^[4] At the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, she won the 60 m hurdles, her first NCAA national title. She defeated Anna Cockrell for the win by just 0.004 seconds, with both runners setting personal bests in the final.^[5]

In 2020, Chadwick achieved her first senior national podium finish by placing 2nd in the 60 m hurdles at the 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.^[6] After the COVID-19 pandemic, Chadwick moved to Paris, Texas with her husband to train for the 2021 Summer Olympics.^[7]

At the 2021 United States Olympic trials, Chadwick finished 7th in the 100 metres hurdles final.

Chadwick also owns a cooking brand, Prepping with Pay, along with her husband and Arkansas Razorbacks baseball player Cannon Chadwick.

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date
	12.62 (+0.4 m/s)	4th			9 September 2021
	1.76 m				29 March 2017^[8]
	12.14 m	10th			11 March 2016^[9]
	22.97		Razorback Invitational		26 January 2019
	6.30 m		Arkansas Invitational		12 January 2018
	39.54 m	10th			31 March 2016^[10]
	2:14.73		Southeastern Conference track and field Outdoor Championships		13 May 2016^[11]
	6023 pts		Southeastern Conference track and field Outdoor Championships		12 May 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Payton Chadwick Arkansas Razorbacks. arkansasrazorbacks.com.
2. Web site: Track Star’s Journey to a Championship Career, Turns to Life After College . The Arkansas Traveler. Faith. Griffin.
3. Web site: Stumbaugh Passing The Bar Exam. Henry Apple. Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
4. Web site: Arkansas adds Oklahoma transfer Stumbaugh . Rick. Fires. .
5. Web site: Three Individual Golds Lead To Team Silver . KARK.com. Alyssa. Orange.
6. Web site: Morris Wins U.S. Title, Chadwick Runner-up. Shawn. Price. arkansasrazorbacks.com.
7. Web site: Chadwick resigned to training in Texas. Henry. Apple. Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
8. Web site: TFRRS 2017 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays – Women's Heptathlon . www.tfrrs.org . 6 December 2023.
9. Web site: TFRRS NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships – Women's Pentathlon . www.tfrrs.org . 6 December 2023.
10. Web site: TFRRS 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays – Women's Heptathlon . www.tfrrs.org . 6 December 2023.
11. Web site: 2016 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.