Education
Born to unilingual English-speaking parents, Jayner successfully completed the Early Total French Immersion Option of Frank L. Bowser Elementary School in Riverview, New Brunswick - in which only French is spoken in Grades 1,2, and 3.
Born to unilingual English-speaking parents, Jayner successfully completed the Early Total French Immersion Option of Frank L. Bowser Elementary School in Riverview, New Brunswick - in which only French is spoken in Grades 1,2, and 3.
He earned a bronze medal in the 5000-meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, J.R. Celski, Jordan Malone and Simon Cho. He is currently the Short Track Speedskating Elite Athlete Representative for the United States Speedskating Board of Directors. He avidly participated in many sports including volleyball, soccer, cross country running, high-jumping and ball hockey (as goaltender) - earning high school letters while maintaining academic honors.
Jayner graduated in 2000 from Riverview High School.
Accepted by both McGill and Concordia Universities, he promptly moved to Montreal and took an apartment off-campus (with Quebec skater Olivier Jean) to be near the National Training Center in the Maurice Richard Arena. They were coached by Dany Lemay and Yves Hamelin.
Office-season they inline road-raced often - including the 24-hour team event on the city"s Formula One high performance auto track. During these years Jayner"s academics focused on engineering and urban studies while, as a skater, he moved up the ranks, participating in several CanAm competitions.
As a result of contacts established at these cross-border invitational meets, Jayner played host to Ryan Bedford (of Michigan) and Jordan Malone (of Texas) in Montreal - showing them around town, introducing them to the local short track skating scene and advising them on dealing with the French language - during times when they sought diverse independence in their training programs and experience.
In 2004 a convergence of interests, circumstances and opportunities resulted in Jayner"s move to Midland, Michigan - where Ryan Bedford and his family returned hosting favors. Jayner subsequently skated and dryland-trained in the summer in Marquette, Michigan, with Shani Davis - who was active in both short track and long track pursuits at that time. That fall, Jayner accepted an invitation to train at the United States of America National Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado - in a program directed by Derek Campbell.
In September 2005, Jayner qualified for his first World Cup Team - a tour of 4 competitions - the final two being Olympic Qualifier events - determining the Nation Quotas for the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
The United States of America qualified a maximum Olympic squad.