Jayson is a member of the US Snowboarding A Team. On the US Olympic Snowboard Cross team. He had reconstructive surgery on his right ACL in March 2005, keeping him low on the rankings after missing the end of season events for 2004/5. He did make one podium in 2005, at the 2005 World Championships, in third place.
Jayson, at age 19, is the youngest man in the WX '05 SBX field, but that doesn't mean he has less experience. He has been snowboarding since he was 4 and competing since he was 6. Now a member of the 2004 US Snowboard B Team for SBX, he graduated from high school in 2004. In '04 He competed in the World Cup finals in Italy where he was the highest placing American (12th.) At his first Winter X in 2004, he finished 8th in SBX, he missed making the final by less than a few seconds.
WX 2004 is Jayson's first Winter X Games. He qualified with a third place boardercross finish at the Grand Prix finals in Aspen. The 18-year-old has been snowboarding since he was four years old and has been competing since he was six. He has a background of Alpine racing but has moved his focus to boardercross and halfpipe because that's where he excels. Jayson has his sights set on the Olympics in 2006.