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2012-13 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Throws
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Missouri City, Texas
    Hometown
  • 5'8
    Height
  • L.V. Hightower Highschool
    High School
  • Williams College
    Previous School
Jasmine Adekoya
Jasmine Adekoya
Throws
Position
Senior
Class
Missouri City, Texas
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• Two-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member
• 2012 Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree

2012: Competed in six indoor events in the weight throw competition...Had a season-best throw of 56-1.75 to finish eighth at the Texas A&M Invitational...Recorded a season-high finish of fifth in the first meet of the year by posting a 53-6.5 mark at the Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational...Wrapped indoor season with hurl of 52-1.75 to place 17th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships...Participated in five outdoor meets in the hammer throw and four in the discus...Had a season-best tally in the hammer throw while winning the Texas Tech Open with a throw of 177-5...Took 18th in the discus (133-5) and 16th in the hammer throw (167-11) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships to close season...Honored twice on the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall & Spring)...Recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team.

2011: Did not participate in any meets.

Freshman (2010 - Williams (Mass.) College): Helped D-III Willams (Mass.) College to NESCAC outdoor conference team title...Earned all-New England honors in discus and hammer throws...Provisionally qualified for NCAA D-III national championships in discus throw...Had personal bests of 43.20 meters in discus and 42.54 meters in hammer throw.

High School: Helped L.V. Hightower (Texas) High School to district championships as senior in 2009...Qualified for the regional meet three times...Lettered all four years in track and field...Member of the National Honor Society and earned National Merit Scholarship Outstanding Achievement Awards...Served on student council and was a member of Texas Association of Future Educators.

Personal: Full name is Jasmine Fatima Adekoya...Born Feb. 9, 1991, in Houston, Texas...Daughter of Tony and Wanda Adekoya...Majoring in psychology.