Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Jere' Summers (Berkeley HS, Northridge, Louisville)

Jere' Summers








Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.

High School:
Berkeley

Last College:
Cal State Northridge

Event:
Throws






















CAREER BESTS

Indoor | Outdoor

Hammer Throw: -- | 61.13m/200-07

Weight Throw: 20.44m/67-00.00 | --

Shot Put: 16.47m/54-00.50 | 16.90m/55-05.50

Discus: -- | 57.68m/189-03

2007-08: Named NCAA All- American in the shot put after a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... BIG EAST Champion in the weight throw (indoor), shot put (outdoor) and the discus (outdoor) ... Named 2008 BIG EAST Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Meet ... Finished seventh in the hammer throw at the NCAA Mideast Regionals ... Did not advance in NCAA Mideast Regional in the discus due to foul ... Had four other first-place finishes in three events ... Placed second four-times during the outdoor season.

Prior to UofL: Competed at Cal State Northridge for two indoor seasons and one outdoor season ... Qualified in the shot put and discus for the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in 2006 ... Big West Conference champion in shot put in 2006 ... WAC indoor champion in the shot put in 2007.

High School: Competed in shot put and discus primarily at Berkeley High School ... Named to Contra Costa Time Top 100 Prep Athletes Award list in 2003 and 2005 ... Four-time CCAL league champion in shot put and a three-time champion in the discus ... Also lettered in golf, lacrosse, rugby, wrestling and football at Berkeley High School.

Personal: Born Jere' Chardonae Summers on May 21, 1987 in Oakland, Calif. ... Daughter of James and Carrie Summers ... Has four siblings, James T., James A., Chayla and Shekinah ... Majoring in exercise science with a minor sports administration.

Courtesy Louisville

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