Track and Field Adds All-American Jere' Summers to the Staff
Summers will join staff as the Director of Operations and On Campus Recruiting
Louisville, Ky. -- The University of Louisville Track and Field Head Coach Dale Cowper has announced the hiring of two-time All-American Jeré Summers as the Director of Operations and On Campus Recruiting.
"I'm excited to add Jere' Summers to our staff," said Cowper. "She is one of the most successful student-athletes to come through our program and will be a tremendous resource for our on campus recruiting efforts."
Summers earned All-America honors her senior year after finishing third in the hammer throw at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also earned All-America honors her sophomore year after finishing ninth in the shot put at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Prior to joining the Cardinals staff, Summers was an Academic Instructor for East Bay Agency for Children. She also serves as the Elite Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors of United States of America Track and Field - Pacific Association.
Summers was named Outdoor BIG EAST Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer for three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010). She also helped lead the women's team to three straight BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (2008, 2009 and 2010). She won six BIG EAST titles in her three seasons with the Cardinals. Her senior year, she won the discus and the hammer throw, won the hammer throw and the shot put as a junior and won the shot put and discus her sophomore year.
She holds the school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 63.20m/207-4. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors her junior and senior year.
While attending the University of Louisville, she studied Human Health and Performance with an emphasis in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, and Human Resource and Organizational Development with an emphasis in Health Professions.
"I'm excited to add Jere' Summers to our staff," said Cowper. "She is one of the most successful student-athletes to come through our program and will be a tremendous resource for our on campus recruiting efforts."
Summers earned All-America honors her senior year after finishing third in the hammer throw at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also earned All-America honors her sophomore year after finishing ninth in the shot put at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Prior to joining the Cardinals staff, Summers was an Academic Instructor for East Bay Agency for Children. She also serves as the Elite Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors of United States of America Track and Field - Pacific Association.
Summers was named Outdoor BIG EAST Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer for three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010). She also helped lead the women's team to three straight BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (2008, 2009 and 2010). She won six BIG EAST titles in her three seasons with the Cardinals. Her senior year, she won the discus and the hammer throw, won the hammer throw and the shot put as a junior and won the shot put and discus her sophomore year.
She holds the school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 63.20m/207-4. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors her junior and senior year.
While attending the University of Louisville, she studied Human Health and Performance with an emphasis in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, and Human Resource and Organizational Development with an emphasis in Health Professions.
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