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Track and Field

2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Molly Sheppard

Jacob Jenkins

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Round Rock, Texas
  • Highschool Round Rock HS
  • Major Biology

Biography

Career Bests

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the triple jump … also placed seventh in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … jumped a winning mark of 48-3 ¼ in the triple jump at the Summit meet … recorded a season best of 48-8 ¼ in the triple jump at the Nebraska Adidas Classic, finishing second in the field … won the long jump at the SDSU Holiday Open in a season best 22-6 ½ … tallied 10 top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the triple jump … leaped a personal best of 50-0 ¾ in the triple jump at the Beach Invitational … later jumped a wind-aided 50-3 ½ in the triple jump at the Drake Relays for fifth place … moved to third on the Coyote Top 10 in the triple jump with a mark of 50-0 ¾ … jumped a personal best of 23-1 ¼ in the long jump at the USD Twilight … notched six top-10 finishes during the spring.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the triple jump … finished runner-up in the triple jump with a leap of 46-8 (14.22m) at the Summit League Championships … also placed seventh in the long jump in 21-8 ¾ (6.62m) at the league meet … leaped a season-best 49-1 ½ (14.97m) to win the triple jump at the Division I Challenge … the mark ranks fifth in USD program history for the triple jump … swept the long and triple jumps at the Dakota Realty Invitational … also won the triple at the Dakota Quad Classic, USD Invitational, SDSU Holiday Invitational and SDSU Last Chance meet … notched a season-best long jump of 22-7 ¾ (6.90m) and placed third at the Dakota Quad Classic … ran on the Coyotes’ victorious 4x200-meter relay at the USD Invitational … the relay clocked 1:33.17 for the ninth-fastest time in USD program history … clocked a season-best 7.15 seconds in the 60 meters at the Dakota Realty Invitational … captured eight event titles and tallied 17 top-10 finishes.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the triple jump … placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 47-4 ½ (14.44m) at the Summit League Championships … also finished ninth in the long jump at the league meet with a season-best distance of 21-9 ½ (6.64m) … recorded a season-best mark of 47-8 ½ (14.54m) in the triple jump at the USD Early Bird, taking second in the competition … the mark ranks ninth in USD program history for the triple jump … won the triple jump at the South Dakota Tune-Up with a leap of 47-0 ¾ … took first in the triple at the Wildcat Classic and USD Twilight as well … recorded three event wins and 10 top-10 finishes outdoors.

Prep
Garnered AAU Junior Olympic All-America status with a fourth-place finish in the triple jump in 2018 ... owns personal bests of 47-4 in the triple jump and 22-8 in the long jump ... also played football for the Dragons.

Personal
Son of Shavonne Jenkins ... biology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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