Jessica Irizarry
1/7/2008 5:06:00 AM | General
2007-2008: Indoor ? Achieved a career best in the Weight Throw at the Clemson Opener with a distance of 50'02.00”, which stands as the fifth best throw in the GSU record books...Personal best in the Shot Put came at the Southern Conference Championships with a distance of 35'10.50”. Outdoor ? Earned All-Conference honors in the Javelin...Finished second at the Southern Conference Championships in the Javelin with a distance of 122'04”...Threw a season best 126'02” in the Javelin at the Pepsi Florida Relays...Recorded a season best distance of 145'02” in the Hammer Throw at the Irwin Belk Invitational.
2006-2007: Indoor ? Posted a career best in the Weight Throw throwing 49'07.25” at the SoCon Championships. Outdoor ? Helped the Eagles win their first ever SoCon title...Had a career best (148'3”) in the Hammer Throw at the
Prep: Competed at North Kingstown High School in North Kingstown, RI her freshman and sophomore seasons...Threw the Shot Put 32'00” and the Javelin 96'00” as a freshman...Set school record in the Shot Put at 34'10” and in the Javelin at 133'01” as a sophomore...Became state champion in the Shot Put...Named to the first team all-state for the Javelin...Came in fourth at the New England Regionals in the Javelin... Also lettered in basketball...Competed for the Throw 1 Deep team after moving to Georgia in 2004...Improved her Hammer Throw from 133'00” in 2005 to 145'11” in 2006...A third place All-American at the 2005 Nike Outdoor Nationals...Set a new record in the Javelin (12600”') at the Clemson Throws Fest in 2006.
Personal: Born Jessica Lorraine Irizarry in Okinawa, Japan on November 11, 1987 to parents Ricardo and Sharon Irizarry...An international trade major with a minor in Spanish...Hobbies include mixing music, writing poetry and watching baseball...Craziest ambition is to own/manage her own business...If she could invite three people to dinner it would be Alfonzo Soriano, Paul Walker and Terrell Owens...People would be surprised to know she has a phobia of roaches...Pre-meet ritual includes meditation.
