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2015-16 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Jimenez, Maria
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Maria Jimenez
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vineland, N.J.
Bio
2016 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor
- Did not compete
- Threw 46.88 meters in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing 22nd overall
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 49.84 meter javelin throw to finish in fifth place at the NCAA East Prelims
- Set a PR in the javelin throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships (51.23m), finishing fifth
- Threw 50.53 meters and finished second in the javelin at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet
- Won in her first appearance of the year, throwing a then-PR of 49.19 meters at the Shamrock Invitational in the javelin
2015 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor
- Did not compete
- Earned honorable mention All-American honors by finishing 23rd in the javelin final with a throw of 147 feet, five inches (44.94) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Qualified for her first NCAA Championships with a PR throw of 160 feet, seven inches (48.95) to finish in eighth place at the NCAA East Preliminary Round
- Placed twelfth in javelin throw and set a season best record (43.17/141-08) at the Florida Relays
- Finished third and was the top collegiate finisher in the javelin at the Tennessee Relays, throwing 148 feet, nine inches (43.45)
- Notched a runner-up finish in the javelin at the War Eagle Invitational, recording a throw of 142 feet, nine inches (43.51)
- Placed 11th in the javelin at the Penn Relays with a throw of 140 feet, seven inches (42.86)
- Finished third in the javelin at the Tennessee Challenge (152-09/46.57)
- Placed ninth at the SEC Championships behind a new PR effort of 158 feet, two inches (48.22)
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Transferring to Tennessee from Monmouth University
- In high school, won the 2012 NJSIAA Group 4 Championship and state record holder in her lone season competing in the javelin
- Placed second in javelin at the 2012 Penn Relays (H.S.)
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Ismael Jimenez and Annie Martinez-Jimenez
- Recipient of the Burchfiel-Kile Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
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Thursday, April 17
Track & Field | 400m Hurdles Feature
Wednesday, May 22
Track & Field | Tennessee Invite Recap
Wednesday, April 10
Track & Field | Battle on the Bayou Recap
Saturday, March 30
