2016 Track & Field

Jessica Weise

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School MLK HS
  • Hometown Riverside, Calif.

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in sociology

Personal Bests: Shot Put - 51-9.25 (15.78m), Weight Throw - 55-9.25 (17.00m), Hammer Throw - 178-7 (54.44m) 

2015: Won the Big Sky Indoor Championships in the shot put with a distance of 15.41m ... Posted a career-best distance of 17.95 in the weight throw at the Big Sky Championships and finished fifth

2014: Had a very strong sophomore indoor season ... Posted a new career-best in the shot put at the Don Kirby Elite with a distance of 51-9.25 (15.78m) ... Earned a podium spot in the shot put event at the Big Sky Indoor Championships finishing second ... Took ninth in the weight throw at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Followed up a great indoor season with a similar outdoor season ... Contributed a huge PR in the women's hammer throw with a best mark of 178-7 (54.44m) at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships to finish eighth ... Was a silver-medalist in the shot put event at the conference meet ... Competed at the NCAA West Prelim in the shot put event

2013: Had a strong indoor season which ended with a fifth place finish in the women's weight throw at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Recorded a season-best  in the shot put at the Mountain T's Invitational ... Had an outstanding outdoor season garnering a Big Sky title in the women's shot put at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships

2012: Redshirted during the indoor season ... Had a respectable outdoor season for a walk-on freshman, eclipsing the 40-foot mark in the shot put in all but one meet ... Best showing of the year came at the ASU Invitational, marking 43-6 and placing eighth overall ... Competed in first-career Big Sky Championship meet, taking 11th in the shot put with a throw of 42-4.75

High School: Graduated from Martin Luther King High School in 2011 ... Competed in track and field at Martin Luther King High School for four years, earning letters three years and serving as captain for two seasons ... Holds school records in the discus (129-9.5) and shot put (37-6) ... In 2010 was named her school's Most Outstanding Field Event Athlete, won the Big VIII League title in the shot put and discus, and won her first of two Inland Empire championships in the discus ... In 2011, took third place at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in the discus, was named team MVP, and won her second-straight Inland Empire title in the discus

Personal: Born to Val and David Weise on May 13, 1993 ... Has an older brother, Ben, and a younger sister, Sarah ... Considered Humboldt State and Oregon before choosing NAU ... Chose NAU for the seasons in Flagstaff, as well as the campus atmosphere ... Hobbies include music and playing the French horn

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

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  • 2013Sophomore

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  • 2014Sophomore

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  • 2015Senior

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  • 2016Redshirt Senior

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