Track & Field
Madison Jacobs - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

MadisonJacobs

  • class Junior
  • High school Arroyo Grande

Collegiate Bests
SP: 49’9.75″/15.18M | DT: 178’6″/54.41M | 51’11″/15.82M

Two-Time SEC All-Freshman Team Selection (2014 Indoor Shot Put, Discus)
Second Team All-America (2014 Discus)

2013-14 (Freshman)
Outdoor – SEC Discus Silver-Medalist … NCAA qualifier in the discus … season-best discus throw of 54.41M came at the SEC Championships … SEC All-Freshman Team in the discus … Placed 15th at NCAA Championships, having placed 15th.
Indoor – Finished eighth in the shot put at the SEC Championships, scoring her first point for UK at the Conference Championships and earning SEC All-Freshman Team honors.

Prior to UK
Posted the seventh-best discus throw 49.97M / 163′ 11.5″ and seventh-best shot put mark of 14.4M / 47′ 3″ in the nation during 2013 … Was the runner-up in the discus at the 2012 California State Championships with that throw, coming up just an inch short of the winning throw … A two-time Pac-7 League Champion in both the shot put and discus … Plans to compete in the shot put, hammer and weight throws … Coached at Arroyo Grande High School by James Brown … Plans to major in business and music.

Personal
Brother Seth plays football at Oklahoma State … Father’s name is Jimmy. …Coached in high school by Megan Howard and James Brown.

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