2015 Track and Field
Roster
Alexis Jacobs
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
2014-15 Indoor: Became the first thrower in school history to be named All-Conference after finishing second in the shot put at the A-Sun Championships…Totaled nine top-10 performances with six of them being fifth or better…Had three second place finishes, including the A-Sun Championships, in the shot put and weight throw…Started the season at the UNCG Six-Way Meet with a second place finish in the shot put and placed fourth in the weight throw…Had a best finish of second in the weight throw at the Bob Pollock Classic.
2014 Outdoor: Became the first Upstate female athlete in program history to earn All-Conference honors in the shot put; finished 2nd with a throw of 14.11-meters…Set three school records in the shot put (A-Sun Championships), discus (Raleigh Relays) and hammer throw (CCU Invitational)…Logged ten top-10 finishes in the shot put, discus and hammer throws…Picked up a 1st-place finish in the shot put at the Charlotte Invitational following a throw of 12.88-meters…Placed 2nd twice in the shot put during the Carolina’s Cup and A-Sun Championships…Had a best finish in the discus of 4th (Charlotte Invitational) and 7th in the hammer throw (A-Sun Championships).
2013-14 Indoor: Finished 7th or better in each of the five meets she competed in…Participated in the shot put and weight throw…Turned in a 3rd place performance in the shot put at the Mountaineer Open…Posted a 4th place finish in the shot put and 5th in the weight throw at the A-Sun Championships…Had a personal-best throw in the shot put of 13.70-meters and 15.93 in the weight throw at the Hilton Garden Invitational…Ranked 1st in the A-Sun for the shot put and 4th in the weight throw…Currently holds the school indoor record in the shot put and weight throw.
Prior to Upstate: Ran track and field for two years at Georgia Southern University…Competed for head coach Marlo Mincey…Had personal-bests of 158-1.75 in the hammer throw, 127-7.5 in the discus, 46-2 in the weight throw and 43-9.5 in the shot put.
High School: Attended A.C. Flora High School…Ran for head coach Fran Goho…Earned varsity letters in volleyball, basketball and track and field…Had personal-bests of 121-11 in the discus and 40-9.5 in the shot put…Was the state champion in both the discus and shot put in 2011…Earned All-State, All-Region and All-Area accolades…Named team MVP, as well as receiving the Pride and Hustle Award and Biggest Heart Award.
Personal: Born on December 24, 1992…Parents are Larry Jacobs, Jr. and Eboney Moore…Has one brother, Frederick, Jr. (3) and two sisters, Brittney Savage (21) and Naudia (15)…Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in sociology…Hobbies include shopping, lifting weights and cooking…Her favorite food is seafood…Lists favorite movie as “Kung Fu Panda” and favorite TV show as Spongebob Squarepants…Her favorite singer is Elle Varner…Winter is her favorite season…Kindred by Octavia E. Butler is her favorite book…Has Lisa Leslie listed as her favorite athlete…Favorite quote is, “Don’t tell me the sky is the limit if there is a moon. The sky isn’t my limit, it’s just my view”…Her dream job is to be a rollercoaster designer at Disney.
