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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Dezirae Pennington

  • Outdoor Class Senior
  • Indoor Class Senior
  • Hometown Oakdale, Calif.
  • Highschool Oakdale HS

Biography

SENIOR OUTDOOR (2018) – Ended her career on a major high note, jumping a career best mark of 40 feet and 3.5 inches (12.28m) at the Mountain West Championships … Placed sixth in the conference meet … Finished her career in sixth on the all-time list … Also competed in the 4x400 meter relay and 200 meter dash during the year … Didn’t place lower than fourth in a triple jump competition … Competed in five meets during the year.

SENIOR INDOOR (2017-18) – Set a personal record to open the season at the Ed Jacoby Invite with a leap of 39 feet and 4 inches (11.99m) … Ended her career in sixth on the all-time list … Also ran the 200, 400 and 4x400 meter relay during the year … Placed a season-high fourth in the triple jump at the Ed Jacoby Invite … Competed in all four meets on the year.

JUNIOR OUTDOOR (2017) – Set a personal record in the triple jump with a mark of 38 feet and 7.75 inches (11.78m) … Finished the season eighth in program history … Took ninth at the Mountain West Championships … Competed in a total of eight meets during the year … Finished a season best fourth in the triple jump at the Cardinal Classic.

JUNIOR INDOOR (2016-17) – Moved to No. 8 on the Nevada all-time list with her triple jump mark of 38 feet and 9.75 inches at the Boise State Challenge on Feb. 11 … Took second in the event … Ran a leg of the fifth place 4x400 meter relay team at Mountain West Championships … Recorded two top three finishes in the triple jump … Competed in four meets during the season.

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR (2016) – Competed in the triple jump and 4x400 meter relay … Logged a season’s best mark in the triple jump at the Hornet Invite, finishing third with a mark of 11.41m (37’5.25”) … Put together three top eight performances during the season in the field event … Competed in six meets during the season.

SOPHOMORE INDOOR (2015-16) – Competed in five meets in the indoor season … Ran the 400 meter leg of the distance medley relay the Mountain West Championships to set a new second-best all-time record … Her season’s best finish came at Weber State when she placed third in the triple jump … Logged a top five finish at the Ed Jacoby Invite in the triple jump with a mark of 11.19 meters.

FRESHMAN OUTDOOR (2015) – Placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 11.76m (38’7”) at the Legends Invitational (4/4), which ranks eighth all-time … Part of the 4x400m relay team that ran the 10th-best time (3:48.90) in program history at the Legends Invitational (4/4) … Also competed in the 200m and 4x100m relay.

FRESHMAN INDOOR (2014-15) – Part of the winning 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:52.77 at the Bronco Invitational (1/24) and the winning relay team in the same event at the Boise State Team Challenge (2/14) with a time of 3:54.92 … Finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 11.44m at the Boise State Team Challenge (2/14) … Placed sixth in the triple jump at the Ed Jacoby Invitational/Multi (1/17) with a mark of 37’9.5”, ranking eighth on the Nevada all-time list … also competed in the long jump.

HIGH SCHOOL - Attended Oakdale High School in Oakdale, Calif. ... Individual league champion for triple jump her freshman and sophomore years .... Individual league champion in the 300-meter hurdles her sophomore year ... Top times include 15.76 in the 100-meter hurdles and 46.90 in the 300-meter hurdles ... Her best triple jump mark of 38'4.25" came at the Stanislaus County Meet in 2013.

PERSONAL - Chose Nevada to be close to her grandparents, and loved the campus ... Plans to major in biology ... Lists Lolo Jones as her biggest sports hero ... Was also recruited by Chico State ... Has a younger brother Derrick and a younger sister Delilah ... Daughter of Chris and Stephanie Pennington.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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