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THIS YEAR: Jennifer Vail is the USC record holder in the hammer and a two-time All-American. She will be counted on to once again provide key points at the conference and NCAA meets.
2000: Jennifer followed up her breakthrough sophomore season with an excellent junior year ... She threw 201-11 to finish sixth at the NCAAs for the second straight year ... Broke the school-record with a mark of 204-3 en route to a second-place showing at the Pac-10s ... Also had PRs of 48-11 3/4 in the shot and 162-1 in the discus.
1999: Finished sixth in the hammer at the NCAAs with a PR mark of 193-2 ... Finished fifth in the hammer at the Pac-10 Championships with a throw of 182-2 ... Won the hammer at the North Carolina Invitational.
1998: Finished second in the hammer at the Pac-10 Championships with a mark of 179-8 (54.76), a week after setting a USC freshman record in the hammer with a throw of 184-5 (56.22) ... Established a PR in the discus with a toss of 161-6 (49.24) to finish eighth at the Pac-10s ... Finished second in the shot put at the Cal Poly SLO Quad Meet with a career-best mark of 45-7 3/4 (13.91).
1997: Redshirted at USC.
HIGH SCHOOL: At Palm Springs (Calif.) High, Jennifer set Desert Valley League records in both the shot and discus and was the MVP in 1995 and 1996 ... One of her high school coaches was 1968 Olympian John Carlos ... Also was a tennis player.
PERSONAL: Jennifer was born in Palm Springs, Calif., on March 16, 1978 ... She is an education major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: Hammer - 204-3 (62.26), Discus - 162-1 (49.40), Shot Put - 48-11 3/4 (14.93).
