Jimmy Minner

Jimmy Minner

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
High School:
Sandia HS
Height:
6-3
Event:
Javelin
Birthdate:
10/30/1981
Experience:
3L

NEW MEXICO:

Three-time MWC finalist and a NCAA regional qualifier in the javelin who will redshirt the 2004 campaign...three-time academic all-MWC honoree.

2003: (outdoor) Threw at six meets and recorded the team's third-best mark of 204-00 at the UTEP Twilight meet...effort was good for second place at the meet and also qualified him for the Midwest Regional Championships, where he finished 16th with a throw of 188-09...placed seventh at the MWC Championships with a mark of 189-04...academic all-MWC honoree.

2002: (outdoor) Recorded the Lobos' second-best mark in the event with a throw of 201 feet at the Modrall Sperling Lobo Open...finished among the top-five in all five competitions, including a fourth place finish at the MWC Championships (193-07)...academic all-MWC honoree.

2001: (outdoor) Improved throughout the season...finished fifth at the MWC Championships...took fourth at the Don Kirby Memorial Invitational and sixth at the UTEP Springtime Invite...season-best throw of 183-09.00 was good for seventh at the Michael Johnson Classic...academic all-MWC honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Two-year letterwinner in track and field at Sandia High School in Albuquerque under coaches Blaine Clarke and Del Helton...city champion in the javelin as a senior...finished fifth at the state meet...personal-best of 187 feet...also lettered two years in football...earned academic all-district honors and was a member of the National Honor Society...Hispanic Student of the Year at SHS.

PERSONAL:

Born on Oct. 30, 1981 in Albuquerque, N.M....age is 22...full name is Jimmy Michael Minner Jr....son of Jim and Yolanda Minner...has two brothers, William and Steven...enjoys ping pong, bowling and football...would like to pursue a career in physical therapy...major is Biology.

COLLEGIATE BEST - OUTDOOR

Javelin: 204-00
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