Yeshemabet Turner

Yeshemabet Turner

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.

High School:
Pecos High School

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 120

Event:
Jumps/Sprints

Experience:
HS

05/12/2012

Lobos Men Finish Third, Women Seventh at MW Outdoor Championships

The Lobo men racked up 140 team points over the four-day meet, while the women combined for 76.5

05/08/2012

Lobos Aim for Success at MW Outdoor Championships

Joe Franklin's track and field squad can use MW Championships for momentum to NCAA's

05/06/2012

Lobos Pick up Solid Marks at Last Two Regular-Season Meets

Joe Franklin's track squad picked up some strong marks as its readies for next week's MW Championships

04/28/2012

Lobos Gain Experience, Success at Brutus Hamilton

Joe Franklin's track squad racked up the experience and season bests out at Cal

04/24/2012

Stevens: UNM/Fidelity Investments Honor The Best Lobo Scholar-Athletes

Awards banquet recognizes outstanding Lobo performances in the classroom

05/12/2012

2012 MW Outdoor Championships

The UNM track and field team takes on the MW at the conference championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9-12.

02/10/2012

Don Kirby Invitational

The Lobos played host to some of the premier institutions across the nation at the Don Kirby Invite, Feb. 10, 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Four-sport athlete at Pecos HS, lettering in volleyball, cross country, basketball, and track and field...2009, 2010, and 2011 Track Athlete of the Year for coach Leroy Barela...2A State Triple Jump Record...2011 North Athlete of the Year...2010 and 2011 High Point 2A Track and Field State Champion...2011 State Track and Field Champion in five events: 100m, 200nm, triple jump, long jump, high jump...Logged a personal best 37'11" in the triple jump, 18'8" in the long jump. 12;32s in the 100m and 25.5 in the 200m...MVP of the 2011 North/South All-Star Basketball Game...2011 First Team All-State Basketball...Salutatorian of her graduating class as well as President of National Honors Society with a 4.03 GPA overall.

PERSONAL:

Daughter of Allen and Kaya Turner...Has eight siblings, Tenagne, Dawit, Ababa, Gabre, Makonnen, Makeda, Abdullah and Brandi...Has a cousin, George Smith, who played football at Vanderbilt...Hobbies include drawing, watching movies, and travelling...Favorite food is Jamaican food...Favorite athletes are Candance Parker and Sanya Richards...Majoring in Exercise Science.

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