Yeshemabet Turner

Yeshemabet Turner

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.

High School:
Pecos High School

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 120

Event:
Jumps/Sprints

Experience:
HS

05/21/2013

Lobo Track & Field Standouts Aim to Advance at NCAA Prelim Round

18 New Mexico track & field athletes looks to advance to the NCAA Championships this weekend

05/16/2013

Lobo Track Qualifies 18 for NCAA Prelim-Round Action

Joe Franklin's Lobos are sending their best athletes to fight for a chance to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships

05/13/2013

Lobo Track Scores 23 All-Mountain West Selections

For the men, seven individuals claimed 10 total honors, while nine women and a relay team scored 12 total selections.

05/11/2013

Lobos Women Finish Second, Men Third at MW Outdoor Championships

The Lobo women racked up 145.5 team points over the four-day meet, while the men combined for 149

05/10/2013

Women in Second Place, Men Third after Third Day of MW Championships

The Lobo women are in second place while the men sit in third after the third day of action at the MW Track Championships.

01/25/2013

New Mexico Invitational

UNM hosts the New Mexico Invitational, their second of four home meets, Jan. 25-26 at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

01/19/2013

Cherry & Silver Invitational

The Lobos open their 2013 track & field campaign hosting the Cherry & Silver Invite in the Albuquerque Convention Center.

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.

NEW MEXICO

2012 Indoor: Competed at six meets, primarily in the horizontal jumps...Claimed 27th in the long jump at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, leaping 17-3 3/4...Tied for fifth in the long jump (18-7 1/4) and sixth in the triple jump (indoor best of 39-3 3/4) at the New Mexico Invitational...At the New Mexico Classic, took eighth in the long jump with an 18 1/2 mark...Placed 11th in the long jump (personal-best 18-11 3/4) and 10th in the triple jump (39 1/2) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational...At the Mountain West Indoor Championships, tied for 20th in the long jump with a 17-1 1/2 leap and claimed fifth in the triple jump with a 39-2 1/4 leap.

2012 Outdoor: Participated at seven meets, mostly in the jumps...Opened with a sixth-place long jump of 17-10 1/2 at the UTEP Springtime Invitational...Took sixth in the long jump (18-11 3/4) and fifth in the triple jump (39 1/2) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invite...Leapt a 20th-place mark of 18-4 1/2 in the long jump at the UTEP Invitational...Registered a 10th-place mark (18-6) at the Beach Invitational and a fifth-place mark (17-3 1/4) at the Brutus Hamilton Open...Claimed fourth in the triple jump at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open, leaping 39-5 1/4...At the MW Outdoor meet, took 16th in the long jump (17-2 3/4) and eighth in the triple jump (38-9).

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. 12.32 in the 100 and 25.5 in the 200...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.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoor
60 meters: 8.11*
200 meters: 26.04*
Long Jump: 18-11 3/4 (5.78m)
Triple Jump: 39-3 3/4 (11.98m)

Outdoor
200 meters: 26.10*
Long Jump: 18-11 3/4 (5.78m)
Triple Jump: 39-5 1/4 (12.02m)


* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol

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