Jessica DelBovo Season 2016-17

YearRedshirt Junior
HometownDyer, Ind.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in five indoor and three outdoor meets
  • Had a PR in the weight throw of 15.71m (51-6.50) at the Fred Wilt Invite, where she finished fourth
  • Threw a personal best mark of 49.31m (161-9) in the hammer throw at the Rankin/Poehlein Invite to finish eighth
  • Had a season-best discus mark of 43.94m (144-2) at the Rankin/Poehlein Invite to finish seventh

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN):

  • Competed in the weight throw, hammer throw and discus
  • Had a weight throw PR of 14.27m (46-10.00) at the Fred Wilt Invite
  • Finished third in the discus at the Shamrock Invite with a PR throw of 44.72m (146-9)
  • Had a hammer PR of 44.30m (145-4) at the Shamrock Invite
  • Competed in eight total events during the indoor and outdoor seasons.


2014 (FRESHMAN):

  • Did not compete in any indoor/outdoor meets in the 2013-14 track seasons for the Boilermakers.

High School:

  • Four-time varsity letterwinner in track and field and three in basketball
  • Four-time team conference and sectional champions and three-time regional champions
  • 2013 all-conference in the discus
  • Set school record in 2013 for discus with a mark of 137'11"
  • Three-year scholar athlete; Academic All-State Honorable Mention

Personal:

  • Jessica Catherine DelBovo was born on Oct. 21, 1994, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to parents Bruce and Cathy DelBovo
  • Has two siblings, an older brother, Bruce, and a younger sister, Jennifer
  • Majoring in veterinary technology.