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2012-13 Track and Field Roster

J'Lynn Ledesma

  • Position
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  • Weight
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  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Wellington, Kan.
  • Highschool
    Wellington HS

Biography

J'Lynn Ledesma Career Stats

WSU All-Time Top 10 Lists

  • #1 in Indoor High Jump (6-1 1/4)
  • #2 in Outdoor High Jump (5-10)

NCAA Championships Qualifier - 2012: Outdoor High Jump, 2013: Indoor High Jump

NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier - 2012

NCAA 2nd-Team All-American- 2013 Indoor

Missouri Valley Conference Champion - 2012: Indoor High Jump, 2013 Indoor  High Jump 

All-Missouri Valley Conference - 2011 Indoor; 2012 Indoor; 2012 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor


2013 (JUNIOR): INDOOR - Became the first woman in Missouri Valley Conference history to jump over six feet indoors with a jump of 6-0 1/2 at the Air Force Team Challenge. Won her second consecutive MVC Indoor High Jump Championship with a jump of 6-1 1/4. Finished first in the high jump at Varsity Apartments Invitational  and the Herm Wilson invitational. Earned NCAA Second-Team All-American Honors at the national meet. OUTDOOR: Battled injures to finish fifth in the high jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5-5). Jumped 5-7 at the Skechers SFA Invitational to place second.

 2012 (SOPHOMORE): INDOOR - Won the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor title in the high jump with a personal best mark of 5-9 3/4, which ranks second all-time at WSU...Finished second in the high jump at the Herm Wilson Invitational and Varsity Apartments Invitational...Posted a personal best mark of 36-1 1/4 in the triple jump at the Varsity Apartments Invitational... OUTDOOR - Finished second in the high jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a personal best mark of 5-10, which ranks second all-time for the Shockers...Won the high jump at the Arkansas Spring Invitational and Track-It Buster Invitational... Jumped 5-9 1/4 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to finish 10th and qualify for the NCAA Championships...At NCAA Championships, finished tied for 17th overall with a top mark of 5-8 ¾.

2011 (FRESHMAN): INDOOR - Cleared a personal best and moved into the WSU all-time list in the high jump at the Air Force Invitational with a mark of 5-7...Won the Herm Wilson Classic and Shocker Quad & Multi high jump competitions with marks of 5-5 and 5-6, respectively...Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in the high jump by clearing the bar at 5-5 3/4...Long jumped a personal best 16-11 1/4 at the MVC Championships...OUTDOOR - Set a new personal best and won the high jump competition at the WSU Tri-meet with a mark of 5-7 3/4...Had a pair of third place finishes in the high jump at the BCS Buster Invitational and at the Arkansas Twilight.

2010 (FRESHMAN): INDOOR - Personal best high jump of 5-4 1/4 at the WSU Invitational, placing fourth...Set a personal best mark in the triple jump, reaching 34-11 at the WSU Invitational to place 11th overall...OUTDOOR - Redshirted, did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named to the second team all-league in basketball and cross country two times at Wellington HS...Lettered in basketball, cross country, and track & field.

PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1991...Daughter of Jay and Linda Ledesma...Plans to major in physical education...Has one brother, Jay, and one sister, Jaedyn.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

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  • 2010-11Sophomore

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  • 2011-12Sophomore

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  • 2012-13Junior

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