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Jessica Marable

UNLV: The Rebels' only returning All-American, will once again lead the throwing corps ? expected to make a return trip to the NCAA Championships in the shot put ? also throws the 20-pound weight and the discus. 1998-99: Earned All-America honors both indoor and outdoor in the shot put ? finished eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a career-best and school-record toss of 50-9.25 ? was the WAC runner-up in the shot put with a mark of 50-3.5 ? captured eighth place in the shot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a personal-best throw of 52-2.75, breaking her own school record by one foot ? took second at the WAC Outdoor Championships in the shot with a 51-5.5 mark ? also broke her own school record in the discus, hurling 171-6 at the WAC outdoor meet. 1997-98: Took 15th place in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a then-school-record throw of 51-2.75. 1996-97: Attended Western Nevada Community College in Carson City, NV, but did not compete in track and field. LCC: Attended Lane Community College in Eugene, OR, winning two NWAACC titles in the shot put and the discus.

High School: Gradutated in 1995 from Carson High School in Carson City, NV ? was a five-time state champ for the Senators, capturing three shot put titles and two discus crowns ? holds the school record in the shot with a throw of 48 feet. Personal: Jessica Waynette Martinez Marable was born May 3, 1977, in Honolulu, HI ? the daughter of Wayne and Helen Marable ? has one brother ? majoring in psychology.