2015-16 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Diayja Sheppard
- Position:
- High Jump
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- James Bowie
| Personal Bests | ||||
| Indoor | Date | |||
| High Jump | 1.78m (5-10.0) | 1.15.16 | Outdoor | Date |
| High Jump | 1.75m (5-9) | twice, last on 5.2.15 | ||
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Indoor: High jumped in six meets during the indoor season...Scored points for the Coogs at The American Championships when she jumped 1.65m to finish sixth...Took third at the Howie Ryan Invitational & Multi's when she leaped 1.75m...Marked a career best 1.78m leap to win the event at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational...Began her sophomore campaign at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational where she finished second in the high jump with a leap of 1.71m
Outdoor: Finished fifth in the high jump at the Victor Lopez Classic with a mark of 1.66m...Opened the outdoor season with a second place, 1.67m leap at the UTSA Invitational.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Indoor: Earned All-American Athletic Conference honors with a personal record 1.74m third place finish in the high jump at the conference championships...Jumped 1.66m and finished tied for third in the high jump at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational...Recorded a personal record of 1.67m at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational to open the season.
Outdoor: Competed in the high jump in six meets for the Cougars during the outdoor season...Finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships with a mark of 1.73m (5'-8")...Matched her personal best of 1.75m (5'-8.75") and finished second at the Longhorn Invitational...Set her personal best at the Mt. SAC Relays with a sixth place finish in 1.75m (5'-8.75").
HIGH SCHOOL
2014 State Champion in the High Jump...Two time State Qualifier...District champion in 2012...Also competed in the 4sx200
PERSONAL
Full name is Diayja Taliyah Sheppard...Daughter of Erreka Sheppard...Born on October 11, 1995...Enjoys hanging out with friends...Majoring in Kinesiology.
