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2023-24 YSU Track and Field Roster

Jose Juarez
Dave Dermer

Jakari Lomax

Jakari Lomax

  • Year:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Harrisburg, Pa.
  • High School:
    Harrisburg
  • Major:
    General Studies

Summary

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2024 Indoor: Captured his fifth consecutive title in the triple jump at the Horizon League Championships. Also finished fourth in the long jump at the championships. Jumped a personal best of 15.74m in the triple jump at the UMass Lowell Riverhawk Invitational. 

2023 Outdoor: Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims in the triple jump and had a best performance of 14.25m at the meet...won the Horizon League title in the triple jump with a best leap of 15.26m on first attempt of the competition...finished second in the triple jump at the Bison Outdoor Classic with a 15.22m performance...set the school record in the triple jump with a leap of 15.73m at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational...finished third at the Hurricane meet with that effort...was 10th in the triple jump at the Texas Relays.

2022-23 Indoor: Captured a conference title in the triple jump and finished fourth in the long jump at the Horizon League Championships...had a top leap of 15.20m in the triple jump and a 7.33m in the long jump...placed second in the long jump at the YSU Invitational with a leap of 7.40m...was sixth in the long jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge...set a school record in winning the triple jump at the YSU Icebreaker with a performance of 15.40m.

2022 Outdoor (Sophomore): Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims in the triple jump and finished with a leap of 14.18m...won the triple jump at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships with a personal-best leap and school-record mark of 15.49m...finished second in the long jump with a leap of 7.34m...won the triple jump at the Jesse Owens Classic with a mark of 15.27m...had a personal-best mark of 7.42 in the long jump at the Bison Classic.

2022 Indoor (Junior): Won the Horizon League Championship in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 15.14m...was 12th in the long jump at the HL meet with a leap of 6.66m...won the triple jump at the YSU Holiday Classic with a leap of 14.49m.

2021 Outdoor (Freshman): Lifted the Penguins to their first long jump title in five seasons, posting a season-best 7.21m mark in the event (third-best mark in program history)...Earned the first men's triple jump outdoor conference title in YSU history, posting a school record 15.32m jump.

2021 Indoor (Sophomore): Captured Horizon League titles in the long jump and triple jump...posted a season-best 7.24m mark (second furthest in YSU history) on his fifth attempt to win the long jump title, posted a school record 15.37m jump on his second attempt in the triple jump to claim the victory and become the first Penguin in program history to win consecutive league titles in the event...tabbed the Men's indoor Championship Outstanding Field Performer.

2020 Indoor (Freshman): Became the first Penguin in school history to win the triple jump with a mark of 14.88m...finished sixth in the long jump with a season-best jump of 6.98m at the Horizon League Championships...broke the triple jump school record with a mark of 15.26m at the YSU Icebreaker. 

High School: The 2018 PIAA State Championship in the triple jump...had personal-best marks of 14.83m in the triple jump and 6.75m in the long jump.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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  • 2023-24Fifth Year

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