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Jessica Sommerfeld

Jessica Sommerfeld

Eastern Illinois
* Hired August 2008 – serves as throws coach
* Associate Head Coach
* Assistant Coach on 23 Indoor / Outdoor OVC Championship Teams
* Coached 23 Ohio Valley Conference event champions
* Coached eight NCAA West Regional Qualifiers
* Coached OVC Female Athlete of the Year in 2010 – Kandace Arnold
* Coached NCAA National Championship Qualifier in 2010 – Kandace Arnold
* Coached 41 All-OVC Athletes
* Coached 48 EIU Career Top Ten Performances
* Coached five EIU Career Record Holders

Before EIU
* Throws coach at South Dakota State as school transitioned from Division II to Division I
* Coached four regional qualifiers and posted 18 top five marks for SDSU
* Coached school record holders in five events
* Coached USATF Junior Nationals All-American – Sara Ackman
* Coached two seasons at TCU helping win two Conference USA championships
* Coached USATF Junior Nationals Qualifier – Zelma Wade

Personal
* Competed three years at Rice – four-time Western Athletic Conference champion in shot put
* Named Joyce Pounds Hardy Award winner at Rice
* Competed one year at Arkansas – qualifying for USA Championships in javelin
* Bachelor’s Degree from Rice University in 2001
* Master’s Degree from University of Arkansas in 2002
* Native of Lisbon, North Dakota

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