2008 Women's Rugby Roster
Biography
2008: Playing in every game, Jazmine earned her first career try in EIU’s 52-0 win over Kansas... she followed with two more trys, first at Purdue and again at Clemson... had a season-high seven stops versus Kansas and four assisted tackles in the opening win versus the Wisconsin All-Stars....
HS: Jazmine earned one letter in track and field and two for basketball while at Elk Grove HS... member of the National Honor Society....
PERSONAL: A business administration major and theatre minor... her former high school track coach, Ruth Welding, has influenced her sports career “because even though I joined track as a junior, she put in extra effort to help me catch-up”... her father played football at EIU... while her brother, Jeffery, was a member of the football squad at both Iowa Wesleyan and Olivet Nazarene....
FUN FACTS: ‘Jazz Feet’, or ‘Jazzy Fizzle’, chose EIU “because it was always my first choice”... her favorite food is chipotle burritos... Will Smith is her favorite actor... since coming to EIU she has learned “that good grades don’t always come easy”... her favorite building on campus is Lantz Arena... enjoys playing basketball and poker... her advice for younger athletes is “do summer workouts!”....
COACH GRAZIANO SAYS: “Jazmine shows excellent potential for the future... her first season was just a small sample of hidden talents waiting to shine on the field... as a starter in all 10 games her first season was good, but great performances will now be anticipated in 2009... she has excellent foot work, is a hard runner and with improved fitness and flexibility can become an outstanding performer.”
CAREER HIGHS: TRYS: 1 (3x), most recently at Clemson (11/5/08)... TKLS: 7 vs. Kansas (10/18/08)... AT: 4 at Wisconsin All-Stars (8/30/08)... PTS: 5 (3x), most recently at Clemson (11/5/08)... R>20: 2 vs. UW-Stevens Point (9/13/08)... SAT: 1 vs. Kansas (10/18/08)
