Jacqueline Esmay

TF - Esmay at NCAA East Prelim, Day Three

Photo by: (Andrew Richardson/American Athletic Conference)

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
LaSalle Academy
Hometown:
Providence, R.I.

Esmay's Career Best Performances
Event	Time (Date)
*Indoor*
Weight Throw	15.86m (52-0) (2/27/15)
*Outdoor*
Hammer Throw	58.27m (191-2) (5/11/18)
Javelin	28.29m (92-8) (3/4/16)

As a senior (2017-18)
Indoor Track & Field

Competed in three regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships, all in the weight throw
At the AAC Championship, placed 16th in the weight throw with a distance of 15.77m (51-9).

Outdoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA East Regional for the first time in her career in the hammer throw, finishing 40th with a distance of 55.56m (182-3)
At the AAC Championship, set a new personal best in the hammer with a distance of 58.27m (191-2), placing fourth and earning herself a spot in the NCAA East Regional
Won the hammer at the Louisiana Classic (3/16) with a throw of 55.08m (180-8)
Came in second in the hammer at the Southeastern Strawberry Relays (4/13), the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (3/31) and the Tulane Early Bird Invitational (3/2)

As a junior (2016-17)

Indoor Track & Field

Competed in five regular-season meets, all in the weight throw
Had an indoor season best of 15.84 meters (51-11.75) at the first meet of the year, the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/2) for a seventh-place finish
Had top-10 finishes at the LSU Purple Tiger meet (1/6) and the LSU Twilight Meet (2/17)

Outdoor Track & Field

Saw action in eight regular-season meets as well as the AAC Championship
Won her first meet of the year in the hammer with a throw of 57.51 meters (188-8) at the Early Bird Invitational (3/3), a mark that would prove to be her season best
Placed 10th in the AAC Championship hammer throw with a distance of 52.91 meters (173-7)
Had six other top-10 finishes during the year including a fourth-place finish at the Mt. SAC Relays hammer throw, a second-place finish at the Victor Lopez Classic and two third-place showings

As a sophomore (2015-16)
Indoor Track & Field

Competed in two regular-season meets, posting results in the weight throw only
Season-best 14.29m (46-10.75) at the LSU Purple Tiger (1/8)

Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in nine regular-season meets and the American Outdoor Championships
Posted results in the hammer throw with one mark in the javelin
Led Tulane in the hammer throw and held five of the six best marks on the season
Personal-best 54.29m in the hammer throw at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23)
Title finish at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (3/4)
Pair of fourth-place finishes at the Baylor Invitational (52.15m, 4/9) and the Longhorn Invitational (51.92m, 5/7)
Personal-best 28.29m in the javelin at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (3/4)

As a freshman (2014-15)
Indoor Track & Field

Competed in seven regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships, posting results in the weight throw only
Broke a Tulane freshman record with the second-best overall throw in school history at the American Indoor Championships (15.86m/52-0, 2/27)
Threw for 15.78m at the Samford Multi and Invitational (2/14)
7^th at the LSU Twilight (15.47m/50-9.25, 2/20)

Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in eight regular-season meets and the American Outdoor Championships
Posted results in the hammer throw and the javelin
Held the top six marks for Tulane in the hammer throw
Personal-best 53.63m (175.11) in the hammer throw at the American Outdoor Championships (5/14)
3^rd in the hammer throw at the McNeese State Invitational (3/14) for a then-personal best of 51.41m (168-8.25)
2^nd in the hammer throw at the Battle on the Bayou (50.90m/167-0, 3/27)
Hammer throw event title at the South Alabama Invitational (50.28m/164-11, 4/11)
Personal-best 27.98m (91-9) in the javelin at the Alabama Relays (3/19)

About Jacqueline Esmay

Prep: A three-time letterwinner in track and field at LaSalle Academy in Warren, Rhode Island...competed in the hammer, weight and javelin throws...helped lead the Rams to the Rhode Island Track and Field State Championship during her freshman, sophomore and junior years while placing second during her senior year...posted the nation's 17^th-best hammer throw during her senior year with a mark of 50.11 meters (164-5) for a first-place finish at the New England Hammer Throw Championships...captured the event title in the weight throw at the USATF New England Championships with a mark of 15.10 meters (49-6.5)...was the team captain during her senior season.

Personal: Has one older brother.