St. John's University Athletics
2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
Jasmine Burkett
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Bolles School
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
Junior (2016): Competed in track & field only.
Sophomore (2015): Ran a personal-best time for 4K at the SJU-XC Fall Festival (Oct. 18) finishing 31st in a time of 23:45.64.
Freshman (2014): Competed in track & field only.
Before St. John’s: A nine-time track & field Florida all-state selection ... led The Bolles School to its first-ever Florida 2A Track & Field State Championship as a senior ... helped her team secure five-consecutivedistrict crowns and four-consecutive regional titles ... ran on a pair of state-winning 4x800-meter relay teams ... captained her team as a senior and graduated with schoolrecords in the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run as well as in the 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relays ... achieved personal-best times of 55 seconds for 400-meters and 2:13 for 800-meters ...won individual district and regional titles at the 400-meter distance.
Personal: Daughter of Aaron and Beverly Burkett ... has two siblings, Chimere and Aaron ... nickname is "Jazzy Fresh" ... was a standout basketball player at The Bolles School, setting school records with over 1,300 career points ... a National Honor Society member who met all high school graduation reqiurements as a junior ... typical pregame rituals include race meditation and prayer ... favorite cuisine is Chinese.