University of South Alabama Athletics

2018: Outdoor— Set a career-best hammer throw mark of 51.50m – the eighth-best throw in Jaguar history – at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships … Claimed top-three finishes at the South Alabama Invitational with a 44.76m discus throw and a 42.49m hammer throw … Took fourth place in the discus event with a 45.12m effort at the Southern Miss Open … Finished third in the hammer (48.95m) and discus (42.91m) throws at the Jaguar Opener. Indoor— Earned a 14.41m weight throw mark at the Jaguar Invitational.
 
2017: Outdoor— Took sixth place at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a 44.92m discus effort … Had a season-best 47.50m discus throw at the Southern Miss Open to rank third in the all-time Jaguar record books … Finished first among collegians and second overall with a 44.58m discus throw at the University of Mobile Invitational; finished third with a 44.48m hammer throw at the same meet … Earned a third-place finish in the discus throw with a 44.56m mark and a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw with a 48.64m effort at the Jaguar Classic. Indoor— Opened her Jaguar career with a 13.13m weight throw at the South Alabama Invitational.
 
High School: Recorded a top distance of 125-7 in the discus … Finished among the top 10 in the event at the state’s 3A meet for two consecutive years.
 
Personal: Full name is Jessie Marie Droogsma … Born April 21, 1997, in Pensacola, Fla. … Daughter of Mike and Patricia Droogsma … Has an older sister, Jamie, and an older brother, Austin … Both her father and brother competed in track and field at Florida State … Favorite food is spinach and artichoke dip … Favorite class is pottery.
 
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies