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Jacob Lemmon

Throws
Position
Senior
Class
Sanibel, Fla.
Hometown
Fort Myers
High School
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Jacob Lemmon - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

All-American
2022 Outdoor:
Discus (2nd Team)
2021 Outdoor:
Discus (1st Team)

All-ACC
2024 Indoor:
Weight Throw (1st team)
2023 Indoor: Weight Throw (1st team)
2021 Outdoor: Discus & Hammer Throw (2nd Team)
2021 Indoor:
Weight Throw (2nd Team)

NCAA East Preliminary Round
2022:
Discus
2021: Hammer Throw, Discus

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2024 Indoor
• Placed 3rd in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Another top finish at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational at 4th place
• Fifth in the weight throw at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet
• Threw for a second in the weight throw at the Penn State National Open
• Second in the weight throw at the Hokie Invitational throwing 20.86 meters (68’5.25″)

2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Did not compete due to injury

2023 Indoor
• Won the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational throwing 20.47 meters (67’2″)
• Placed fifth in the weight throw at the Penn State National throwing 20.92 meters (68’7.75″)
• Finished sixth in the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a mark of 20.97 meters (68’9.75″)
• Won silver at the ACC Championships in the weight throw throwing a personal-best 22.18 meters (72’9.25″)
• Improved his season-best mark in each meet of the 2023 season
• Lemmon finished the season at No. 15 in the nation in the weight throw, but was unable to compete at the NCAA Championships due to injury

2022 Outdoor
• Placed third in the discus at the Virginia Open (57.03m / 187’1″)
• Placed second in the hammer throw at the Virginia Open (61.36m / 201’4″)
• Placed third in the discus at the Colonial Relays
• Placed second in the discus at the Duke Invitational
• Competed in the discus and hammer throw at the Virginia Challenge where he placed fourth and sixth respectively
• Finished sixth at the Penn Relays in the discus (58.02m / 190’4″)
• Placed third in the discus at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Placed seventh in the discus and 11th in the hammer throw at the ACC Championships
• Advanced to the NCAA East Preliminaries for the second straight season
• Placed 15th in the discus at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-American honors
• Named to All-ACC Academic Team

2022 Indoor
• Competed in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Recorded a mark of 18.25m (59’10.5″) in the weight throw at the Hokie Invitational
• Placed fifth in the weight throw at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet (19.24m / 63’1.5″)
• Finished third in the weight throw at the VT Challenge (19.83m / 65’0.75)
• Competed in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor
• Finished fifth (57.78 m / 189′ 7″) in discus at NCAA Championships while competing out of first flight
• Earned first-team All-America status
• Qualified for NCAA Championships with 12th-place finish at NCAA East Preliminary Round
• His top throw (56.45m / 185′ 2″) came on his final attempt
• Finished 32nd in hammer throw at East Regional
• Placed fifth in the discus and hammer throw at the ACC Championships
• Won hammer throw in outdoor debut at UVA Opener
• That distance (66.15m / 217′ 0″) ranks No. 3 all-time at UVA
• Finished second in discus at UVA Opener and Virginia Grand Prix
• Discus toss (56.68m / 185′ 11″) ranked No. 7 all-time for UVA
• Was second in discus at Raleigh Relays
• Placed second in hammer throw at Virginia Invitational (59.66m /195’ 9”)
• Had PB in discus at Virginia Invitational to move up to fifth on UVA all-time list
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to 2021 VaSID First Team All-State for Throws

2021 Indoor
• Earned second-team All-ACC honors with fifth-place finish in weight throw at ACC Championships
• Had PB throw of 20.05 (65′ 9.5″) at ACCs that ranks No. 2 on UVA freshman list and No. 3 on Virginia’s all-time performance list
• Best shot put mark was 16.47m (54′ 0.5″) at Virginia Tech Invitational
• Named to 2021 All-ACC Academic team

2020 Outdoor 
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 Indoor 
• Did not compete

Background 
• Set a discus record for the state of Florida, recording a mark of 63.86m (209’6.25″)
• Named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year for boys track and field, the 2018-19 Lee County News Press Track and Field Athlete of the Year and the Florida USATF Men’s Thrower of the Year
• Competed at the U20 USATF Championships, finishing fourth in the discus 56.73m (186’01”)
• Second-ranked discus thrower in the class of 2019
• Named a New Balance Outdoor All-American in 2018 and 2019
• Won the Lee County Athletic Conference, district championships, regional championships and the 3A Florida High School Athletic Association State Championships in the discus, in addition to finishing the regular high school season undefeated in the event
• Captured the 3A Florida High School Athletic Association State Championships title in the shot put
• Won the Pepsi Relays and the Florida State Relays in the discus and shot put
• Set a Fort Myers High School record in the discus, throwing a mark of 209-feet, 6.25 inches, as well as in the shot put with a mark of 59-feet and hammer throw with a mark of 201-feet, six-inches
• Named the 2017-18 Distinguished Thrower for Fort Myers

Personal 
• Pursuing a Masters in Commerce
• Son of Christine and John Lemmon
• Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Julia
• Father, John, ran track at Purdue University, and rowed at Northeastern University
• Recipient of the 2022-23 Milton G. Abramson Track Scholarship Fund