2021 Track & Field Roster

Sharon Jerono

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool St Paul's Secondary
  • Hometown Kitale, Kenya

Biography

(personal bests – as of June 17, 2022)
Date Year Event Statistic Meet
May 1 2021 800 meters 2:16.61 Mississippi State Maroon & White Invitational
May 1 2021 1500 meters 4:32.89 Mississippi State Maroon & White Invitational
Feb. 8-9 2019 Mile 5:13.94 Bulldog Open
April 27 2019 3000 meters 10:28.32 Southern Miss Open
April 3 2021 5000 meters 18:26.34 Baylor Invitational
Sept. 15 2018 4K 15:51.6 Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational
Oct. 29 2021 5K 18:12.1 Sun Belt Conference Championship
Oct. 15 2021 6K 22:29.2 Florida State Invitational/Pre-Nationals
 
HONORS
2021 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Cross Country)
 
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (SENIOR)
Competed in five meets … Named Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after setting a personal-best time in the 5K in 18:12.9 to place 12th at the SBC Championship (Oct. 29) … Won the season-opening Warhawk Opener (Sept. 3) with a 4K time of 15:12.0 ... Finished third with a personal-best 4K time of 14:39.2 at the Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational (Sept. 18) … Set a new personal best in the 6K in 22:29.2 at the Florida State Invitational/Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15).

2021 TRACK (JUNIOR)
Opened her season at the LSU Louisiana Invitational (Jan. 29) and came through with a 12th-place finish in the one mile run after a time of 5:37.26 … followed that outing with an 11th-place finish in the one mile run at the USA Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) with a time of 5:20.12 … ended the Sun Belt Indoor Championship with a 12th-place finish in the one-mile run (5:17.42) … enjoyed eight Top-10 finishes in the outdoor slate, including a first-place performance in the 1500-meter run at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (April 17) … capped off the regular season by placing third in the 1500-meter run at the Mississippi State Maroon & White Invitational (May 1), posting a time of 4:32.89 … came through with trio of Top-5 finishes in the 800-meter run during the 2021 outdoor slate … garnered a ninth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the Baylor Invitational (April 3) ... put together a sixth-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the 2021 Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13), posting a time of 4:37.74 ... earned a 12th-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:16.68). 

2020 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR)
Competed in three meets as a junior in the fall of 2020…Placed fourth in 17:11.0 in the 4K at the Mook 4 Invitational at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 11)…Placed 48th in 19:59.9 in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 31).
 
2020 TRACK (SOPHOMORE)
Did not compete in the COVID-19 pandemic shortened season.
 
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in three meets as a sophomore in the fall of 2019…Set a season-best time in the 5K in 20:04.8 at the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 5)…Set a new personal-best in the 6K in 23:50.0 at the Mississippi College Invitational (Oct. 12)…Placed 62nd in the 5K in 20:28.8 at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Nov. 2).

2019 TRACK (FRESHMAN)
Competed in 11 meets over the course of the season … began her ULM career at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 11), finishing ninth in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:44.71) … captured first place in one-mile run (5:19.3) of the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 1) … had a pair of 10th-place finishes in the one-mile run (5:13.94) and the 800-meter (2:19.94) at the Samford Bulldog Open (Feb. 9) … opened the outdoor slate with a second-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:32.77) of the McNeese Louisiana Challenge (March 9) … capped off the Louisiana Classics (March 16) by finishing seventh in the 800-meter run (2:21.84) … enjoyed an eighth-place finish in the 1500-meter run of the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (March 22) … enjoyed a fourth-place outing (4:43.22) in the 1500-meter run of the Carl Kight Invitational (April 5) … came through with a sixth-place performance in the 1500-meter run of the LSU Alumni Gold (April 20), posting a time of 4:39.37 … crossed the line second in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:28.32) at the Southern Miss Open (April 26) … enjoyed her second first-place finish of the season, first in the 800-meter run, at the Southern Miss Open (April 26) … ended her season at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 10-12), coming through with a 13th-place outing (1500-meter run), 15th-place finish (800-meter run) and 27th-place finish (5000-meter run).
 
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN)
Competed in four meets as a freshman in the fall of 2018…Placed second with a personal-best time of 15:51.6 in the 4K at the Mook 4 Invitational at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 15)…Finished sixth in a personal-best time of 19:12.1 in the 5K at the Mississippi College Invitational (Oct. 13)…Placed 39th in 19:12.4 in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 27).

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Senior

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  • 2021Graduate Student

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