Jirael Hipol

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mt. Pleasant HS
Hometown:
San Jose, CA

2016 -- Posted a season-best triple jump mark of 42 feet, 2.75 inches at the Big West Double Dual at UC Riverside on March 12 ... also had a PR in the long jump, at 22’ 3” at the 34th annual Cal Poly ShareSLO Invitational on March 26, and was the second-place finisher at the CenCal Twilight meet hosted by Fresno State in Clovis on March 22, at 21’ 6.75” ... academically, earned a spot on the Big West Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honor Roll.

2015 -- Began his Mustang career with a second-place triple jump performance at the Cal Poly Invitational on March 28, posting a season-best mark of 45 feet, 5.25 inches ... added two fourth-place showings the rest of the spring: via 42’ 8.25” at the UCLA-hosted Legends Invite on April 4 and then 44’ 11.5” at the UC Santa Barbara dual meet at Westmont College on May 2.

De Anza College -- As a freshman for the Dons, ran for the sixth-place 400-meter relay team at the 2014 California Championships at Mt. SAC, earning all-state accolades.

Prep -- At Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, had California’s 65th-leading triple jump for 2012: 44 feet, 9.25 inches at the CCS Trials as a senior ... also added a long jump PR of 21’ 10”.

Personal -- Born on Dec. 20, 1994 ... majors in kinesiology ... greatest thrill as a Cal Poly student-athlete has been competing against other schools.