Vanguard University

The athlete: Jazmine arrives at VU for her freshman season as a late convert to distance running…comes to Vanguard via Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, California, where she ran for coach Jaime Martinez…converted to Cross Country from Soccer, which she also played for EHS…was named back-to-back MVP of her Cross Country team at Etiwanda…also earned the Athlete of the Year as a senior…led her team to the league title in the fall of 2008…holds the EHS school record for the 1600m with a time of 5:08…graduated in 2009 with a 3.83 GPA…has only been distance running for two years…the Lions believe they have found a diamond in the rough with Reyes…loads of potential…should be a great asset to the VU squad this year and in the future.

The person: Jazmine Diane Reyes was born on September 9, 1991 in Los Angeles, California…parents are Victor and Diane…has two younger brothers…plans on majoring in kinesiology at VUSC…nicknames are "Jazz" and Jazzy"…likes to eat pizza or anything from "Benihana"…favorite movie is "Finding Nemo" and TV show is "Cops"…favorite color is baby blue and number is four…roots for the LA Lakers and the Oakland Raiders…sports hero is Hines Ward…hobbies include spending time with friends and family…most respects her parents for raising her well…has learned in life not to take things for granted and take advantage of what you have…running has taught her mental toughness…career goal is to own a sports medicine business.

Her thoughts: I chose Vanguard because it is a small school in a good location.

Coach Bryan’s Comments: "Jazmine is just getting started as a distance runner and has many great years ahead of her. I am extremely excited to have her on our team. She is a hard worker with a sweet personality. She is very motivated and will contribute at a high level for the Lions."