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Q&A with Jodi Lipp, Jumps, Senior

Meet Jodi Lipp

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What are your goals for the season?

Definitely to win a team conference championship again. I also want to make the conference team and perform well at conference and hopefully score some points for the team. That’s the biggest goal every season is to go and perform to score the most for the team.

 

Is there anything you tried different this offseason to try to push things forward?

I have always been kind of scared to actually get strong in the weight room. So this summer, I tried to focus on getting my strength up and not being scared of growing in the weight room.

What has been your most memorable part of being in the program so far?

I would say my freshman year, making the conference team and winning the conference championship. As a freshman, I was able to score points for the team to help us. So I would say that was probably the most memorable. In high school, track is a team sport but it wasn’t really with our high school team. We weren’t really ever that good. So to come here and be able to experience everyone supporting everyone was super cool.

Were you surprised by your early success?

Yeah, it was really cool. My freshman year, I won newcomer of the year. Just being able to go and perform at a high level my freshman year, it was just super exciting, and to have the support from my team and to be able to help the team was incredible. Sometimes as a freshman, you can get overlooked.

Did that help you feel more comfortable in your transition out of high school?

Definitely. It made me believe I can do this. You can be good in high school, but college is a different beast. The training is 10 times harder. The environment is a lot more intense. The meets are a lot more intense. So having some early success helped me to calm down and made me feel like I belonged.

What is your favorite part about track & field?

The competitiveness. I feed off energy.

What are you most excited about this season?

It’s my last season so I’m excited to compete again with my teammates one last time. And I’m excited for conference because it’s home this year. So, we’re going to have lots of fans hopefully. A lot of people don’t get the chance or the opportunity to come and see us do it. And outdoor is so different than indoor. So, it’s going to be really cool that we have the opportunity to show people this year.

What’s your major?

Human Development and Family Science.

Why did you choose that? What do you want to do with it?

We’ll see. I don’t know exactly what my plans are after this year. I love working with old people. Right now, I have an internship at Touch-mark Senior Living in life enrichment. So basically, I just plan their day to day activities and I help them with anything that they need help with and just be buddies with them.

Why do you like that?

Just the joy on their face. It brings them so much joy. A lot of people look at end of life like, it’s such a harsh thing when it doesn’t have to be. It doesn’t mean your life is over once you reach a certain age. You can be dancing on the dance floor when you’re 96. I think that’s how they should feel.

What are some other passions you have outside of track and field?

Business really interests me. I’d really like to open up a business someday. I love coffee. Me and my sister have talked about opening a coffee shop. I don’t know if that will happen but it is something we have talked about.

Accomplishments

2018-2019

Indoor:

  • 2nd in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)(8th longest in school history 39-09.25
  • 3rd in the long jump (Summit League Championships)

Outdoor:

  • 2nd in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)(7th longest in school history 40-09.00)
  • 5th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
  • 6th in the 4x100m relay (Summit League Championships)

2019-2020

Indoor:

  • 1st in the triple jump (Summit League Championships) (7th longest in school history 40-05.50
  • 3rd in the long jump (Summit League Championships)

2020-2021

Indoor:

  • 1st in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
  • 1st in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)(3rd longest in school history 41-01.50)

Outdoor:

  • 1st in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)(5th longest in school history 41-09.75)
  • NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the triple jump
  • 6th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)

2021-2022

Indoor:

  • 2nd in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)
  • 8th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)

Outdoor:

  • 1st in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)(6th longest in school history 41-10.50)
  • 4th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
  • NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the triple jump
Q&A with Jodi Lipp, Jumps, Senior
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