Jasmine Penney '14 Recruiting Profile

I have always loved the game of basketball, however, I just began playing my freshman year while I was at Oakland Military Institute College Prep Academy (OMI). In my younger years, I played a lot, but not on an official team. My mother Tamera Amey, who also played in high school, and at Contra Costa College, is my inspiration for basketball and has really been the one to get me going. Going into my sophomore year, I transferred to San Lorenzo High School and also played basketball there. After basketball season was over, I also wanted to try track and went out for our track team. As a sophomore, being my first year running track, I am running a 28.33 in the 200m race and a 1:01 in the 400m race. However, no sport gives me the great feeling that basketball does when I'm playing. While at OMI I received the Rookie of the Year Award and the Scholar Athlete Award for being successful in basketball and maintaining a 3.8 GPA. My all-time dream is to be able to get a scholarship to college to play basketball and run track. After graduating college, I want to go to medical school to study to be a Pediatrician. I hope you all work with me and help my dream come true. I have the skills, grades, motivation, and determination to become a great student athlete.