1. Name: Jillian Drouin

2. Year of Birth: 1986

3. Sarnia ASW Club member since: 2003

4. University: Syracuse  

5. Graduation Date: 2008

6. Events and Personal Bests:  High Jump - 1.87 m, 100m Hurdles – 13.72, Long Jump – 6.07m, Heptathlon - 5890

7. Major Achievements: Gold medal in high jump at OFSAA (2003); All-American in the Heptathlon (2007); Double gold and Female Athlete of the Meet at the NACAC Under-23 Championships; Gold medal at Canadian Senior Championships in the High Jump (2009)

8. Why did you start participating in Track and Field:  I always found running and jumping so much fun.  Plus it was just another sport at school I could have been doing.  Another way to burn my energy and miss school.

9. What does participating in Track and Field mean to you:  It’s a chance to be able to participate on a team but also being able to work for yourself at the same time.  You get to meet new people and it helps keep you healthy while doing something you love.

10. To what do you attribute your improvements in the sport:  Always striving for goals, great coaches and full support from family and friends.

11. What is the highlight of your athletic career:  Finishing 3^rd at the NCAA Championships in the Heptathlon (2007); Winning the NACAC Under-23 Championships in both the high jump and heptathlon and receiving Female Athlete of the Meet (2008)

12. Future Goals:  Make the London 2012 Olympics National Team, graduate with a chiropractic degree and get into a sport medicine field.

13. Inspirational quote:  “A race is not well-run unless you’ve crossed the finish line knowing you couldn’t have gone one more step.  If you could have, then you didn’t give it everything you had.”  Jackie Dugall