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  Candicea Bernard

Candicea Bernard

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Golden Spring, Jamaica

High School:
St. Hugh's

Last College:
Central Arizona College

Height:
5-11

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
08/11/1991

Career Bests
• Shot put - 50-7 ¼

• Weight throw - 55-6

Prep and Personal
The first female discus thrower in Jamaican history to qualify for a World Junior Championships ... the 2012 NJCAA outdoor shot put champion with a career-best effort of 15.42 meters (50 feet, 7 ¼ inches) ... also won the 2012 NJCAA indoor shot put title with an effort of 15.35 meters (50-4 ½) ... the 2012 NJCAA indoor 20 lb. weight throw champion with a career-best effort of 16.93 meters (55-6) ... won the shot put competition at four of the five meets she competed in during the 2012 outdoor season ... won the weight throw competition at two of the three meets in which she competed during the 2012 indoor season ... also has experience in the hammer and discus ... was second in the discus at the 2012 NJCAA outdoor championships with a distance of 49.66 meters (162-11) ... as a freshman at the 2011 NJCAA outdoor championships in both the shot put and the discus ... coached by Micheal Vassell at St. Hugh's and Kim Dismuke at Central Arizona CC ... daughter of Desmond Bernard and Norma Cousins ... born August 11, 1991.