Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: All-Mountain West Oudoor: Javelin (2023); Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2023, 2024); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024); USTFCCCA All-Academic (2023).

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks third all-time at USU in the javelin with a mark of 49.01 meters (160-9), set in 2024.

2024 (SR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Finished 17th in the javelin with a personal best mark of 49.01 meters (160-9), which ranks third in school history, at the NCAA West First Rounds… Placed fourth in the javelin with a mark of 47.05 meters (154-4) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Won the javelin at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational with a mark of 48.07 meters (157-8) and at the Utah Tech Invitational with a mark of 47.49 meters (155-9)... Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors. 

2023 (JR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Placed 28th at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in the javelin with a mark of 46.45 meters (152-4)… Earned all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the javelin at the MW Outdoor Championships with a career-best mark of 48.94 meters (160-6), ranking third all-time at USU… Placed second at both the Stanford Invitational and the Utah Spring Classic with marks of 44.24 meters (145-1) and 48.11 meters (157-10), respectively…  Earned USTFCCCA all-academic, academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2022 (SO)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Placed seventh in the javelin with a mark of 42.34 meters (138-11) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Placed third in the javelin with a career-best mark of 43.77 meters (143-7), which ranks eighth all-time in school history, at the Stanford Invitational… Opened the season by placing fifth in the javelin with a mark of 43.30 meters (142-0) at the Arizona-hosted Willie Williams Classic… Placed third in the javelin with a mark of 42.14 meters (138-3) at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished ninth in the javelin with a mark of 40.19 meters (131-10) at the Fresno State Invitational… Placed 24th in the javelin with a throw of 40.34 meters (132-4) at the Long Beach Invitational… Finished the year ranked seventh in the Mountain West... Was named a MW Scholar-Athlete and a USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2021 (FR)
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Placed fifth in the javelin with a mark of 41.11 meters (134-10) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Finished third in the javelin with a mark of 41.73 meters (170-8) at the Oklahoma-hosted Sooner Invitational & Multis… Opened the season with a season-best throw of 42.91 meters (140-9) to place sixth at the UNLV Spring Invitational & Sheila Tarr-Smith Multis… Threw the javelin at seven meets during the season… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Threw the javelin at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah, earning all-district and all-state honors as a senior in 2019… Placed first in region and fifth in state in the javelin, and was named the Hawks’ Track & Field Athlete of the Year… Graduated from Alta HS with a 3.95 GPA.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Clark and Lourdes Paepke… Has three siblings… Name is pronounced Jah-mill-lee-yah Pep-kee-Chih-lee… Majoring in biology.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT	INDOOR	OUTDOOR
Javelin	NA	49.01 meters (160-9)

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	MARK
2023 (Sacramento)	Javelin	28th	46.45 meters (152-4)
2024 (Fayetteville)	Javelin	17th	49.01 meters (160-9)

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	MARK
2021	Javelin	5th	41.11 meters (134-10)
2022	Javelin	7th	42.34 meters (138-11)
2023	Javelin	3rd	48.94 meters (160-6)
2024	Javelin	4th	47.05 meters (154-4)