Nickname: "Jay"
Height: 5-8
Weight: 134 pounds
Birthplace: Detroit, Mich.
High School: Ida Baker H.S. (Cape Coral, Fla.) '07
College: Edison College (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Major: Forensic Science/Pre-Law
Coach: Peter Bardatsos
Dojang: Bardatsos Taekwondo
World Ranking on 9/1/12: T-214th (-63kg)
Also competed in football and track...hobbies include watching movies and playing video and card games with his friends...enjoys Chinese food...before a competition he prefers to eat salad and a brownie...favorite athlete is Michael Phelps...favorite movie is Harold and Kumar go to White Castle...enjoys listening to rap/hip-hop...lists Germany as his favorite country visited for competition.
Did You Know?: Jermaine has dual citizenship with the U.S. and Switzerland.
Awards:
- 2007 Chris Canning Award of Excellence
- 2006 USA Taekwondo Male Junior Athlete of the Year
Competition Record:
2011 Toronto Open (-58kg): GOLD
2009 2010 AAU National Team Member (Bantam)
2009 U-24 National Team Trials (Bantam): 1st
2009 USAT National Championships (Bantam): GOLD
2009 World University Games Trials (Bantam): 2nd
2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
2009 1st International Protec Cup - Mexico (Bantam): GOLD
2009 AAU National Team Member (Bantam)
2008 1st International Team Championship - Santo Domingo (Olympic Fly): GOLD
2008 Toronto Open (Olympic Fly): GOLD
2008 U.S. Cup Team Member (Fin/Fly)
2008 AAU Team Trials (Bantam): 1st
2008 Columbian Open (Bantam/Feather): GOLD
2008 International Taekwondo Festival (Fin/Fly): GOLD
2008 World University Championships (Bantam): Quarterfinals
2008 U.S. Senior Nationals (Bantam): GOLD
2008 Collegiate World Trials (Bantam): 1st
2008 Daytona National Qualifier (Feather): GOLD
2008 Collegiate Nationals (Bantam): GOLD
2008 Collegiate National Team Member (Bantam)
2008 Des Moines National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
2008 Florida State Championships (Light): GOLD
2008 AAU National Team Member (Fly)
2007 Toronto Open: GOLD
2007 U.S. Cup Team Member (Fly)
2007 AAU Team Trials (Fly): 1st
2007 AAU Nationals (Fly): SILVER
2007 World University Games Trials (Fly): 3rd
2007 Dutch Open (Fly): Quarterfinals
2007 Sr. National Team Trials (Fly): 3rd
2007 Pan Am Games Trials (Fin/Fly): DNP
2007 Las Vegas Open (Fly): GOLD
2007 Miami National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
2007 Kansas City National Qualifier (Fly): SILVER
2007 U.S. Open (Fly): SILVER
2006 Park Pokal - Germany (Jr. Light):GOLD
2006 U.S. Cup Team Member (Jr. Light)
2006 U.S. Cup Jr. Athlete of the Year
2006 U.S. Senior Nationals (Fly): BRONZE
2006 2007 AAU B-Team Member (Sr. Fly)
2006 Pan Am Open (Sr. Fly): SILVER
2006 Pan Am Open (Jr. Light): GOLD
2006 World Junior Championships (Light): Quarterfinals
2006 Junior Olympics (Jr. Light): GOLD
2006 USAT Junior National Team Member
2006 Miami Nat'l Qualifier (Sr. Fly): GOLD
2006 Miami Nat'l Qualifier (Jr. Welter): GOLD
2006 Buffalo Nat'l Qualifier (Sr. Bantam): BRONZE
2006 Buffalo Nat'l Qualifier (Jr. Light): GOLD
2006 German Open (Jr. Light): GOLD
2006 U.S. Open (Jr. Light): BRONZE
2006 AAU National Team Member (Jr. Light)
2005 Black Belt Festival (Jr. Light): GOLD
2005 Senior Nationals (Elite Fly): GOLD
2005 Junior Olympics (Elite Jr. Light): GOLD
2005 Junior Olympics (World Class Jr. Light): BRONZE
2005 Providence Nat'l Qualifier (Jr. Light): SILVER
2005 Providence Nat'l Qualifier (Sr. Fly): BRONZE
2005 U.S. Open (Jr. Light): GOLD
2003 Junior Olympics: SILVER
2003 Black Belt Festival (Jr. Feather): BRONZE
2002 U.S. Open (Jr. Feather): BRONZE
last updated 9/11/12