Getting to Know…Jasmine Cruz
Legal Name: Jasmine Cruz
Preferred pronouns: She/Her
Date of Birth: 8/22/2005
Birth Location: Monee, Illinois 

Social Media
Instagram: jasminecruz.z

Sports Information
Sports played in high school: Swimming, Soccer, Cross Country, Track and Field
What is your favorite sports memory? Setting a PR my first year of shot put
Who has been most influential in your athletic career? The athletes I see

Academics
Chicago State Declared Academic Major: Physical Therapy

Family 
Daughter of Jennifer and Hector Cruz
Brothers and/or sisters: Nicholas Cruz, Christopher Cruz

Fun
What is ONE thing most people don't know about you? I can do the three-leaf clover trick with my tongue
What is your dream job? To be a physical therapist
Why did you choose Chicago State? I received a scholarship from honors college 
What is your favorite hobby outside of sports? I like to swim for fun and float in my pool
What is something you can brag about yourself besides your athletic accomplishments? I am the only person in my family to go to school for a doctorate degree
How would you describe yourself when you're competing? Very nervous but I look calm
What is your favorite food? Wendy’s
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Wendy’s.
What or who motivates you to work hard? Myself
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? To not live for other people and to live for myself
Name three famous people you want to have over for dinner: G Herbo, Kevin Hart and Kevin Gates
What is your go-to song at Karaoke night? Valuable Pain by nba youngboy
Can you sing? Like, really sing? No??
Where would you like to see yourself in 10 years? As a doctor in physical therapy and traveling
What's the most DARING/CRAZIEST thing you've ever done? Got a broken hurdle into my shin while at practice because i have a fear of falling 
How many languages do you speak? English and Spanish