Sakari Famous

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
The Berkeley Institute
Hometown:
Pembroke, Bermuda

2020: Indoor – Cleared 5 feet, 7 inches in the high jump at the Orange & Purple Elite meet…Sustained a season-ending leg injury early in the regular season.

2019: Outdoor - Won the Torrin Lawrence Memorial after clearing 5 feet, 10 inches in the high jump…Qualified at the NCAA East Prelims thanks to a necessary mark of 5-8.75…Finished 11^th (5-7) at the SEC Championships and 21^st at the NCAA Championships (5-7).
Indoor - Opened her collegiate career with a season-best clearing of 5 feet, 9.75 inches in the high jump for a second place finish at the UAB Blazer Invitational, qualifying her for the SEC Indoor Championships...Followed up with fifth place at the Clemson Invitational (5’8”) and fourth place at the Husker Invitational (5’7”)...Wrapped up her first indoors season with third place at the Tyson Invitational (5’5.75”).

High School: Six-time Carifta high jump medalist…Bronze medal winner at Commonwealth Youth Games…Earned 2015-17 National Junior Achievement Awards for track and field performances…Named Junior Female Athlete of the Year and Champion Girl of the Bermuda Secondary School Federation Track and Field Championships as a senior…Personal-best mark of 5 feet, 10 ¾ inches…Three-time MVP at Bermuda Secondary School Federation Basketball Championships….Received School Spirit Award, Grace Joell Memorial Award, Physical Education Class Price and Percussion Class Price, Principal’s Honors as a freshman…Earned High Honors Award, Award for Deportment and Music Subject Award as a sophomore…Brought home Honors Award, Biology Subject Award as a junior…Earned Advanced Honors (Magna Cum Laude) as a senior…Year Level Perfect from freshman to junior years…Student representative in the Executive PTSA as a sophomore and junior…School House Captain Grade 12 Perfect…Representative of the Perfect Council.

Personal: Born Feb. 10, 2000…Daughter of Sabrina Famous and Marquel Deshields…Intending to major in Finance.