jˈeɪɡɚɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs jˌuːsˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ, ænd swˈæm fɔːɹ kˈoʊtʃ ɹˈɑːn bˈælæɾɚz jˌuːsˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ bɹˈuːɪnz swˈɪmɪŋ ænd dˈaɪvɪŋ tˈiːm ɪn nˈæʃənəl kəlˈiːdʒiət æθlˈɛɾɪk ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ˈɛŋkˈɑː kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
Jager attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1983 to 1985.