2015 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Distance | PR | Event |
5k | 19:15.9 | Southern Conference Championship (10/31/14) |
6k | 23:44.5 | NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships (11/14/14) |
Jessica DeWitte Track & Field Bio
SENIOR (2015-16): Competed in all six races … improved time with each race, clocking fastest time at the College of Charleston Invitational (20:33.2) where she finished 37th … finished 27th at the first CofC Invitational with a time of 25:54.0 … recorded her highest collegiate finish (fifth) at the Will Wilson Invitational with a time of 21:21.00 … clocked a time of 21:13.18 at the Upstate Invitational … posted her second-fastest time of the season at the SoCon Championships (20:54.94) to finish 56th.
JUNIOR (2014-15): One of only three Bulldog women, along with Caillian Colquitt and Jackie Thompson, to compete in all seven races on the 2014 slate … season began with a 31st place finish at the Carolina Collegiate (21:39.8) … ran the 6k Furman Classic in a time of 25:13.0 where she came in 74th … recorded her highest collegiate finish (sixth) at the Will Wilson Citadel Invitational in a time of 20:07.8 … had the first of three sub-20 minute races at the Upstate Invitational (19:49.7), finishing 74th in the process … ended the College of Charleston Invitational in 28th with a time of 19:39.4 … ended the 2014 SoCon Championships in 47th when she established her personal record in 19:15.9 … one of six Citadel women to compete in the 6k NCAA Division I Southeast Region Championships. She finished the race in 23:44.5 and placed 205th overall.
SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Ran in six 5k races in her second season, making three top 20 finishes … opened the campaign with a 67th place showing at the Carolina Challenge (22:53.4) … posted a solid outing at the Coastal Carolina Invitational where she was 19th in a time of 20:59.3 … followed with an 18th place showing in 20:27.1 at the Will Wilson Citadel Invitational … returned to Disney Classic where she placed 51st (20:36.8) … notched the first top 10 performance of her career at the Chucktown Throwdown (21:13.3, 10th) … ended her season at the 2013 SoCon Championships where she placed 73rd in a time of 21:35.31.
FRESHMAN (2012-13): Participated in two races over the course of her rookie season … notched her highest finish (32nd) and best time (21:21.8) in her debut … also competed in Walt Disney World Classic where she came in 74th at a pace of 21:22.5.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in cross country and two in soccer … all-county runner … posted a personal-best 5k time of 20:03.
PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Janine DeWitte … majoring in criminal justice.