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 Jessa Vacek
Jessa Vacek
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Southlake, Texas
High School:
Carroll
Height:
5-2
Event:
Southlake, Texas
Birthdate:
08/26/1982
Experience:
1L
2003 Ran a personal best 3,000-meter steeplechase time of 10:45.66 to finish second at the Big 12 Championships ... First regional-qualifying mark was a 10:52.39 at the Sun Angel Classic ... Finished eighth in the event at the Drake Relays ... Clocked a 2:56.38 in the 1,000 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Best indoor 3,000 time was 10:29.34.

2002: Ran the 800 and the mile indoors ... Finished eighth in the mile at the Big 12 Championships ... Recorded a season-best 4:57.02 in the event at the conference prelims ... Anchored the indoor distance medley relay teams that took fourth at the Big 12 Championships, second at the Houston Invitational and won the Southwest Classic ... Took 10th place in the 3,000 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Ran the first leg for the distance medley relay team that took third at the Texas Relays ... Also ran on the 4x1,600 relay team that finished seventh at the Drake Relays ... Won the 3,000 steeplechase at the Michael Johnson Classic ... Recorded a season-best time of 10:09.13 to win the 3,000-meter race at the UTSA Relays ... Also competed in the 1,500 twice during the outdoor campaign.

Cross Country: Competed in five meets in 2002 ... Had a stellar race at the NCAA South Central Regional finishing 21st ... Finished 32nd at the Big 12 Championships ... Baylor’s top freshmen runner in 2001 ... Her sixth place showing at the UTA Season Opener marked a season-best finish ... Turned in her best 5,000-meter time (17:37.20) at the Auburn Invitational ... Finished 46th (22:34.6) overall at the Big 12 Championships and 48th (22:46) at the NCAA South Central Regional, both 6,000-meter races.

High School: Lettered in track and cross country at Southlake Carroll High School in Carroll, Texas … Was the 4A region and state champion in the 1,600-meters as a senior … Also won the district titles in the 800-meters and the 1,600-meters during her final season … State champion in the 1,600 and runner-up in the 3,200 as a junior … Won the district and region titles in both the 1,600 and the 3,200 that same year … Finished second in the state in the 3,200-meters as a sophomore … Won the district and region championships in the 1,600 and the 3,200 during her sophomore campaign … Team won the district title during each of her four years as a prep … Named to the Texas Track and Field News all-state team … Was named an all-area selection by both the Forth Worth Star Telegram and the Dallas Morning News … Was an academic all-district selection.

Personal: Born August 26, 1982 in Dallas, Texas … Daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Vacek … Major is undecided.