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 Jessa Vacek Chance
Jessa Vacek Chance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Southlake, Texas
High School:
Southlake
Height:
5-2
Birthdate:
08/26/1982
Experience:
2L
2001: Opened the season with an impressive sixth-place finish at the UTA Season Opener (12:01)… Finished 18th overall at the Baylor Invitational… Turned in her best 5K time of the season at the Auburn Invitational (17:37.20) to place 31st… Ran the 6K course in a season-best time of 22:34.6 at the Big 12 Championships… Posted a time of 22:46 at the South Central Regional to finish 48th.

High School: Attended Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas…Lettered in cross country and track…Three-time all-America selection…Led cross country team to District 6-4A, Region 1-4A and State 4A titles as a senior…Also led team to district titles in 1998 and 1999, second in region and state in 1999, and third in region and state in 1998…Four-time district individual champion…Three-time region champion, finishing third as a sophomore…Finished second at state in 1997 and 1999 with fourth-place showing in 1998…Earned Fort Worth Star-Telegram all-county and all-area honors all four seasons, including Runner of the Year honors as a senior…Selected all-area by the Dallas Morning News in 1999 and 2000, earning Runner of the Year honors in 2000…Four-time all-state selection by Texas Track and Field News…Claimed 1998 Footlocker South Regional title with record time…Finished second at that meet as a junior and sixth as a senior, earning all-South Region honors all three years…Named School Sports Runner of the Year as a senior…U.S. Running all-Texas pick in 2000…Claimed state 1,600-meter title as a junior and again as a senior in track…Finished second in the 3,200 in 1999 and 2000…Guided team to a pair of district titles…Three-time district champion in the 1,600…Multiple all-area selection by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News…2001 NESPY Award Female Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Full name is Jessica Erin Vacek…Born Aug. 26, 1982 in Dallas, Texas…Daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Vacek…Undecided on major. 

Career Individual Results
2001
Date		Meet	                Distance  Time	    Place
Sept.   8	UTA Season Opener	2 miles	  12:01	    6th
Sept.  22	Baylor Invitational	5,000 m	  19:00.70  18th
Sept.  29	Auburn Invitational	5,000 m	  17:37.20  31st
Oct.   27	Big 12 Championships	6,000 m	  22:34.6   46th
Nov.   10	NCAA South Central Reg.	6,000 m	  22:46	    48th