Jessie Strand

Hometown: Rockford, IL High School: Boylan Event: Pole Vault

2004 -- Indoor - led team in pole vault with an indoor school-record setting mark of 12-5 1/2... runner-up in pole vault (12-5 1/2) at Big Ten Championships... placed sixth in pole vault (12-3 1/2) at NCAA Qualifier... placed fifth in pole vault at Iowa State Classic (11-11 3/4) in season debut... won pole vault (11-8) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - led team in pole vault... placed second in that event at Iowa Musco Twilight VI (12-3 1/2), third at Texas Southern Relays (11-9 3/4) and tied for seventh at Drake Relays (12-3 1/2)... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - led team in pole vault, setting a school record with the 12-0 she vaulted at Cyclone Classic... placed fifth in pole vault at Big Ten Championships (11-11 3/4)... placed third at Gold Country Classic (11-6 1/4), fourth at Panther Classic (11-11 3/4), eighth at Adidas Classic (11-9 3/4) and 11th at NCAA Last Chance Qualifier (11-10)... Outdoor - tied for third place in pole vault with a personal-best and school-record setting vault of 12-10 1/4 at NCAA Midwest Regional... runner-up in that event at Big Ten Championships (12-10)... tied for 15th place in pole vault (12-9 1/2) at NCAA Championships... won pole vault (12-6) at Iowa Musco Twilight V and placed 11th at Drake Relays (12-6)... runner-up in pole vault at Texas Southern Relays and Arlington Invitational (11-5 3/4) and placed fourth at KT Woodman Classic (11-11 3/4)... led team in pole vault and hammer throw... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2002 -- Indoor - led team in pole vault... placed 10th and set then-school record at Big Ten Championships in pole vault (11-6 1/4)... won pole vault (11-0 1/4) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - led team in pole vault... set then-school record in pole vault (12-4), placing third at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in pole vault (10-6), placed fourth in long jump (17-3 1/2) and seventh in javelin (87-3) at UMKC Quad... won pole vault (10-11 3/4) at Tulane Invitational and tied for third at NCAA Qualifier (11-3 3/4)... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001 -- redshirted... academic all-Big Ten.

2000 -- Indoor - led team in pole vault... won long jump at Hawkeye Open with a personal-best 18-3 1/4... placed 11th at Big Ten Championships (10-0 3/4)... Outdoor - led team in pole vault and long jump... runner-up in pole vault at Lobo Relays (10-11 3/4), Iowa Twilight (10-6) and Tiger Invitational (10-6)... paced seventh in pole vault at Big Ten Championships (11-6 1/2)... letterwinner.

High School -- four-time track team MVP... all-state as a senior and conference MVP as a sophomore... four-time first team all-conference, winning eight conference titles... set school records in 100, 400 meters, long jump and as part of 800-meter medley, 400 and 1,600 relays, and conference records in 100 meters and long jump... six-time state finalist, placing sixth in long jump and 400 meters twice.... member of the Gymnastics Academy of Rockford's tumbling team... YMCA rowing crew member... Illinois State Scholar... salutatorian of graduating class... track coach was John Paulick.

Personal -- born March 2, 1981... daughter of Thomas and Mary Strand... exercise science major.

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