Jessica Schmidt

Hometown: Hilliard, OH High School: Hilliard Davidson

2008 -- Indoor - placed third with collegiate-best 800 meters (2:17.85) at Jack Johnson Classic... ran mile at Meyo Invite (4:58.54), Hawkeye Invite (5:00.30) and ISU Classic (5:06.31)... Outdoor - NCAA regional qualifier in 3,000-meter steeplechase, setting school record of 10:27.18... placed fourth in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Big Ten Championships (10:27.18), third at Stanford Invite (10:32.50) and fifth at Drake Relays (10:34.60)... placed 15th in steeplechase (10:41.15) at NCAA Midwest Regional... ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (4:40.65) at Musco Twilight X... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - ran season-best mile (5:01.00) at Meyo Invite... placed seventh in mile (5:02.02) at Jack Johnson Classic... ran on team-leading distance medley relay (12:31.55) that placed ninth at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - ran season-best 1,500 meters (4:42.19) at Musco Twilight IX and season-best 800 meters (2:20.18) at Aztec Classic... anchored ninth-place 3,200-meter relay (9:05.13) at Drake Relays... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran collegiate bests at Hawkeye Invite (14:21-4,000 meters) and Big Ten Championships (21:20-6,000 meters), which each rank sixth in school history... placed 17th at Auburn Invite with a collegiate-best 17:28 (5,000 meters)... placed 40th at NCAA Midwest Regional (21:29-6,000 meters), 126th at Pre-Nationals (22:03-6,000 meters) and 156th at NCAA Championships (22:20-6,000 meters)... Iowa's Big Ten Sportsmanship award winner for women's cross country... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2006 -- Indoor - ran season-best mile (5:03.29) at Big Ten Championships and collegiate-best 3,000 meters (10:33.79) at Jack Johnson Classic... Outdoor - led team in 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:20.85)... ran on distance medley relay that led team and placed 12th at Drake Relays (12:06.08)... ran season-best 1,500 meters (4:45.58) at Messersmith Invite... letterwinner... Cross Country - only Hawkeye to compete in all seven races... placed 47th at NCAA Midwest Regional with a season-best 22:20... placed 52nd at Big Ten Championships (22:44) and 202nd at NCAA Championships (23:05)... ran season bests at Hawkeye Open (10:46-3,000 meters), Early Bird Invite (14:47-4,000 meters) and Auburn Invite (17:44-5,000 meters)... the 3,000-meter time ranks ninth in school history... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - won mile (5:13.67) at Hawkeye Open... Outdoor - led team in 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:28.23)... runner-up in steeplechase (11:28.23) at Musco Twilight VII and placed 13th (11:32.82) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 54th (23:16) at Big Ten Championships and 72nd (23:32) at NCAA Midwest Regional... ran season-bests at Hawkeye Invite (11:02-3,000 meters), Willamette Invite (18:54-5,000 meters) and NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:54-6,000 meters)... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner. 2004 -- Cross Country - placed 75th (19:33:80) at Murray Keatinge Invite and 89th (24:24) at Big Ten meet... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

High School -- ran on conference champion 3,200-meter relay and earned all-state honors junior year...earned all-America honors as part of 4xMile relay as a junior... placed third as a sophomore and fourth as a senior at conference cross country meet... placed second in 3,200 meters and fourth in 1,600 meters at conference meet senior year... four-time all-conference, three-time all-district and two-time team captain in cross country and track... National Honor Society member and four-year high honor roll student... coaches were Pat Schlect and Beth Forney.

Personal -- born December 31, 1985... daughter of John and Sandy Schmidt... health and sport studies major.

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