| Jessica Young |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
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 | High School: Ridge View
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2005-06:
Outdoor - Broke the Richmond school record in the 200-meter dash five times, including twice at the USA Junior National Championships with her time of 23.50, which placed sixth in the finals ... smashed the Spider 400 record in her first collegiate outdoor meet with a time of 55.93 at the Fred Hardy Invitational and went on to shatter the mark eight more times, including twice at the USA Junior National Championships ... finished fourth in the 400 at the USA Junior Nationals with the current school record time of 53.39 ... earned a spot on Team USA's 4x400 relay team at the World Junior Championships in Beijing, China ... was a member of the Spiders record setting 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the A-10 Championship ... scored 20 points for the Spiders at the A-10 Championship, placing second in each the 4x100, 4x400, 200, and the 400 ... was the first female sprinter to qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships in the 200 and the 400 ... placed sixth in the NCAA East Regional, narrowly missing the NCAA Championships. Indoor - Set three individual school records in the 60 (7.55), 200 (24.13), and the 400 (54.19) ... helped to capture the 4x400 relay record at the Penn State National Relays with a time of 3:55.18 ... scored 16 points for the Spiders at the A-10 Championship with two second-place finishes in the 200 and the 400 ... was the first female sprinter in school history to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400.
High School:
Completed her senior year undefeated in the 400 dash ... won four gold medals at the 2005 South Carolina Championships in the 200, 400, 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay ... ranked as one of the top 400 runners scholastically and ranked seventh nationally among high school seniors ... won two individual and two relay championships at the 2005 South Carolina Scholastic State Championship finals in the 200, 400, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay.