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2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jessica Birdsong

  • Event Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Major Undecided/ Discover Arts
  • Hometown Harrison City, Pa.
  • Highschool Penn-Trafford

Biography

Event Personal Best Date
Javelin 38.12m 5/8/2016
2016-17 Track & Field (Sophomore)
Set a season best of 35.26m at Illinois Twilight (4/22)
• Placed 10th at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/6) with a throw of 35.16m

2015-16 Track & Field (Freshman)

• Finished eighth at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships in the javelin with a personal best of 38.12m
Recorded the fifth-best javelin mark in school history
Finished second in the javelin at the Beynon Classic
Placed third in the javelin at both the All-Ohio Championships and RedHawk Invite
Competed at five meets this season

High School
• Graduated from Penn-Trafford High School in 2015
• Finished first in the Indiana Relays 
• Finished tenth in WPIAL Qualifiers
• Holds high school team record for Javelin Throw with a 109'02'' 


Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Sandy Birdsong 
• Has two siblings, Deanna and J.T.
• Undecided/Discover Arts Major
• Hopes to become a physical therapist or forensic analyst


Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior