Jessica Armstrong

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dorr, Mich.
High School:
Wayland Union

2009 Race-by-Race	Distance	Overall Finish	Time
SIUEarly Bird	4K	13th	15:29.00
Greater Louisville Classic	5K	125th	19:25.12

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2009:
Cross Country: Competed in a pair of races for the Tigers in 2009 ... Best finish came at the SIU Early Bird where she clocked a 4K time of 15:29.00 to place 13th overall ... Also competed at the Greater Louisville Invitational where she placed 125th with a time of 19:25.12.

2008:
Cross Country: Was Tigers' second scorer at the Big 12 Championships in placing 50th overall ... was squad's fourth scorer at the NCAA Midwest Region (71st) ... ran personal-best 6k race of 22:39.1 at the Pre-National Invitational. Outdoor: Ran season's best of 4:42.53 at 1500 meters at the Arkansas Twilight ... placed 13th in the same event at the Kansas Relays ... placed fourth in the 3000 meters with season best 10:20.66 at the Jefferson Cup dual at Virginia. Indoor: Finished in fifth place at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational with a time of 10:23.57 in the 3000m run, a new PR ... earned her second top-15 finish of the season at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup after finishing in 15th at 18:23.03, a personal best in the 5000m Run.

2007:
Cross Country: Earned a second place finish in her first collegiate race at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a time of 18:58 ... continued her fast start at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic finishing 21st overall at 19:04 ... finished as the fifth Tiger runner at the Griak and also made an appearance at the Big 12 Championships.

High School:
Thirteen-time All-State performer in Michigan, nine times on the track, four times in cross country ... was Wayland Union High School's first state champion in 80 years, winning titles at 1600 and 3200 meters on the track in 2005 ... prep bests of 5:02 and 10:56 at 1600 and 3200 meters, respectively ... graduated as her school's salutatorian ... high school coaches - Steve Harcourt (track), Sue Brewer (cross country) ... club team - Wayland Track & Running Club.

Personal:
Daughter of Rod and Connie Armstrong ... majoring in English ... born January 8, 1989 in Grand Rapids, Mich.