Jessica Edwards

Jessica Edwards

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Houston

High School:
Memorial

Height:
5-6

Event:
pole vault

Birthdate:
08/07/1982

Experience:
3L

Major:
Education

2003
Indoor: Tied for second place at the Hilton Memorial with a mark of 11-5.75...finished in eighth place at the Conference USA meet. Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier with a career-best mark of 12-0...finished third at the Rice Twilight and sixth at the Conference USA Championships.

2002
Indoor: : Finished second in the pole vault at the Conference USA Indoor: Championships behind All-American teammate Rhian Clarke...also finished second at the UH/Runsport All-Comers meet with a season-best vault of 11-11.75...also vaulted 11-11.75 to finish fourth at the LSU Invitational....was third at the Houston Invitational. Outdoor: : Her season-best Outdoor: pole vault mark of 11-11.75 came in second-place finish at the C-USA Championships for the second year in a row...also was fourth at the UTEP Invitational.

2001
Indoor: : Posted a fourth-place finish in the pole vault at the Southwest Classic with a vault of 10-08.00...finished seventh at the Conference USA Championships with a mark of 10-11.75. Outdoor: : Her season-best Outdoor: pole vault mark of 11-11.75 came in second-place finish at the C-USA Championships...registered a first-place finish in the pole vault at the Texas Southern Relays with a vault of 11-07.75...attended and placed 13th at the National Senior Championships.

High School
A member of the Memorial High School track team...won the District 21-5A pole vault championship...was runner-up in the pole vault at the Texas state championships...ranked the number three pole vaulter in the state of Texas...received the Mandy Shefman Award.

Personal
Born August 7, 1982, in Houston, Texas...daughter of Larry and Marilyn Edwards of Houston, Texas...sister, Jackie, plays basketball at Sul Ross University...enjoys both water and snow skiing...came to UH because of the great facilities and great coaches...also recruited by Texas A&M...majoring in education.