Jessica Oakes Class: Sophomore Hometown: Springfield, Ohio High School: Northwestern Height: 5-9 Position: distance Birthdate: 11/20/1981 Experience: 1VL

Cross Country: Competed in all seven meets for the Lady Cougars…best finish came at the Rice Invitational where she posted a ninth-place finish with a time of 12:42.63. Indoor: Her season-best 1000-meter time of 3:10.38 came in a fourth-place finish at the Oklahoma Classic… at the UH/RunSport All-Comers Meet she had a season-best mile time of 5:23.23 which was good for 14th place…member of the distance medley relay team that placed seventh at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Recorded a season-best 1500-meter time of 4:49.32 in route to a 10th-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational…in the 3,000-meter steeplechase she registered her season-best time of 11:19.79 at the C-USA Championships.

High School
Was her team’s captain at Northwestern High School…she competed in track and cross country…in track she placed in the Ohio state championships four consecutive years…in cross country she placed in state twice…she was a major part in Northwestern’s two district championships in soccer and one in basketball.

Personal
Born November 20, 1981, in Springfield, Ohio…daughter of Terry and Patti Oakes of Springfield…in high school she babysat for her church…chose UH for the great coaching…also recruited by Ohio State