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2017-18 Track & Field/Cross Country: W Roster
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Jessica Howell
- Position:
- Multi Events
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Prev school:
- Rochester Adams HS
- Hometown:
- Rochester Hills, Mich.
- Major:
- Psychology/Social Work
Bio
Jessica Howell's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Multi-event athlete who competed in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles and the long jump
• Grabbed six consecutive top 10 finishes in the 100-meter hurdles (Mar. 25 - May 13)
• Earned a personal-best mark in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.44
• Set a new PR in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.25 at the C-USA Championships
Indoor:
• Multi-event athlete who competed in the 55-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump and shot put
• Placed in the top 10 seven times in five separate events
• Set a new PR in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.80 at the C-USA Championships
• Established a personal-best mark in the high jump with a leap of 1.55 meters at the Ed Temple Classic
2015-16
Indoor:
• Represented the Blue Raiders in 10 different types of competition
• Placed fifth in her only 55-Meter Hurdles race of the season with a time of 8.53 at the MT Invitational
• Finished fourth at the Emory Invitational in the 60-Meter Hurdles with a time of 9.08
• Best finish in the 200 Meter competition was an 11th place finish at the Ed Temple Classic
• Excelled at the Long Jump, placing sixth at the MT Invitational and fourth at the C-USA Championship
• Finished fifth at the Ed Temple Classic in the High Jump
• Notched two top-10 finishes in the Shot Put, including a result of 8.90m at the Ed Temple Classic, placing eighth
• Came in 15th at the C-USA Championship in the Pentathlon
Outdoor:
• Only 100 meter race was at the Alabama Relays, finishing 26th with a time of 14.95
• Placed fourth at the Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 14.70 in the 100-meter hurdles
• Was fifth at the APSU Invitational in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.60
• Finished seventh in the C-USA Championship heptathlon 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.63
• Her only 200 meter race of the season was at the C-USA Championship heptathlon, finishing sixth with a time of 25.74
• Placed 22nd at the War Eagle Invitational in the 400 meter (1:00.53)
• Was 18th in the heptathlon at the C-USA Championship with 2,776 points
• Had a mark of 1.50m in the high jump in both competitions she participated in, the APSU Invitational (14th place) and the C-USA Championship heptathlon (15th place)
• Best long jump finish was 12th at the Joey Haines Invitational (5.52m)
• Season-best mark of 5.55m in the long jump came at the C-USA Championship heptathlon, finishing 21st
• Best finish and result at the shot put was at the APSU Invitational, finishing 15th with a mark of 9.09m
2014-15
Indoor:
• Notched seven new career highs
• Competed in nine different events, taking home 13 top-10 finishes
• Was third in the 55-meter hurdles at the MT Invitational (8.53)
• Best time in the 60-meter hurdles was 9.16 at the Music City Invitational
• Was 10th at the MT Invitational in the 200-meter (25.99)
• 21st at the Blazer Invitational in the 500-meter (1:22.25)
• Ninth at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 800-meter (2:35.30)
• Best time and finish in the long jump was at the Vanderbilt Invitational, finishing fourth and jumping 5.57m
• Best high jump was 1.53m at the Christmas Invitational, placing sixth
• Only time reaching double digits in the shot put was at the Blazer Invitational with a throw of 10.63m and finishing 38th
• Ninth at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the indoor pentathlon (3298 pts)
Outdoor:
• Competed in nine different events, with 15 top-10 finishes overall
• Best time and finish in the 100-meter hurdles came at the C-USA Championships, finishing as the runner-up with a time of 14.31
• 10th in the 100-meter dash at the Bellarmine Classic (12.64)
• Fifth place finish at the C-USA Championships in the 200-meter with a time of 25.64
• Sixth at the C-USA Championships in the 800-meter (2:33.96)
• Sixth in C-USA at the heptathlon (4,699 pts) and tenth at the high jump (1.52m)
• Second at the Bellarmine Classic in the long jump (5.35m)
• 23rd overall at the C-USA Championships in the long jump (5.43m)
• Sixth at the Boston-Moon Classic in the shot put with a throw of 9.21m
• Fifth at the C-USA Championships in the javelin (31.60m)
2013-14
Indoor:
• Competed in eight different events in 2014, with 14 top 15 finishes & Placed 10th in the 55-meter finals (7.42) and 10th in the prelims with her season-best time of 7.39 at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 & Also placed 12th in the 55-meter hurdles (8.70) and fourth in the long jump (5.85m) at TSU & Best throw in the shot put came at the Auburn Invitational Jan. 18 (9.21m, 15th) & An eighth place finish at the Christmas Invitational Dec. 7 (J1.43m)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter, 800-meter, long jump, high jump, shot put and javelin
• Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Boston-Moon Relays with a season-best 15.18 seconds and notched a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter (25.67)
• Recorded her longest distance in the long jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (5.40m)
• Tossed the shot put 11.09-meters at the War Eagle Invite for 25th
• Competed in the heptathlon at the Conference USA Championship, finishing eighth with 4413 points while recording a season-best 1.49-meters cleared in the high jump
Prior to MT:
• Had a successful high school career at Oxford High School and Rochester Adams High School
• Lettered in track and field, volleyball and cheerleading
• Was a gymnast for 14 years at level 9
• All-State in track for all four years
• All-County and All-Region all four years
• Garnered All-American honors in the heptathlon in 2013
• Posted a time of 24.9 in the 200m while running an 11.8 in the 100m
• Holds the school record in the long jump with an 18’6
• Set the school record in the 4X200 and 4X400 relay
• Recorded a 5’0 jump in the high jump
Personal:
• Jessica Taylor Howell
• Daughter of Jeffrey and Renee Howell
• Father played football at Grand Valley State
• Hobbies include singing and drawing
• Plans to work as a social worker and attend nursing school to become a psychiatric nurse
• Majoring in psychology and social work
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Multi-event athlete who competed in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles and the long jump
• Grabbed six consecutive top 10 finishes in the 100-meter hurdles (Mar. 25 - May 13)
• Earned a personal-best mark in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.44
• Set a new PR in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.25 at the C-USA Championships
Indoor:
• Multi-event athlete who competed in the 55-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump and shot put
• Placed in the top 10 seven times in five separate events
• Set a new PR in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.80 at the C-USA Championships
• Established a personal-best mark in the high jump with a leap of 1.55 meters at the Ed Temple Classic
2015-16
Indoor:
• Represented the Blue Raiders in 10 different types of competition
• Placed fifth in her only 55-Meter Hurdles race of the season with a time of 8.53 at the MT Invitational
• Finished fourth at the Emory Invitational in the 60-Meter Hurdles with a time of 9.08
• Best finish in the 200 Meter competition was an 11th place finish at the Ed Temple Classic
• Excelled at the Long Jump, placing sixth at the MT Invitational and fourth at the C-USA Championship
• Finished fifth at the Ed Temple Classic in the High Jump
• Notched two top-10 finishes in the Shot Put, including a result of 8.90m at the Ed Temple Classic, placing eighth
• Came in 15th at the C-USA Championship in the Pentathlon
Outdoor:
• Only 100 meter race was at the Alabama Relays, finishing 26th with a time of 14.95
• Placed fourth at the Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 14.70 in the 100-meter hurdles
• Was fifth at the APSU Invitational in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.60
• Finished seventh in the C-USA Championship heptathlon 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.63
• Her only 200 meter race of the season was at the C-USA Championship heptathlon, finishing sixth with a time of 25.74
• Placed 22nd at the War Eagle Invitational in the 400 meter (1:00.53)
• Was 18th in the heptathlon at the C-USA Championship with 2,776 points
• Had a mark of 1.50m in the high jump in both competitions she participated in, the APSU Invitational (14th place) and the C-USA Championship heptathlon (15th place)
• Best long jump finish was 12th at the Joey Haines Invitational (5.52m)
• Season-best mark of 5.55m in the long jump came at the C-USA Championship heptathlon, finishing 21st
• Best finish and result at the shot put was at the APSU Invitational, finishing 15th with a mark of 9.09m
2014-15
Indoor:
• Notched seven new career highs
• Competed in nine different events, taking home 13 top-10 finishes
• Was third in the 55-meter hurdles at the MT Invitational (8.53)
• Best time in the 60-meter hurdles was 9.16 at the Music City Invitational
• Was 10th at the MT Invitational in the 200-meter (25.99)
• 21st at the Blazer Invitational in the 500-meter (1:22.25)
• Ninth at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 800-meter (2:35.30)
• Best time and finish in the long jump was at the Vanderbilt Invitational, finishing fourth and jumping 5.57m
• Best high jump was 1.53m at the Christmas Invitational, placing sixth
• Only time reaching double digits in the shot put was at the Blazer Invitational with a throw of 10.63m and finishing 38th
• Ninth at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the indoor pentathlon (3298 pts)
Outdoor:
• Competed in nine different events, with 15 top-10 finishes overall
• Best time and finish in the 100-meter hurdles came at the C-USA Championships, finishing as the runner-up with a time of 14.31
• 10th in the 100-meter dash at the Bellarmine Classic (12.64)
• Fifth place finish at the C-USA Championships in the 200-meter with a time of 25.64
• Sixth at the C-USA Championships in the 800-meter (2:33.96)
• Sixth in C-USA at the heptathlon (4,699 pts) and tenth at the high jump (1.52m)
• Second at the Bellarmine Classic in the long jump (5.35m)
• 23rd overall at the C-USA Championships in the long jump (5.43m)
• Sixth at the Boston-Moon Classic in the shot put with a throw of 9.21m
• Fifth at the C-USA Championships in the javelin (31.60m)
2013-14
Indoor:
• Competed in eight different events in 2014, with 14 top 15 finishes & Placed 10th in the 55-meter finals (7.42) and 10th in the prelims with her season-best time of 7.39 at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 & Also placed 12th in the 55-meter hurdles (8.70) and fourth in the long jump (5.85m) at TSU & Best throw in the shot put came at the Auburn Invitational Jan. 18 (9.21m, 15th) & An eighth place finish at the Christmas Invitational Dec. 7 (J1.43m)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter, 800-meter, long jump, high jump, shot put and javelin
• Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Boston-Moon Relays with a season-best 15.18 seconds and notched a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter (25.67)
• Recorded her longest distance in the long jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (5.40m)
• Tossed the shot put 11.09-meters at the War Eagle Invite for 25th
• Competed in the heptathlon at the Conference USA Championship, finishing eighth with 4413 points while recording a season-best 1.49-meters cleared in the high jump
Prior to MT:
• Had a successful high school career at Oxford High School and Rochester Adams High School
• Lettered in track and field, volleyball and cheerleading
• Was a gymnast for 14 years at level 9
• All-State in track for all four years
• All-County and All-Region all four years
• Garnered All-American honors in the heptathlon in 2013
• Posted a time of 24.9 in the 200m while running an 11.8 in the 100m
• Holds the school record in the long jump with an 18’6
• Set the school record in the 4X200 and 4X400 relay
• Recorded a 5’0 jump in the high jump
Personal:
• Jessica Taylor Howell
• Daughter of Jeffrey and Renee Howell
• Father played football at Grand Valley State
• Hobbies include singing and drawing
• Plans to work as a social worker and attend nursing school to become a psychiatric nurse
• Majoring in psychology and social work
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Saturday, September 06
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Saturday, September 06
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