| Jessica Harper |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Southlake, Texas
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| High School:
Southlake Carroll
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| Event:
Distance
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| Experience:
SO/SO
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COLLEGIATE BESTS
• Outdoor 800m- 2:19.20 at Aztec Invitational (3/16/13)
• Outdoor 1,500m- 4:40.48 at TCU Invitational (3/16/12)
• Outdoor 5,000m- 16:50.90 at Mt. SAC Relays Olympic Dev. (4/19/12) and Mt. SAC Relays Open 'B' (4/19/13)
• Indoor 800m- 2:19.80 at Leonard Hilton Invitational (1/14/11)
• Indoor Mile- 4:52.88 at Big 12 Indoor Championships prelims (2/23/13)
• Indoor 3,000m- 10:06.80 at Husky Classic (2/9/13)
• Indoor 5,000m- 17:38.81 at Razorback Invitational (1/26/13)
• Cross Country 2-Mile- 11:39.55 at Johnny Morris Invite (9/2/11)
• Cross Country 5K- 18:46 at Pac 12 Preview Invite (9/21/12)
• Cross Country 6K- 22:39.9 at Grass Routes Grand Prix (9/30/11)
AT A GLANCE
2013 All-Big 12 in the Mile during her sophomore indoor season ... 2011 USTFCCCA All-South Central Region for cross country.
2012-13
Indoor:
Competed in five meets for Texas during her sophomore indoor season, racing in the Mile, 3,000m and 5,000m events ... ran the Mile in 4:59.10 at the Big 12 Championships for eighth place and All-Big 12 accolades ... qualified for the finals with a personal-best 4:52.88 in the prelims ... set a 3,000m personal best at the Husky Classic in 10:06.80 ... took second (4:54.66) in the Mile at the Leonard Hilton Invitational ... kicked off the season running the 3,000m in 10:11.25 for 11th place at the Crimson Tide Indoor.
Cross Country:
Competed in five races for Texas, recording a 6K personal best 21:40.3 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational for 108th ... finished 46th overall at the NCAA Regional in a time of 22:28.7 ... placed 54th in 22:42.1 at the Big 12 Championships ... took ninth (19:07.17) at the Grass Routes Grand Prix.
2011-12
Outdoor:
Ran the 5,000m in a career-best 16:50.90 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... posted a 1,500m time of 4:41.60 at the Texas Invitational to finish eighth ... claimed fourth in the 5,000m at Texas Relays with a time of 16:57.33 ... placed fourth in the 1,500m at the TCU Invitational with a career-best time of 4:40.48 ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Indoor:
Did not compete.
Cross Country:
Ran in two events for the Longhorns in 2011 ... completed the Grass Routes Grand Prix in 14th place ... placed sixth at the 2-Mile Johnny Morris Invite, finishing in 11:29.55.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Did not compete.
Indoor:
Ran the Mile in 5:12.39 at the Houston Invite, good for ninth place ... finished ninth in 2:19.80 in the 800m at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.
Cross Country:
Did not compete.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jessica Alexandra Harper ... born May 1, 1992, to parents Wayne and Bev Harper in Brampton, Ontario, Canada ... has one sister, Rachel, who is a freshman for Texas Women's Cross Country and Track & Field ... 2012 Academic All-Big 12 First Team for track & field ... has earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll all five semesters of her academic career ...serves as social chairman for Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at UT ... member of Sigma Alpha Lambda leadership and honors organization ... majoring in marketing.
