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Jessica Richardson
2011-12 Women's Cross Country
YR.
Fr.
HOMETOWN
Columbus, Ind.
HIGH SCHOOL (PREV. SCHOOL)
North
Jessica Richardson

2011 (Cross country): Among Valpo's top five runners in all six races as a rookie, leading the Crusader contingent on four occasions ... opened career with 14th-place finish at Crusader Open, covering 5K in 19:08.8 ... made it back-to-back top-15s with a 15th place showing at the Navy Invitational, crossing the line in 23:02.78 for 6K ... registered season-best finish at the Evansville Invitational, coming home in ninth place with a season-best time of 18:34.74 ... second-fastest Crusader at both the Horizon League Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Bull Dogs … All-State in the 3200 as a senior … Sectional Champion in the 3200 as a junior and senior … Conference runner-up in the 3200 as a senior … team captain … also earned four letters in cross-country … All-State in cross-country as a junior and senior … earned All-Conference as a sophomore and junior … a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Jessica is the daughter of Joe and Brenda Richardson … major is economics … born November 15, 1992.

2011-12 Women's Cross Country
Eileen CarmignaniFr.Naperville, Ill.
Claire JohnsonSo.Eden Prairie, Minn.
Haley KerlinJr.Rensselaer, Ind.
Jessica RichardsonFr.Columbus, Ind.
Grace ShemwellSo.Clinton, Iowa
Grace WatkinsSo.Hanover Park, Ill.
Nicole ZehelSo.Wixom, Mich.
Baseball Valpo 8 Niles, Ohio
May 23 UIC 7
M Track NCAA East Regional Championships Greensboro, N.C.
May 24 No Team Score
Baseball Valpo 6 Niles, Ohio
May 25 Milwaukee 4
Baseball Valpo 3 Niles, Ohio
May 26 Wright State 0
Baseball Valpo 4 Bloomington, Ind.
May 31 #13 Indiana 5
Baseball Valpo 5 Bloomington, Ind.
Jun 1 Florida 4
Baseball Valpo 4 Bloomington, Ind.
Jun 2 Austin Peay 5