2009-10 Women's Swimming & Diving

Jessi Jones

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Centennial
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.

Biography

2008-09 (Junior):Placed 10th in the 100 breaststroke with a career-best time of1:04.68 ... Swam a career-best time of 2:20.01 in the prelims ofthe 200 breaststroke and went on to place 13th in the finals ofthat event ... Placed second in the 200 breaststroke at Idaho onNov. 14, vs. Loyola Marymount on Jan. 17 and vs. San Diego on Jan.24 ... Also earned three individual third-place finishes in dualmeets ... Academic All-WAC honoree and recipient of a NAU GoldenEagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2007-08 (Sophomore): Placed 11th in the 100breaststroke and 13th in the 200 breaststroke at the WACChampionships ... Swam a season-best time of 1:06.65 in the prelimsof the 100 breast and a season-best time of 2:24.50 in the finalsof the 200 breast ... Earned first career individual win in the 100breast vs. Grand Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Also placed second in the200 breast in that meet ... Part of the winning 200 medley relayteam at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Placed third and fourth in the 100breast and 200 breast, respectively, vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 ...Took fourth in both the 100 and 200 breast at New Mexico State onFeb. 2 ... Academic All-WAC honoree and recipient of a NAU GoldenEagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2006-07 (Freshman): Placed 14th in both the 100and 200 breaststroke at the WAC Championships ... Swam aseason-best time of 1:07.32 in the finals of the 100 and aseason-best time of 2:27.18 in the prelims of the 200 ... Earnedfive individual top-three finishes over the course of the seasonincluding a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 and 200breaststroke vs. TCU ... Placed second in the 100 breaststroke vs.San Diego and third in the 200 ... Placed third in the 200breaststroke at Loyola Marymount and fourth in the 100 ... Earned aNAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Centennial HighSchool … Four-year letterwinner for coach Shannon Orcutt andone-year team captain … Two-time regional champ in the 100breaststroke … State runner-up in the event in 2004 …Three-time Most Valuable Swimmer … Team placed third in 2005in 5A II Division … Recognized as the Scholar Athlete of theYear as a senior … Posted a 3.8 GPA … Named the 2004Piper Jaffray Student Athlete of the Year … Also swam forthe Arizona Swimming Gauchos club team.

Personal Info: Jessi Joan Jones was born May 7,1988 in Glendale, Ariz. … Daughter of Kimberly Jones… Has one younger brother, Nick … Hobbies includeshopping, dancing and watching movies … Majoring in healthsciences.