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2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jessica DeWitte

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Ht. / Wt. 5-5 /
  • Hometown Macomb, Mich.
  • High School Eisenhower

Biography

EventPRVenue
800m2:26.48University Carolina's Cup (4/12/13)
1000m3:18.06Captains Invitational (1/31/15)
1500m5:01.44SoCon Outdoor Championships (4/21/13)
One Mile5:30.21SoCon Indoor Championships (2/24/13)
3000m11:13.57Tiger Paw (2/9/13)
5000m19:23.91Captains Invitational (1/31/15)
3000 Steeplechase11:45.46SoCon Outdoor Championships (4/27/14)

Jessica DeWitte Cross Country Bio

JUNIOR (2014-15): Made five individual top 10s over the course of 2015 Outdoor campaign … brought home a pair of first place finishes at the Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational (800 meters, 2:35.79; 1500 meters, 5:14.38) … also managed a seventh place finish at Palmetto Classic Invitational (Mile, 5:41.94) … crossed the line in 10th at two 3000 steeplechase events (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational, 12:24.93; 2015 SoCon Outdoor Championships, 12:18.37) … enjoyed four top 10 individual finishes and one top 10 relay finish during Indoor season … among best performances were two individual top 10s at Captains Invitational. While there she placed second in distance medley relay (13:56.86), sixth in 1000 meters (3:18.06) and seventh (4:31.91) on the 4x400 relay team of Emani Little, Jackie Thompson and Grace Jenkins …  brought home fourth in distance medley relay (13:09.36) at Bob Pollock Invitational … capped off 2015 SoCon Indoor Championships by placing 10th in 3000 steeplechase (12:18.37).

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Solid Outdoor season included two top 10 finishes … they included the 1500 meters of the Savannah State Twilight (5:33.47, 8th) and 3000 steeplechase of 2014 SoCon Outdoor Championships (11:45.46, 10th) … also posted a pair of third place relay finishes in Outdoor season … first came in the Palmetto Classic Invitational (4:34.86) in the 4x400 event with Ashley Beach, Nicole Ogilbee and Emily Fields  … followed that result at the Savannah State Twilight (4:33.28) in the 4x400 event alongside Danielle McKee, Ashley Beach and Nicole Ogilbee … made two top 10 finishes during the Indoor season … won the 5000 meter event (20:18.32) of the Captains Invitational … placed seventh overall in the 3000 meters (11:45.15) of the Bob Pollock Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Emerged with four top 10 individual performances in the Outdoor season … among those was ninth (5:33.31) in the mile at the Palmetto Classic … crossed the line of the 5000 meters (19:28.52) in third at the Georgia Southern Invite … capped off the USC Gamecock Open by finishing fourth in the 1500 meters (5:11.05) … came in ninth in the 800 meters (2:26.48) at the University Carolina’s Cup … member of the 4x800 relay team that included Micah Wessinger, Danielle McKee and Jacqueline Thompson which placed ninth (9:22.54) in the Raleigh Relays … began her Citadel career with three individual top 10s in the Indoor season … placed fifth in 5000 meters (19:23.91) of the Captains Invitational …. followed with a sixth place outing in the distance medley relay (13:10.72) of the Hilton Garden Innvitational … ended the season at the 2013 SoCon Indoor Championships with a 10th place in the distance medley relay (12:46.37).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in cross country and two in soccer … all-county runner … posted a personal-best 5k time of 20:03.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Janine DeWitte … majoring in criminal justice.

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