Hokie ClubClass: Junior
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
Skinner on Earl: "Jessica is coming off a summer of training in Mexico and is showing great improvements in all facets of her events."
2007-08: Scored her first career points at the ACC Championships by placing 15th in the 200 breaststroke ... Also took 20th in the 100 breaststroke ... Finished 10th in the 200 breaststroke and 16th in the 100 breaststroke at the Nike Cup.
2006-07: Recorded season-best times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events at the ACCs ... Finished 19th in the 200 breaststroke and 28th in the 100 breaststroke at the Nike Cup.
High School: Lettered four times for swimming coach Todd McAlpine ... A two-time All-American in the 200 medley relay as well as the 200 free relay ... Swam the breaststroke leg of the state champion 200 medley relay team as a junior ... Also captured a state championship in the 200-yard free relay ... Earned Marietta Daily Journal's first-team honors in her final two seasons ... Named her high school's most outstanding female athlete as a senior ... Swam for the Chattahoochee Gold club team ... A three-time High Point Award winner ... A scholar athlete and an AP scholar award recipient.
Personal: Jessica Ellen Earl was born on July 14, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Daughter of John and Cathy Earl ... Majoring in international studies with a minor in business.
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