Track & Field

Jessica Fanning Season 2004-05

ClassFreshman
HometownCharlottesville, Va.
High SchoolWestern Albemarle
Jessica FanningEvent: Distance
Class: Freshman
High School: Western Albemarle
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
 
photo    2004 Cross Country: Named NCAA All-Southeast Region for her 14th place finish at regionals and was the third freshman finisher in the race ... Became Virginia Tech's first All-ACC cross country runner ... Had a time of 22:38.9 for 13th place out of the 84 runner-field in the six kilometer women's ACC championship race ... Led the women's team to a seventh place finish in its first-ever ACC Championships hosted by Maryland ... Was Tech's top finisher in four out of the six meets ... Won the women's 5k race with a time of 18:06.10 and led the Tech's women team to a second place finish at the Lou Onesty Invitational in the Hokies first meeting with an ACC cross country team in the inaugural season ... Fanning was honored as Virginia Tech's Athlete of the Week for her performance ... Had the only Tech top-ten finish at the Chile Pepper Invite ... Was the women's 4.7k top collegiate finisher and second place overall (14:52.41) in the Hokies first meet of the season, Festival in the Fields ... She led the women to their first team scoring victory of the season in the meet.

High School: Four year letterwinner in track and cross country at Western Albemarle High School ... Led her high school to six team state titles in track and cross country ... Four-time member of the all-state outdoor track team for the 1,600 meters as she finished second place all four years ... A two-time member of the all-state outdoor track team for the 4x800m and the 4x400m relays ... All-American at Indoor Nationals for the distance medley relay (DMR) and finished 10th in the mile run at Indoor National Meet (NIC) in 2004 ... Named MVP for track and took 15th place in the mile at Outdoor Nationals in 2003 ... In the 2003 indoor season, named to the all-state track team for the 1,600 meters, 4x800m and the 4x400m relays, earned All-America honors at Indoor Nationals for the 4x800m relay and named team MVP... Named most improved for track in 2001 ... Holds high school records in the 1,600 meters, 400 meters, 4x800m and 4x400m relays ... Two-time all-state member, team captain and MVP in cross country ... Named Jefferson District Runner of the Year in 2002 ... In 2001, named Dulles District Runner of the Year and honored with the coaches award ... Earned first-team Dulles District for cross country in 2000 and named most improved.

Personal: Born on March 20, 1986 in Seattle, Wash. ... Daughter of Elizabeth Fanning ... Interior design major.

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