Jessi Jones

Jessi Jones

Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.-3L
Hometown: Peoria, Ariz.
High School: Centennial
Position: Breaststroke
Major: Health Sciences

2008-09 (Junior): Placed 10th in the 100 breaststroke with a career-best time of 1:04.68 ... Swam a career-best time of 2:20.01 in the prelims of the 200 breaststroke and went on to place 13th in the finals of that event ... Placed second in the 200 breaststroke at Idaho on Nov. 14, vs. Loyola Marymount on Jan. 17 and vs. San Diego on Jan. 24 ... Also earned three individual third-place finishes in dual meets ... Academic All-WAC honoree and recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

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

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

High School: A 2006 graduate of Centennial High School … Four-year letterwinner for coach Shannon Orcutt and one-year team captain … Two-time regional champ in the 100 breaststroke … State runner-up in the event in 2004 … Three-time Most Valuable Swimmer … Team placed third in 2005 in 5A II Division … Recognized as the Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior … Posted a 3.8 GPA … Named the 2004 Piper Jaffray Student Athlete of the Year … Also swam for the 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 include shopping, dancing and watching movies … Majoring in health sciences.