2021-22 Women's Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference
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Jessica Dixon

  • Position Long Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Louisburg, N.C.
  • High School Broughton

Biography

PR's
Indoor: 55m - 7.30...60m - 7.97...200m - 24.27...300m - 39.77...400m - 55.25
Outdoor: 100m - 12.70...200m - 24.55...400 - 55.56
2020-21
Indoor
  • Member of the DMR team that placed fourth at the Sun Belt Championships in 12:05.75. Also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay that placed eighth in 4:00.07
  • Ran a season-best time of 24.83 seconds in the prelims of the 200-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships
Outdoor
  • Won the 200-meter dash (24.94) and 400-meter dash (56.37) at the Wendy's Teal Seahawk Invitational
  • Finished second at the Charlotte Invitational in the 200-meter dash in 25.66 seconds
2020-21
Indoor
  • Won the 400-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships in a school record time of 55.25 seconds
  • Placed second in the 200-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships, with a PR mark of 24.27 seconds. Her time ranks third in program history
  • Recorded a PR in the 55-meter dash (7.30) and 300-meter dash (39.77) at the Appalachian Open. Her 300-meter dash time ranks second in school history
  • Was a member of the 4x300-meter relay team that broke the school record at the Appalachian Open in 2:41.58
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2018-19
Indoor
  • Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay that placed sixth at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 3:54.52. Also was 10th in the 400-meter dash (season-best, 57.26) and 12th in the 200-meter dash (25.16, season-best)
  • Clocked a PR in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational with a time of 8.00 seconds
  • Posted a pair of top-eight finishes at the Appalachian Open, finishing third in the 300-meter dash (41.60) and seventh in the 55-meter dash (7.49, PR)
Outdoor
  • Scored points at the Sun Belt Championships with an eighth place finish in the 200-meter dash with a PR time of 24.55 seconds. Was also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed seventh and the 4x400-meter relay team that was sixth
  • Posted a PR time of 12.70 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Charlotte Invitational
  • Ran a season-best 59.51 in the 400-meter dash at the season opening 49er Classic
2017-18
Indoor
  • Posted her strongest performance at the Sun Belt Championships. Ran a 55.91 in the 400-meter dash, which was good for fourth place and also ranks as the second fastest time in the event in program history. Also finished eighth in the 200-meter dash and posted a season-best time of 24.96 seconds in the preliminaries
  • Posted a time of 40.13 seconds in the 300-meter dash at the Mountaineer Indoor Meet. The time won the event and also ranks third in the event in program history
  • Won the 400-meter dash at the VMI Winter Relays in 57.89 seconds
  • Finished with eight top-five finishes (seven individual, one relay)
Outdoor
  • Crossed the finish line in 55.56 seconds in the 400-meter dash in the prelims at the Sun Belt Championships. The time ranks fifth in school history
  • Member of the 4x400-meter relay team at the Sun Belt Championships that finished seventh in 3:49.55
High School PR's:  100m - 12.37...200m - 24.94...400m (I) - 58.40...400m (O) - 56.65...500m (I) - 1:17.31...800m - 2:17.00...LJ - 17-9.00...TJ - 31-1.00.

High School
  • School record holder in five events (200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m)
  • Named Team MVP for sprints (2014) and running events (2017)
  • Team captain from 2015-17 for track & field and 2017 for basketball
  • Named Academic All-Conference for all four years

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Long Sprints

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Long Sprints

  • 2019-20Junior

    Long Sprints

  • 2020-21Senior

    Long Sprints

  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Long Sprints