2004: Finished second in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:48.15 at the Sun Angel Classic (4/10)...Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/27) with a time of 10:31.38...Won the 1,500 meters at the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational (3/20), posting a time of 4:34.41...During the indoor season, ran a season-best time of 4:55.97 in the mile at the Razorback Invitational (2/13)...Ran a 4:58.19 in the mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/27)...Finished third in the mile with a 5:04.78 at the season-opening Oklahoma Indoor Classic (1/17)...Finished fifth with a time of 10:05.56 at the Red Raider Classic (1/24). 2003: Was the leadoff leg for the distance medley relay team that finished 10th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/28) with a time of 12:05.52. 2002: Ran the 800 and the mile indoors...Finished eighth in the mile at the Big 12 Championships (2/23)...Recorded a season-best 4:57.02 in the event at the conference prelims...Anchored the indoor distance medley relay teams that took fourth at the Big 12 Championships (2/23), second at the Houston Invitational (2/9) and won the Southwest Classic (1/19)...Took 10th place in the 3,000 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/19)...Ran the first leg for the distance medley relay team that took third at the Texas Relays (4/4)...Also ran on the 4x1,600 relay team that finished seventh at the Drake Relays (4/27)...Won the 3,000 steeplechase at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/20)...Recorded a season-best time of 10:09.13 to win the 3,000-meter race at the UTSA Relays (3/16)...Also competed in the 1,500 twice during the outdoor campaign. Cross Country: Competed in six of the Bears' seven meets in 2004...Clocked a 23:37.4 but did not place at the NCAA Championships (11/22)...Earned all-region honors and was the Bears' third finisher, 18th overall, with a time of 21:25 at the NCAA South Central Regional (11/13)...Earned All-Big 12 honors finishing third for the Bears, 24th overall, with a time of 22:19.82 at the Big 12 Championships (10/30)...Was Baylor's second finisher, 63rd overall, with a time of 21:51.0 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/16)...Was the Bears' sixth finisher, 15th overall, with a time of 19:04 at the North Texas Opener (9/11)...Competed in two meets in 2003...Ran a season-best 22:38 at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/27) in Minneapolis, Minn...Clocked a 22:58 to finish 160th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/18) in Waterloo, Iowa...Competed in five meets in 2002...Had a stellar race at the NCAA South Central Regional finishing 21st...Finished 32nd at the 2002 Big 12 Championships (11/2)...Baylor's top freshman runner in 2001...Her sixth-place showing at the UTA Season Opener marked a season-best finish...Turned in her best 5,000-meter time (17:37.20) at the Auburn Invitational...Finished 46th (22:34.6) overall at the 2001 Big 12 Championships (10/27) and 48th (22:46) at the NCAA South Central Regional (11/10), both 6,000-meter races. High School: Lettered in track and field and cross country at Southlake Carroll High School in Carroll, Texas...Was the 4A region and state champion in the 1,600 meters as a senior...Also won the district titles in the 800 meters and the 1,600 meters during her final season...State champion in the 1,600 and runner-up in the 3,200 as a junior...Won the district and region titles in both the 1,600 and the 3,200 that same year...Finished second in the state in the 3,200 meters as a sophomore...Won the district and region championships in the 1,600 and the 3,200 during her sophomore campaign...Team won the district title during each of her four years as a prep...Named to the Texas Track & Field News all-state team...Was named an all-area selection by both the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News...Was an academic all-district selection. Personal: Full name is Jessica Erin Vacek Chance...Born August 26, 1982, in Dallas...Married to men's distance runner Matt Chance...Daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Vacek...General studies major. |
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