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Jessica Gall  
Jessica Gall

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
West Lafayette, Ind.

High School:
West Lafayette


11/02/2006

Women's Cross Country Big Tens 2006

Women's Cross Country Big Tens 2006

JUNIOR YEAR (2005)
Became only the second IU runner to earn All-America honors with a 32nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 20:29.3 • finished first for the Hoosiers in every race she participated in during the season • earned All-Big Ten honors with a ninth-place finish at the conference meet • took home All-Region honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet • one of two Hoosier runners to individually qualify for the NCAA Championships • ran her second-fastest 5K time (17:45) at the Notre Dame Invitational • clocked in a 16:16.50 in the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational (3/31), which ranks second all-time • ran the Hoosiers best time in the 3,000m during the indoor season with a 9:33.80 and turned in a personal best in the mile with a 4:59.96 • recorded IU's fourth-best mark in history in the 10K with a personal-best time of 34:32.36 (4/13) • took 11th place in the 10K at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • earned WICCCA All-Academic honors along with Academic All-Big Ten accolades for both cross country and track and field seasons.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2004)
Became only the eighth female runner in school history to be tabbed All-American after finishing 18th overall at the NCAA Championship with a time of 20:52.7 • took home the bronze medal and All-Big Ten honors at the Big Ten Championship on Oct 31 • earned all-region accolades after capturing a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional • named Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sept. 25 after winning the Indiana Intercollegiates title • the lone female to represent Indiana at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship • finished 14th overall in the 5,000m • her personal-best 16:03 in the 5,000m is second on IU's all-time list behind national champion Michelle Dekkers • an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

REDSHIRT YEAR (2003)
Redshirted the cross country season • ran in both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons • advanced to the finals of the 3,000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championship with a time of 9:52.15 • was a regional qualifier in the 5,000 • ran the fifth-fastest 10K time (35.14) in school history at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships • placed third in the 5,000m.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2002)
One of three Indiana runners to earn All-Big Ten honors • the Hoosiers' No. 2 runner in three meets • ran her then-career-best 5.000m at the Big Ten Championship (11th place, 17:58.9) • turned in a solid 5,000m at Notre Dame Invitational (18:22) • Gall's top 6,000m outing occurred at the NCAA Championship, when she became the team's third runner (21:23) • posted the fifth-best outdoor track 5,000m performance in school history (16:49.53).

PREP/PERSONAL
The third state champion in the last four years to sign with the Hoosiers • Gall won the 2001 Indiana high school cross country title, her third straight top 10 state finish • her 3,200m time of 10:38 not only won the state track title but was the fourth-fastest performance by a female in Indiana state high school history • also won the Midwest regional cross country title and was 21st at the Foot Locker National Championship • high school coach: Steve Lewark • born Aug. 6, 1984 • major: political science and Spanish.