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2011-12 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jess Cygan

  • Position D
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Bethlehem, Pa.
  • High School Liberty

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
3000m 9:54.24 12/4/11
Outdoor Mark Date
1500m 4:36.02 4/6/12
5000m 17:10.67 4/20/12

2011-12
Cross Country: CAA Rookie of the Year ... Finished fourth at the CAA Championships to earn all-conference honors ... Also represented the team at the Southeast Regional ... Collegiate debut was at the W&M Invitational, where she finished second ... Also ran at the Paul Short Invitational and the Wisconsin Invitational during the regular season.
Indoor: Ran the 3,000m in early December at CNU before taking the rest of the season off with injury ... Qualified for the ECAC Championships in 9:54.24.
Outdoor: Named All-CAA for the second time after taking third in the 5,000m run at the conference meet ... Season-best in the event came at Princeton, where she ran 17:10.67 ... Ran the 1,500m at the Colonial Relays in 4:36.02.

Prep:
Won the Pennsylvania AAA state cross country title in 2008 after taking second the year before ... Won the league and district titles in cross country three times each ... As a senior, won the league track championship at 800m and finished second at 1,600m ... Placed second in both events at the district meet ... Named Liberty's Female Athlete of the Year ... National Honor Society ... Named by her league at the Girls Cross Country Scholar-Athlete in 2010-11.

Personal: Daughter of Jane and Anthony Cygan ... Mother played field hockey at Lock Haven ... Two aunts played field hockey at West Chester ... Another aunt ran track for Shippensburg ... Enjoys hiking, reading, and cooking.

Championship Performances
CAA Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
5/4/12 5,000m Run 17:26.14 3rd All-CAA
10/29/11 XC 22:21 4th All-CAA