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Jessica Trapeni Event: Distance
Class: Sophomore
High School: Fairfax
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.
 
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2008 Outdoor: Won the 5,000-meter run at the Liberty Twilight with a time of 18:09.94 … Clocked 18:11.53 in the 5,000-meters at the Duke Invitational ... Competed at NCAA East Regional.

2008 Indoor: Earned second place in the 3,000-meters at Virginia Tech’s Last Chance Meet with a time of 10:34.32 … Ran the mile run in 5:16.38 at the Virginia Tech Challenge for 15th place.

2007 Cross Country: Ran 15:13 for second place in the Hokie Open.

High School: Earned a spot on All-American track and field team in 4x800m relay at Nike Outdoor Nationals … Placed second at AAA VHSL State Meet in the two-mile … Earned 11 letters … school-record holder in cross country three mile and 5k … Member of Athletic Honor Roll all four years … Earned VHSL State Competition Award of Excellence in 1600m during freshman year … Selected to Virginia High School Coaches Association All-State team … Voted school’s Most Outstanding Athlete during senior year … Had cross country team’s highest GPA … Member of National Honor Society and Science Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 5, 1989 in Washington D.C. … Daughter of Joseph and Marilyn Trapeni … Majoring in biochemistry.