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2008 UAA Track & Field Roster

Jessica Houston

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • High School Dimond HS
  • Hometown Anchorage

Biography

2008: Earned first-career all-conference honor after placingĀ 2nd in the shot put at the 2008 GNAC Championships ... produced league's second-best season throw in the shot put with a mark of 42-6 3/4 at the Northridge Relays ... registered six top-10 resultsm including twoĀ runner-up efforts ... top discus result was 2nd at theĀ UNLV Collegiate Classic ... earned academic all-conference honors.Ā 

2007:Ā Finished 19th in theĀ women's shot put at the NCAA ChampionshipsĀ ...Ā threw 42-11 at Nationals (second-best effort of career) ...Ā the third Seawolf track athlete to qualify for the national championship meet two times ... placed fifth in the shot put and 12th in the discus at the GNAC Championships ... threw a UAA record 45-11 in the shot put at the Washington Outdoor Preview ... that toss ranks second-best all-time in the GNAC record books ... posted top-league season mark in the shot put ... recorded nine top-5 results, including two victories ... won the shot put event at both the Washington Outdoor Preview and PLU Invitational ... earned a pair of runner-up results at the season opening Linfield Icebreaker in the shot put and discus ... earned academic all-conference honors.

2006: Missed the 2006 season due to a medical redshirt.

2005: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the discus, becoming the first UAA athlete to participate in a field event at NationalsĀ ... placed 17th at NCAAsĀ ... set Great Northwest Athletic Conference record in the discus with a toss of 165-9 (Willamette Invitational, April 2)Ā ... placed fourth in the discus and sixth in the shot put at the GNAC ChampionshipsĀ ... recording six top-3 finishes, including four victories (two each in the discus and shot put)Ā ... swept both events at the Western Oregon Open (April 9)Ā ... earned academic all-conference honors.

2004: UAA's first-ever women's thrower...placed seventh in the shot put and eighth in the discus at the GNAC Championships...won the discus at season-opening Linfield Icebreaker...recorded six top-five finishes.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in track and field at Dimond High...a three-time Region IV champion in discus and a two-time Region IV champion in shot put...holds school record in discus (135'-10")...named "Most Valuable Field" performer four times...also lettered in basketball three times...was team captain of basketball team senior season.

PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1985 in Anchorage...parents are Melissa Houston and Ken McKenzie-Bullock ... majoring in physical education.



HOUSTON'S CAREER BESTS
Discus: 165-9 (4/2/05 at Willamette Invitational)
Shot Put: 45-11 (3/16/07 at Washington Outdoor Preview)
Javelin: 76-8 (4/9/05 at Western Oregon Open)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2004Junior

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  • 2007Junior

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  • 2008Senior

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