The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
CJ Jessett
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 135
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Seven Lakes
CAREER BESTS
• Indoor 800m- 1:54.24 at Arkansas Dual (1/13/12)
• Indoor Mile- 4:08.40 at Husky Classic (2/12/11)
• Indoor 3,000m- 8:35.81 at Big 12 Indoors (2/26/10)
• Outdoor 800m- 1:51.50 at Texas Invitational (4/14/12)
• Outdoor 1500m- 3:44.70 at Longhorn Invitational (4/21/12)
• Outdoor 5000m- 14:53.45 at Big 12 Championships (5/16/10)
• Cross Country 8K- 26:08.9 at Big 12 Championships (10/29/11)
• Cross Country 6K- 25:44.3 at Grass Routes Grand Prix (9/30/11)
• Cross Country 5K- 15:20.17 at Concordia Invitational (10/15/11)
• Cross Country 5 mile- 26:25.6 at Texas State Invitational (9/5/09)
AT A GLANCE
Two-time first team All-Big 12 honoree (once outdoor, once indoor).
2011-12
Outdoor: Crossed the 1500m finish line in 3:46.85 to place 13th in the qualifying round in the NCAA West Regional prelims ... ran a 3:48.02 in the 1500m at the Big 12 Championships prelims ... collected a victory in the 1500m at the Longhorn Invitational with a time of 3:44.70 ... won the 800m at the Texas Invitational with a time of 1:51.50 at the Texas Invitational ... recorded first win of the season at the UCLA Dual in the 1500m (3:50.76).
Indoor: Ran the Mile in 4:15.45 to finish in 14th and ran the anchor leg of the distance medley to finish second at the Big 12 Championship ... clocked 4:09.72 in the mile at the SPIRE Invitational, finishing 12th ... posted an eighth-place finish with a Mile time of 4:11.51 at the Razorback Invitational ... recorded a personal-best 800m time of 1:54.24 to finish fifth at the Arkansas Dual.
Cross Country: Finished the Big 12 Championships in 26:08.9, placing 73rd overall ... won the Concordia Invitational with a time of 15:20.17 ... placed second for UT and sixth overall at the Grass Routes Grand Prix (25:44.5).
2010-11
Outdoor: Recorded a then personal-best time in the 1,500m of 3:46.34 to finish fourth and earn All-Big 12 honors at the Big 12 Championships ... won the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Classic, clocking 3:50.08 ... clocked 3:51.50 in the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays, finishing sixth ... finished eighth in the 1,500 meters at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet in a time of 4:14.70.
Indoor: Clocked 8:35.81 in the 3,000 meters and ran the first leg of the sixth place distance medley relay at Big 12 Championships, earning All-Big 12 honors ... posted a personal-best mile time of 4:08.40, placing 44th at the Husky Classic ... recorded a mile time of 4:14.82 to finish third in the college section at the Razorback Invitational ... ran 4:21.31 in the mile at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet to finish sixth.
Cross Country: Finished 17th at the Texas State Dual Meet, posting a time of 29:00.4 ... ran a 15:54.0 at the Concordia Invite to finish 13th overall.
2009-10
Outdoor: Ran a 4:00.02 in the 1,500-meter prelims and a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 14:53.45 at the Big 12 Championships ... finished third in the 1,500 meters at the Texas Invite in a personal-best time of 3:49.51 ... came in fifth in the 1,500 meters at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet, running a 3:57.50 ... clocked a then personal-best 800-meter time of 1:54.37 to finish 10th at the Texas Relays ... won the 1,500 meters at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 3:53.24.
Indoor: Redshirted.
Cross Country: Took first place at the Texas State Invitational, finishing the five-mile race in 26:25.60.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country ... helped his team to a 4A State Cross Country Championship his junior year ... a two-time all-state performer in cross country ... region 3-5A 800m Champion as a senior ... won district 12-5A championships in the 800m and 1,600m as a senior ... finished third in the 4A state meet in the 1,600m as a junior ... won the region championship in the 1,600m as a junior ... was district champion in the 1,600m his junior year.
PERSONAL
Born in Houston, TX ... son of Nicholas and Kimberly Jessett ... has one sibling, Alexandria ... was a member of community service group Spartans Out Serving ... plans to study Geophysics.
