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2024-25 Washburn Ichabod Women's Track and Field Roster

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Tessa Jeffery

  • Event(s) Distance
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fonthill, Ontario, Canada
  • High School E.L. Crossley Secondary School

Biography

At Washburn: Has competed in nine events … an 11-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence list. 

In 2024-25 (cross country): Competed in the season-opening JK Gold Classic finishing 93rd overall in a time of 21:46.4 … (track) sat out the season as a redshirt …  a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence list. 

In 2023-24 (cross country): Sat out the season as a redshirt … (track): competed in two indoor events finishing 31st at the Washburn Open in the 600y with a personal best time of 1:45.21 and was 49th in the 800m at the Ichabod Invitational … competed in four events during the outdoor season finishing 17th at the ESU Midwest Classic in the 1500m in a time of 5:26.72 … was 15th in the 800m at the Rock Chalk Invitational in a time of 2:48.34  … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence list. 

In 2022-23 (cross country): Sat out the season as a redshirt …  (track): Set out the season as a redshirt in both the indoor and outdoor season … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence list.

In 2021-22 (cross country): A season-high 29th place in a 5K at the ESU Invitational with a season-high running time of 20:30.47 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence listing … (track) redshirted the track and field season … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence list.

Background: Senior season canceled due to COVID-19 … was first in both the prezone and zone cross country and finished second at the state competition … as a sophomore she was a first-place finisher at the prezone championships and finished second in the zone and then was first in state competition … finished sixth in the Ontario Provincial Championships … during track and and field was first place in the zone 1500m and 3000m taking first place at the SOSSA, second at the regional in the 3000m and fourth in the 1500m … during the OFSAA Provincial Championship she was fifth in the 3000m and 12th in the 1500m … as a freshman she was first in the pre-regional zone cross country, second in the zone cross country, third in the SOSSA Cross Country and 12th OFSSA Provincial Championship Cross Country and in track she was first in the pre zone 3000m and 1500m, second in the zone 3000m and 1500m, second in the 3000m and 3rd 1500m at the SOSSA, first in the 1500m and third in the 3000m Southern Ontario Regional Championships and finished sixth in the 3000m at the OFSSA Ontario Provincial Championship … also played volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Todd and Susan … three sisters, Emma Kate, Rachel and Lydia, a brother, Samuel … majoring in kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Distance
    5'7"
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