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2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jessica Bentley

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Edina, Minn.
  • Highschool Edina

Biography

AT ST. OLAF 
2017-18 (Senior) – Threw 11.53m to place fourth in the shot put at the MIAC Indoor Conference Championships… Won the shot put with a personal best of 11.90m at the St. Olaf Quad… Threw a personal best of 40.24m in javelin at the Tommie Twilight Meet to place second… Finished third in discus at the MIAC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 40.29m. St. Olaf All-time Top 10 Indoor Performance in the shot put (7th) and discus (4th). Broke school record in the javelin.

2016-2017 (Junior)- St. Olaf All-Time Top 10 Outdoor Performance in the discus (9th).

2016-17 (Sophomore) - Played and started 32 games... Pitched in 14 games with a 7.32 ERA... Had 97 at bats, 35 hits, 24 RBIs, and a .361 batting average... Earned All-MIAC honors...All-Region Cross Country, All-MIAC Softball.

2015-16 (First Year) -  Played and started in 40 games... Pitched in five games with a 5.25 ERA...  Had 119 at bats, 41 hits, 32 RBIs, and a .345 batting average, All-MIAC Softball.

AT EDINA HIGH SCHOOL
Recipient of the Athena award. Recipient of the Triple 'A' award. All-State Academic in softball, nordic skiing, and track and field. All-Region as a senior. All-Conference as a freshman. Two time All-Conference Honorable Mention. Two time team MVP. Recipient of the spirit award. Three time letterwinner. Selected for All-State band. National Merit Commended scholar.

PERSONAL
Daughter of John and Joanne Bentley.

FAVORITES
FOOD(S): Cheerios
MOVIE(S): Phantom (2016 version)
TV SHOW(S): The Office
BOOK(S): Bridge to Terabithia
MUSICAL ARTIST(S): Fall Out Boy
ATHLETE(S): Hunter Pence, Jason Kubel, Mary Decker Slaney, Prefontaine
ROLE MODEL(S): Jenna Boudreau, my family

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Distance
    5'11"