Jessica DeFreitas Class: Senior Hometown: Lanham, Md. High School: Roosevelt Event: Sprints, Long Jump

2001-02: Earned All-ACC honors in the long jump and 4x400 relay, helping the Jackets to their first-ever conference indoor title…Finished third at the conference indoor championships in the long jump (19’9.75”)…Also a member of Tech’s ACC champion 4x400 relay…Top indoor long jump performance came at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet (20’3.50”)…Ran a season-best 7.52 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the ACC Indoor Championships…Placed seventh in the final…Top indoor mark in the 200 meters (24.76) ranked second on the team and came at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet…Placed first in the 55-meter dash with a team-best time of 7.00 at the MTSU Invitational…Finished fourth in the long jump, seventh in the 100 meters and eighth in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships…Career-best 100 meters (11.74) came in the prelims of the conference outdoor championships…Clocked a career-best in the 200 meters (24.84) at the Auburn Springtime Invitational…Top outdoor long jump performance came at the Georgia Tech Invitational, while season-best triple jump came at the ACC Outdoor Championships…Also competed on Tech’s 4x200 relay, which recorded a school record…Finished the season ranked second on Tech’s all-time list in the outdoor long jump and third in the indoor long jump...Ranked among the ACC’s top 10 in four indoor and three outdoor events.
2000-01: Ranked as one of the Jackets’ top sprinters and long jumpers...Owned the team’s top time in the 55-meter dash during the indoor season, posting a time of 7.09 at the Florida Invitational...Also ranked second in the 60-meter dash (7.54), 200 meters (25.01) and long jump (19’6.00”)...Posted a pair of wins on the indoor season, finishing first at the Wildcat Speed Meet and the Virginia Tech Invitational in the 60...Competed in three individual events at the ACC Indoor Championships...Finished second at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 100 meters in a season-best time of 11.88...Top time in the 200 meters came at the Alabama Relays (24.97)...Ranked second on the team with a long jump of 18’9.25”, placing sixth at the Jesse Owens Classic...Competed in the 100 meters and long jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships...Also ran on Tech’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the conference meet.
1999-2000: One of Tech’s top performers in the sprint events as a rookie...During indoor competition, recorded Tech’s fastest time in the 60 meters with her 7.59-second performance at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet en route to a third-place finish...Recorded the third-quickest time for the Jackets in the indoor 200 meters at the Gator Invitational with her time of 25.69...Placed fourth at the ACC indoor meet with a time of 7.63...In the long jump, DeFreitas’ top finish was eighth at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet...Had Tech’s fastest outdoor 100 meter time with a 11.95-second performance at the Auburn Springtime Invitational, good for second place...At the ACC outdoor meet in the 100 meters, DeFreitas finished with a time of 12.00 seconds...Placed eighth at the ACC meet with her season-best jump of 18’5.25”.
High School: Helped lead Roosevelt High School to state titles in 1998 and ‘99...Won Maryland state triple jump title with a jump of 39’ 9.00”...Finished second at the Junior Olympics in 1998 with a long jump of 19’6.00”.
Personal: Jessica Schimell DeFreitas...Born November 11, 1980...Parents are Pamela and Vibert DeFreitas...Majoring in management.

PERSONAL BESTS:
Indoor
55 meters	7.00
60 meters	7.52
200 meters	24.76
Long Jump	20’3.50”
Outdoor
100 meters	11.74
200 meters	24.84
Long Jump	20’3.75”