2017 Cross Country Roster
Jessica Drop
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Coginchaug
- Hometown:
- Durham, Conn.
2020 SEC Women's Indoor Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2019, 2017 NCAA Cross Country All-American
2017-19Â USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Individual
2017-19 NCAA Cross Country All-Region
2018 NCAA First Team Outdoor All-American (5,000 Meters)
2018 NCAA First Team Indoor All-American (5,000 Meters)
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2019: Led the Lady Bulldogs in all six of her races…Opened the year by taking second at the 6k Commodore Classic (21:08.5) and the 6k Paul Short Run (19:43.5)…Earned First Team All-SEC honors after taking sixth at the 6k SEC Championships with a 20:12.0…Left the 6k NCAA South Regional with All-Region honors thanks to her third-place finish (20:16.7)…Secured the second cross country All-America certificate of her career with a 40th-place finish (20:48.4) at the NCAA Championships...earned her second USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition alongside her sister, Samantha.
2018: Was the Lady Bulldogs’ top finisher in all six of her races, including a win at the 5.5k Bulldog Invitational with a 20:06.3 to give her a third straight victory at the meet…Had a season-best time of 19:26.57 for First Team All-SEC honors (seventh place) at the 6k SEC Championships…Earned All-Region honors after taking third at the 6k NCAA South Region with a 20:29.4…Only Lady Bulldog to advance to the NCAA Championships and was 77th (20:56.4).
2017: Won the season-opening WCU Festival with a two-mile time of 10:0.40.12…Finished first at the Bulldog SEC Preview after clocking a 6k time of 21:01.7…Had the team’s top finish at the 6k Paul Short Run, taking third with a 19:52…Finished 14th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals thanks to a 6k time of 20:08.2…Earned All-SEC First Team by leading the Lady Bulldogs at the 6k SEC Championships with a fourth-place finish (20:17.1)…Was named to the All-Region squad at the 6k NCAA South Regional with a third-place finish (19:45.4)…Finished with All-America honors at the 6k NCAA Championships thanks to a 31st-place finish with a 20:06.90 time.
2016: Led Georgia in five of six meets...In her first collegiate race and only second cross race in history, she won the 5K UGA Cross Country Invitational with a time of 17:43.70...Finished with a time of 17:15.9 to take eighth at the 5K Commodore Classic...Shot to a third-place finish (20:13) at the 6K Paul Short Run...Was seventh to lead the Lady Bulldogs at the 6K Crimson Classic with a 21:05.0...Finished 14th for All-SEC Second Team and All-Freshman honors at the 6K SEC Championships thanks to a time of 20:56.6...Finished second to her sister, Sam, and 33rd overall with a 21:09.0 at the 6K NCAA South Regionals.
High School: Earned All-America honors in the mile (fifth place) and distance medley relay (sixth place) indoors and the 2-mile (fourth place) outdoors...Took second in the mile at the Millrose Games...Named Gatorade Connecticut Track Athlete of the Year...Set school records in the 600 meters, 800m, 1000m, 1600m, mile, 3200m, 2-mile, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, sprint medley relay and distance medley relay...Personal-best times of 2:15 (800m), 4:46 (mile), 10:19 (2-mile) and 18:12 (5K cross)... Was New England champion in the 3200m and state open champion in the 1600m...Set a meet record to win the 1600m and 3200m Class S titles...Captured Shoreline championships in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 4x400m relay...Finished with First Team All-Shoreline, All-State, All-New England and MVP honors indoors and outdoors as a senior...Was also the New Register and Harford Courant MVP outdoors in her final year...Emerging Elite national champion in the mile and DMR as a junior...Was team MVP, First Team All-Shoreline, All-State and All-New England as a junior...Garnered MVP honors (indoors and outdoors) and the 100% Award (outdoors) and was First Team All-Shoreline and All-State indoors and outdoors as a sophomore...Was the team MVP outdoors and earned the Most Improved Award indoors as a freshman and was Second Team All-Shoreline...Also played soccer at Coginchaug...Member of National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Best Buds...Volunteer for Special Olympics...Graduated with Honors and Distinction.
Personal: Born October 7, 1998...Daughter of Anne and Daniel Drop...Twin sister, Sam, is also running for Georgia...Majoring in Cellular Biology.
