2024 Track & Field Roster
Jessup, John
John Jessup
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Gainesville
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2024: Cross Country – Placed 33rd with a time of 20:41.02 in the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener 4-mile race…Placed 72nd at the Crimson Classic with an 8k time of 25:11.0.
Outdoor – Placed 14th in the 800-meter run at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, crossing the finish line in 1:56.00…Also competed in the 1500m at Georgia Tech with a time of 4:03.02…Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400-meter relay that finished sixth with a time of 3:23.78 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational…Clocked a time of 3:50.10 in the 1500m at the Battle on the Bayou to place 16th…Crossed the finish line in 1:54.05 in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Took 19th in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invite with a time of 3:51.91…Crossed the finish line seventh in the a section of the 1500m at the Music City Challenge with a season-best time of 3:49.42…also placed ninth in the 800m at the Music City Challenge with a 1:53.20, also a season best.
Indoor – Finished seventh in the 1000-meters with a time of 2:31.20 to open his season at the Clemson Invite…Completed the 800m in 1:55.99 to finish 29th at the Vanderbilt Invitational…Ran a 1:57.20 in the 800m at the Music City Challenge…Posted a 4:15.70 in the mile at the Music City Challenge for his fastest time of the season…Clocked a 4:18.81 in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational to take 31st.
2023: Cross Country – Made his collegiate debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country opener, posting a time of 16:07.65.
High School: Earned a podium spot at the GHSA 6A state cross country meet with a ninth-place finish as a senior…Helped Gainesville earn Hall County and Region 8 titles in his final season, placing first individually at both meets…Set a Gainesville High School 5k record of 15:40 as a senior…GHSA 6A state runner-up in the 1600 meters, placing third in the 800m in his fourth year…Helped Gainesville place eighth in the 4x800m relay, earning a podium spot as a senior…Set a school record of 4:17 in the 1600m in his fourth year…Named to Region 6-7A all-region first team in cross country as a junior, qualifying for the state meet…GHSA 7A state runner-up in the 800m during his third season, also qualifying for the state meet in the 800m and 4x800m relay..Placed 15th in the 4x800m relay at the state track meet as a junior…Set two school records during his third year, running the 1600m in 4:22 and the 800m in 1:54…Named to Region 6-7A all-region second team in cross country as a sophomore…Finished on the podium at the GHSA 7A state track meet in his second season, placing eighth in the 4x800m relay…Also qualified for state in the 800m…Ran a leg on three school record-setting relays: the 4x1600m relay (18:45), distance medley relay (10:54) and 4x800m relay (8:01)…Helped Gainesville take the Region 8-6A title as a freshman, earning all-region first team honors…Qualified for the GHSA 6A state cross country meet in his first season…Freshman track season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Personal bests of 1:54.76 (800m), 4:17.99 (1600m) and 15:40.87 (5000m)…Eagle Scout and member of Youth Leadership Hall, Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT), and Beta Club.
Personal: Born Dec. 18, 2004...Son of Randy and Amy Jessup...Both parents are UGA graduates, and brother, Ben, currently attends UGA…Intending to major in Marketing.
Outdoor – Placed 14th in the 800-meter run at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, crossing the finish line in 1:56.00…Also competed in the 1500m at Georgia Tech with a time of 4:03.02…Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400-meter relay that finished sixth with a time of 3:23.78 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational…Clocked a time of 3:50.10 in the 1500m at the Battle on the Bayou to place 16th…Crossed the finish line in 1:54.05 in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Took 19th in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invite with a time of 3:51.91…Crossed the finish line seventh in the a section of the 1500m at the Music City Challenge with a season-best time of 3:49.42…also placed ninth in the 800m at the Music City Challenge with a 1:53.20, also a season best.
Indoor – Finished seventh in the 1000-meters with a time of 2:31.20 to open his season at the Clemson Invite…Completed the 800m in 1:55.99 to finish 29th at the Vanderbilt Invitational…Ran a 1:57.20 in the 800m at the Music City Challenge…Posted a 4:15.70 in the mile at the Music City Challenge for his fastest time of the season…Clocked a 4:18.81 in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational to take 31st.
2023: Cross Country – Made his collegiate debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country opener, posting a time of 16:07.65.
High School: Earned a podium spot at the GHSA 6A state cross country meet with a ninth-place finish as a senior…Helped Gainesville earn Hall County and Region 8 titles in his final season, placing first individually at both meets…Set a Gainesville High School 5k record of 15:40 as a senior…GHSA 6A state runner-up in the 1600 meters, placing third in the 800m in his fourth year…Helped Gainesville place eighth in the 4x800m relay, earning a podium spot as a senior…Set a school record of 4:17 in the 1600m in his fourth year…Named to Region 6-7A all-region first team in cross country as a junior, qualifying for the state meet…GHSA 7A state runner-up in the 800m during his third season, also qualifying for the state meet in the 800m and 4x800m relay..Placed 15th in the 4x800m relay at the state track meet as a junior…Set two school records during his third year, running the 1600m in 4:22 and the 800m in 1:54…Named to Region 6-7A all-region second team in cross country as a sophomore…Finished on the podium at the GHSA 7A state track meet in his second season, placing eighth in the 4x800m relay…Also qualified for state in the 800m…Ran a leg on three school record-setting relays: the 4x1600m relay (18:45), distance medley relay (10:54) and 4x800m relay (8:01)…Helped Gainesville take the Region 8-6A title as a freshman, earning all-region first team honors…Qualified for the GHSA 6A state cross country meet in his first season…Freshman track season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Personal bests of 1:54.76 (800m), 4:17.99 (1600m) and 15:40.87 (5000m)…Eagle Scout and member of Youth Leadership Hall, Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT), and Beta Club.
Personal: Born Dec. 18, 2004...Son of Randy and Amy Jessup...Both parents are UGA graduates, and brother, Ben, currently attends UGA…Intending to major in Marketing.
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