Jessica Hespeler

  • Jessica
  • Hespeler

  • Event
    Freestyle
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Ledyard, Conn.
Event2013-20142014-20152015-20162016-2017Career
100 Fly56.49 (3rd Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Feb 9, 2014
56.49 (3rd Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Feb 9, 2014
100 Free50.94 (1st Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Feb 9, 2014
50.26 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Nov 22, 2014
51.19 (3rd Place)
University Park, Pa.
Oct 16, 2015
50.04 (1st Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
50.04 (1st Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
1000 Free10:14.99 (1st Place)
Knoxville, Tenn.
Jan 11, 2014
10:03.34 (2nd Place)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 17, 2015
10:13.66 (1st Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Oct 31, 2015
9:49.20 (1st Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
9:49.20 (1st Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
1650 Free16:54.38 (4th Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Nov 23, 2013
16:28.06 (6th Place)
ACC Championships (Women)
Feb 18, 2015
16:11.47 (5th Place)
ACC Championships
Feb 20, 2016
16:05.26 (2nd Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
16:05.26 (2nd Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
200 Free1:47.09 (17th Place)
Women's ACC Championships
Feb 22, 2014
1:46.09 (6th Place)
ACC Championships (Women)
Feb 18, 2015
1:45.05 (3rd Place)
ACC Championships
Feb 20, 2016
1:44.37 (3rd Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
1:44.37 (3rd Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
200 Free Relay1:31.38 (7th Place)
ACC Championships (Women)
Feb 18, 2015
1:34.95 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Jan 16, 2016
1:31.28 (10th Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
1:31.28 (10th Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
200 Free Relay Lead Off23.69
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
23.69
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
200 Medley Relay1:43.06 (2nd Place)
Lexington, Ky.
Jan 9, 2016
1:43.06 (2nd Place)
Lexington, Ky.
Jan 9, 2016
400 Free Relay3:25.23 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Nov 23, 2013
3:20.19 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Nov 22, 2014
3:27.15 (3rd Place)
Lexington, Ky.
Jan 9, 2016
3:19.31 (1st Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Nov 19, 2016
3:19.31 (1st Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Nov 19, 2016
400 Free Relay Lead Off52.77
Knoxville, Tenn.
Jan 11, 2014
51.78
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 17, 2015
52.11
Christiansburg, Va.
Jan 16, 2016
50.94
Christiansburg, Va.
Oct 22, 2016
50.94
Christiansburg, Va.
Oct 22, 2016
400 Medley Relay3:34.75 (3rd Place)
ACC Championships (Women)
Feb 18, 2015
3:34.64 (4th Place)
ACC Championships
Feb 20, 2016
3:34.20 (6th Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
3:34.20 (6th Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
50 Free24.20 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Jan 24, 2015
24.24 (6th Place)
Christiansburg, Va.
Jan 16, 2016
24.20 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Jan 24, 2015
500 Free4:48.53 (12th Place)
Women's ACC Championships
Feb 22, 2014
4:43.26 (10th Place)
ACC Championships (Women)
Feb 18, 2015
4:18.18 (3rd Place)
Knoxville, TN
Nov 22, 2015
4:39.40 (4th Place)
Women's ACC Championship
Feb 16, 2017
4:18.18 (3rd Place)
Knoxville, TN
Nov 22, 2015
800 Free Relay7:10.65 (5th Place)
Women's ACC Championships
Feb 22, 2014
7:09.53 (5th Place)
ACC Championships (Women)
Feb 18, 2015
7:09.56 (5th Place)
ACC Championships
Feb 20, 2016
7:03.10 (16th Place)
Women's NCAA Championships
Mar 18, 2017
7:03.10 (16th Place)
Women's NCAA Championships
Mar 18, 2017
800 Free Relay Lead Off1:47.73
Women's ACC Championships
Feb 22, 2014
1:45.15
ACC Championships
Feb 20, 2016
1:43.79
Women's NCAA Championships
Mar 18, 2017
1:43.79
Women's NCAA Championships
Mar 18, 2017

Updated: July 28, 2017

HONORS
All-America Honorable Mention, 200 Freestyle (2017)
All-America Honorable Mention, 800 Freestyle Relay (2017)
All-America Honorable Mention, 400 Medley Relay (2016)

2016-17

NCAA
13. 200 Free (1:44.48)
16. 800 Free Relay (7:03.10)

ACC
2. 1650 Free (16:02.26)
3. 200 Free (1:44.37)
4. 500 Free (4:39.40)
4. 800 Free Relay (7:04.63)
6. 400 Medley Relay (3:34.20)
10. 200 Free Relay (1:31.28)

Left Virginia Tech as one of the top freestylers in program history … Competed in four events at the NCAA Championship … Earned two honorable mention All-American accolades in the 800 free relay and the 200 free … Swam a personal best time in the 800 free relay lead off with a 1:43.79, also a school record in the 200 free … Won the ACC bronze medal in the 500 free with a finals time of 4:39.44 … Placed third again in the 200 free with a time of 1:44.37 … Won the silver medal at ACCs in the mile with a time of 16:05.26, her fastest time in the event … Set a PR in the 100 free against Pitt and Notre Dame with a first place time of 50.04 … Set another personal best against Pitt and Notre Dame in the 100 free with a 9:49.20 … CSCAA Scholar All-American … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2015-16

U.S. Olympic Trials
19. 400 meter freestyle (4:13.37)
28. 200 meter freestyle (2:00.65)

NCAA
14. 400 medley relay (3:33.48)

ACC
4. 400 medley relay (3:34.64)

5. 800 freestyle relay (7:09.56)
5. 1650 freestyle (16:11.47)
6. 400 freestyle relay (3:18.02)
7. 200 freestyle (1:46.01)
9. 500 freestyle (4:41.26)

ACC Academic Honor Roll … Tech’s top performer at ACC Championships … Finished posted two top 30 times in the preliminaries of the 400 meter and 200 meter freestyles at U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials … Turned in six top 10 performances at ACC Championships … Named Honorable Mention All-American after swimming a 3:33.48 at NCAA Swimming Championships … Posted the top time in program history in the 200 freestyle with a 1:45.05 … Swam a 1:48.75 to take first in the 200 freestyle against Penn State … Took first in the 1,000 freestyle in the win over West Virginia with a time of 10:12.50 … Placed first in the 1,000 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle against UMBC and Gardner-Webb … Registered a top time of 16:44.99 in the 1,1650 freestyle against Notre Dame and Pittsburgh … Placed first in the 1,650 freestyle and 400 medley relay against LSU and Kentucky.

2014-15:
ACCs:
5th - 200 free (1:46.14)
6th - 1650 free (16:28.06)
10th - 500 free (4:43.26)
3rd - 400 medley relay (3:34.75) - with Nazieblo, Paluszek, Gruber
5th - Relay - 800 free relay (7:09.53) - with Donnelly, Bishop, Nazieblo
7th - Relay - 200 free relay (1:31.38) - with Parcell, Buscaglia, Harper
9th - Relay - 400 free relay (3:21.22) - with Grabski, Bishop, Harper

At the NCAA Championships, finished 40th in the 500 free 46th in the 200 free and helped the 400 medley relay team take 25th … At the ACC Championships, earned Tech 66 points from individual events and 190 points from relay events, including a bronze medal in the 400 medley relay … Against Georgia Tech, Miami and UNCW, won the 200 free (1:50.92), finished second in the 50 free, won the 500 free (5:00.99) and helped the 400 free relay team finish first … At No. 6 Virginia, placed first in the 200 free, finished second in the 500 free and 1000 free and helped the 200 free relay team to a second place finish … Against Richmond, won the 1000 free in 10:18.32, won the 500 free in 1:59.81, won the 200 free in 1:52.54 and helped the 400 free relay team take first … At the H2Okie Fall Invite, won the 1650 free with a time of 16:30.50, won the 500 free with a time of 4:46.86 and helped win the 800 free relay, take second in the 400 free relay and the 200 free relay and take third in the 400 medley relay … At Notre Dame with Pitt, won the 200 free with a time of 1:50.48, finished third in the 1650 free, finished second in the 500 free and helped both the 200 and 400 free relay take first … At Duke, won the 1000 free with a time of 10:11.06 and swam the first leg of the 400 free relay team’s win … At UNC, won the 1650 free with a time of 17:02.36 and helped the 200 free relay team win … At the Virginia Tech Swimming & Diving Challenge, took second in the 1000 free, third in the 500 free and helped earn second-place finishes in both the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay.

2013-14:
ACCs:

12th - 500 free (4:48.53)
17th - 200 free (1:47.09)
5th - Relay - 800 free relay (7:10.65) - with Filova, Bishop, Donnelly

At the ACC Championships, tallied 24 points across the 500 freestyle (12th) and 200 freestyle (17th) after swimming the first leg of the 800 freestyle relay, which took fifth in an NCAA B-cut time of 7:10.65 … Won both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle at a dual meet with UNC Wilmington … Took third in the 200 and 500 freestyle, as well as seventh in the 1650 freestyle, in a dual meet with Miami, No. 9 Virginia and Wisconsin … Finished first in the 1000 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle in a dual meet against No. 23 Missouri and No. 15 Tennessee … Racked up 66 individual points, including wins in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, and 74 relay points, including an 800 freestyle relay win, to wrap up the fall season at the H2Okie Fall Invite … Kicked off the season with a sixth-place finish in the 200 freestyle and a fourth-place finish in the 500 freestyle at the Virginia Tech Swimming Challenge.

High School: Three-time letterwinner at Ledyard High School … All-American in the 200m free ... Earned state championships in the 200m free, 500m free and 100m free ... Won multiple state titles as a member of Connecticut Aquatic Club (1500, 800, 400, 200) ... Placed seventh in the 200m free at Junior Nationals ... Also competed at Junior Nationals in 800m free, 400m free and 100m free.