Jessica Fanning Event: Distance
Class: Junior
High School: Western Albemarle
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
 
photo 2006 Cross Country: Was the third Hokie to finish at the NCAA National Championships, taking 121st overall in a 6k time of 22:19 ... Placed 25th at the NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 21:28, earning All-Region honors for the second time in three years.

2006 Outdoor: Was 18th at the NCAA East Region meet in the 1,500m, crossing the line in 4:33.66 ... Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 9:50.41 ... Had two top-ten finishes at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 1,500m with a time of 4:32.79 ... Qualified for the finals in the 1,5000m with the fifth-best time in school history at the ACC Championships, posting a time of 4:28.35 ... Was 10th in the finals of the event with a time of 4:31.39 ... Won the 1,500m at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 4:26.52 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 16:57.79 to finish second in the 5,000m at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

2006 Indoor: Placed seventh in the 3,000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational in 10:12.20 ... Was on the first-place distance-medley relay team with a time of 11:43.23 at the Penn State Invitational ... The time is the third fastest in school history ... Set a personal-best time of 9:54.41 in the 3,000m at the Penn State Invitational ... Placed second at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the mile with a time of 4:57.49 ... Was on the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the ACC Championships.

2005 Outdoor: Took 18th place in the prelims of the 800m with 2:15.46 at the ACC Championships.

2005 Indoor: Anchored the ACC champion distance medley team at the conference championships ... Ran the anchor leg (1,600 meters) of the relay and won the race in the last 20 meters ... This was Tech's first distance medley relay conference title for the track and field program and the Hokie women's first indoor relay conference champion since 1999 ... Finished third with a personal-best mile time of 4:52.83 and took sixth place in the 800m with 2:18.06 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet ... Had a season-best 3,000m time of 10:00.82 set at the Virginia Tech Invite.

High School: Four year letterwinner in cross country and track at Western Albemarle High School ... Led her high school to six team state titles in cross country and track ... Two-time all-state member, team captain and MVP in cross country ... Named Jefferson District Runner of the Year in 2002 ... In 2001, named Dulles District Runner of the Year and honored with the coaches award ... Earned first-team Dulles District honors for cross country in 2000 and named most improved ... All-American at Indoor Nationals for the distance medley relay and finished 10th in the mile run at Indoor National Meet in 2004 ... In 2003, named to the all-state indoor track team for the 1,600 meters, 4x800m and the 4x400m relays, earned All-America honors at Indoor Nationals for the 4x800m relay and named team MVP ... Named most improved for track in 2001 ... Four-time member of the all-state outdoor track team for the 1,600 meters as she finished in second place all four years ... A two-time member of the all-state outdoor track team for the 4x800m and the 4x400m relays ... Named MVP for track and took 15th place in the mile at Outdoor Nationals in 2003 ... Holds high school records in the 1,600 meters, 400 meters, 4x800m and 4x400m relays.

Personal: Born March 20, 1986 in Seattle, Wash. ... Daughter of Elizabeth Fanning ... Architecture major ... Sister, Tasmin runs cross country and track & field for Virginia Tech.