Jessica Trapeni

  • Jessica
  • Trapeni

  • Event
    Distance
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School/Other
    Fairfax
  • Hometown
    Fairfax, Va.

2011 Outdoor: Set new personal bests in the 800 (2:24.57) and 1,500 meters (4:30.89) … Ran the second leg on the third-place 4x1500-meter relay at the Colonial Relays (18:53.07).

2011 Indoor: Led the team in the mile run, placing fifth in the mile run prelims at the ACC Championships (4:51.89) and earning team points with a sixth-place finish in the finals (4:53.88) … Set a new indoor PR in the 800 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2:16.47)... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

2010 Cross Country: Competed in five meets on the season, including the NCAA Southeast Regionals (21:43.1), helping Tech to a fifth place finish…Placed 53rd at the ACC Championships (22:04.8).

2010 Outdoor: Anchored Tech’s Distance Medley Relay at the ACC Championships to a fourth place finish (11:44.57) … Earned career bests in the 1,500 (4:33.18), 5,000 (17:25.09) and 10,000 Meters (36.26.23).

2010 Indoor: Finished third at the VT Elite Meet with a personal best 5:01.62 … Took seventh at the VT Challenge in the 3,000 Meters, crossing the line at 10:09.66.

2009 Cross Country: Tech’s top finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regional, placing 55th overall ... Recorded a top-50 finish at the ACC Championships, finishing 49th ... Teamed up with Lindsey King to win the Virgina Tech Relays crown ... Ran a 5,000-meter split time of 19:01.3 at the Relays ... Won the Dual in the Elk with a 4,000-meter time of 16:18.

2009 Outdoor: Clocked a career-best 17:38.27 in the 5,000-meters at the Tar Heel Classic for second place … Finished second in the 1,500-meters at the Liberty Twilight, running a 4:43.25 … Crossed the line in fourth at the HP Vertklasse Meet’s 1,500-meter run … Ran in the 5,000- and 10,000-meters at the ACC Championships.

2009 Indoor: Earned a career-best 10:16.46 in the 3,000-meters at the ACC Championships … Crossed the line in the mile in a personal-record time of 5:15.47 at the VT Challenge.

2008 Outdoor: Won the 5,000-meter run at the Liberty Twilight with a time of 18:09.94 … Clocked 18:11.53 in the 5,000-meters at the Duke Invitational.

2008 Indoor: Earned second place in the 3,000-meters at Virginia Tech’s Last Chance Meet with a time of 10:34.32 … Ran the mile run in 5:16.38 at the Virginia Tech Challenge for 15th place.

2007 Cross Country: Ran 15:13 for second place in the Hokie Open.

High School: Earned spot on All-American track and field team in the four mile relay at Nike Outdoor Nationals … Placed second at AAA VHSL State Meet in the two-mile … Earned 11 letters … School-record holder in cross country three mile and 5k … Member of Athletic Honor Roll all four years … Earned VHSL State Competition Award of Excellence in 1600m during freshman year … Selected to Virginia High School Coaches Association All-State team … Voted school’s Most Outstanding Athlete during senior year … Had cross country team’s highest GPA (3.917) … Member of National Honor Society and Science Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 5, 1989 in Washington D.C. … Daughter of Joseph and Marilyn Trapeni … Majoring in biochemistry.