2018 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

Courtesy of UIW Athletics
Brendan Maloney
Courtesy of Southland Conference
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography
Jameria Smith
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography

Jessica Coleman

Jessica Coleman

  • Position:
    Mid-Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Hometown:
    Houma, LA
  • Highschool:
    H.L. Bourgeois HS/Garden City CC

Summary

Biography

Career Bests
            400 Meters
                        Outdoor           58.92, Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/28/18
            600 Meters
                        Indoor              1:38.05, LSU Bayou Bengal, 2/2/18
            800 Meters
                        Indoor              2:14.22, UA Tyson Invitational, 2/9/18
                        Outdoor           2:13.86, LSU Alumni Gold, 4/21/18
            1600 Meter Sprint Medley Relay
         Outdoor           4:00.40, MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge, 3/10/18
                                (Jasmine Hall, Natashia Jackson, Deja Moore, Jessica Coleman)

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
 
2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 800 meters as an individual and as a member of the 1600 meter sprint medley relay team…ran the 400 meter dash once on the year, finishing eighth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (58.92)…took second in the 800 at both the ULM Warhawk Invitational (2:22.53) and LSU Alumni Gold (2:13.86) meets…placed seventh in both the prelims (2:15.33) and finals (2:16.29) of the SLC Outdoor Championships…ran as a member of the 1600 sprint medley relay team winning the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a time of 4:00.40 on the team of Jasmine Hall, Natashia Jackson, and Deja Moore…placed 11th at the Texas Relays with a time of 4:03.53
 
2018 Indoor Season: Ran the 600 meter event once on the season and the 800 meters at four different meets…best finish and time in the 800 on the year came in the UA Tyson Invitational where she placed fifth with a time of 2:14.22, a new career best…placed sixth at the SLC Championships (2:16.64) and seventh at the Pittsburg State Invitational (2:18.15)…ran the 600 meters once at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a time of 1:30.05 good enough for a bronze position at the meet

 
2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800-meter and 1600 Sprint Medley for the Lady Demons… Had five top-five finishes in the 800m, including a team season best at the SLC Championships where she finished fifth (2:13.74) in the finals… Other top performances included a win at the LSU Alumni Gold (2:18.30), second at the LA Tech Jim Mize Invitational (2:23.85), and fifth at the TCU Invitational (2:18.82).
 
2017 Indoor Season: Competed as a middle distance runner for the Lady Demons in the 600, 800 and Distance Medley. Best individual result was third in the 800-meter, where she finished in 2:22.24 at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic… teamed with Kristina Vujanic, Madison Morton and Erin Wrozek to finish fifth (12:20.99) at the SLC Indoor Championships.
 
Prior to NSU: Competed as a middle distance runner for Garden City CC… was named the Outstanding Female Graduate in 2016… graduated with a 3.3 GPA.

2016 Outdoor: Ran the 800 and team relays in the 4x400 and 4x800… part of a 4x800 All-American relay team (9:55.14) after placing second in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships… in the 4x400 relay aided in a second-place finish (4:09.86) in the Friends University Spring Open… Also had a second place in the 800 at the Friends University Spring Open (2:27.86).
 
2016 Indoor: Participated in individual and relay events… helped take third place in the 4x400 relay at the Fred Belle Classic (4:15.86)… also was a member of the distance medley relay team that claimed bronze in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships (13:04.77).
 
High School: A 2014 graduate of H.L. Bourgeois… lettered in basketball, cross country and track all four years in high school… as a senior, was second at her district track meet, finished first in regionals and sixth in her state meet.

Personal: Daughter of Lorraine and Steve Coleman… has two sisters, Ashley and Stephanie… majoring in biology and nursing with the ambition to become a neonatal nurse.

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