Jessica Bray Season 2020-21

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Ranks No. 3 in Purdue history in the outdoor pole vault with a mark of 4.17 meters (May 27, 2021)
• Ranks No. 3 in school history in the indoor pole vault with a mark of 4.21 meters (Jan. 28, 2022)

 
2021-22
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Sophomore

• Competed in eight meets in the pole vault
• At the NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28, cleared 3.96m to place 39th overall
• Was 13th at the Big Ten Championships from May 13-15 with a mark of 3.98m
• Cleared 4.03m to finish seventh at the Drake Relays from April 27-30
• Placed third at the 44 Farms Team Invite from April 8-9 with a clearance of 3.86m
• Earned a runner-up finish with a 3.90m at the Hurricane Invite from March 18-19

Indoor Track & Field / As a Senior

• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Participated in seven meets in the pole vault
• Finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 4.12m from Feb. 25-26
• Moved up to No. 3 in school history with a clearance of 4.21m to place fifth at the Red McCravy Memorial from Jan. 28-29
• Was the runner-up at the Larry Wieczorek Invite with a mark of 3.95m from Jan. 21-22
• Won three consecutive meets to begin the season, the Fred Wilt Invite on Dec. 4 (4.10m), the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 8 (4.16m) and the Big Ten Midwest Invite on Jan. 15 (3.96m)

 
2021
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Freshman

• Participated in eight meets in the pole vault
• Cleared 4.17m, which ranks No. 3 in school history, to finish 16th in the pole vault at the NCAA East Prelims on May 27
• Notched a mark of 3.95m to place 10th in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships on May 16
• Finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.91m at the Big Ten Relays on April 23
• Was the runner-up in the pole vault with a height of 3.75m at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 on April 9
• Cleared 4.00m in the pole vault to finish fourth at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 on March 26

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Competed in five meets in the pole vault
• Registered a season-best pole vault mark of 4.01m to place second at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
• Cleared 3.76m at the Simmons-Harve Invitational to finish fourth in the pole vault on Jan. 16

 
2019-20
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Freshman

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Big Ten Runner-Up: Pole Vault
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Competed in nine meets in the pole vault
• Won a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships with a jump of 4.15m on Feb. 28
• Won the pole vault title with a mark of 4.17m, which ranks No. 4 in team history, at the Alex Wilson Invite on Feb. 22
• Finished second in back-to-back meets, with a 4.11m at the Meyo Invite on Feb. 7 and a 4.16m at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
• Notched a runner-up finish with a jump of 4.10m to break into Purdue’s top-10 list at the Rod McCravy Memorial on Jan. 24
• Was second at the Gene Edmonds Memorial with a 3.90m on Jan. 10
• Won the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7 with a jump of 3.70m

 
PRIOR TO PURDUE / AT GRAND VALLEY STATE FROM 2018-19
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Redshirted

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• USTFCCCA All-Region
• Placed fourth at the GLIAC championship with a pole vault mark of 3.76m on Feb. 23
• Had a personal-best jump of 3.82m to finish fourth at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic on Feb. 1
• Earned a runner-up finish at the GVSU Open on Jan. 25 with a mark of 3.76m

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Earned all-state honors in 2017 and 2018
• Won a state team championship in 2018
• Claimed a state runner-up team finish in 2017
• Helped Hamilton Southeastern win conference, sectional and regional team titles in 2017 and 2018
• Personal-best marks of 11’6’’ indoors and 12’6’’ outdoors

 
PERSONAL

• Parents are Debbie and Greg
• Has three siblings
• Brother, Ethan, was a pole vaulter at South Dakota and competed at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials
• Majoring in health science preprofessional (pre-med)