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2022-23 Women's Track and Field

Jessica Hoffmann

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Millington, N.J.
  • High School Watchung Hills Regional
  • Events Distance
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

  • 2023 NCAA Indoor Qualifier (5,000 meters)
  • Holds a total of seven school records: Indoor (Mile, 3,000 & 5,000 Meters) and Outdoor (1,500, 3,000, 5,000 & 10,000 meters)
  • Member of indoor program record-holding Distance Medley Relay team

Graduate Student Year (2022-23)

  • Competed in 12 meets for the Royals and became just the second NCAA qualifier in program history 
  • Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Championships with a program and Landmark Conference record time of 17:10.81
  • Recorded 13 top-five finishes
  • Captured gold in the 3,000 & 5,000 meters at the Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25); broke a Landmark record in the 3K with a winning time of 10:03.45
  • Won the 5,000 & 10,000 meters at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7)
  • Took first place in the 5K at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships (May 17-18)
  • Notched a total of 10 first-place finishes
  • Broke the program record in the mile with a time of 5:08.50 and finished third at the NYU Invitational (Feb. 3)
  • Won the mile and 5,000 meters at the Plex Shootout (Feb. 11)

Senior Year (2021-22)

  • Competed in 15 meets for the Royals and posted 19 top-five finishes
  • Won the Landmark Indoor title in the 3,000 & 5,000 meters and the Landmark outdoor title in the 5,000 & 10,000 meters
  • Placed second in the 5K and third in the 3K at the AARTFC Indoor Regional Championships (Mar. 4-5)
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 17:07.39 in the 5K at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (May 16)
  • Posted 12 individual event victories including a meet record in the 3K (10:00.71) at the Paul Kaiser Classic on Apr. 30
  • Set a Landmark Championship record in the 3,000 meters at the Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) & did the same in 10,000 meters during Outdoor Championships (May 7)
  • Finished first in both the 1500 and 3,000 meters at the ESU All-American Meet (Apr. 23)

Junior Year (2020-21)

  • Competed in six meets for the Royals and finished in the top five in all races she competed in
  • Earned All-Landmark Second Team honors after finishing second in the 5000 at the Landmark Conference Championships (May 8)
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 17:59.23 and finished fourth in the event at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships (May 19-20)
  • The time of 17:59.23 was second best in the Landmark and 13th best in the Mideast region this year
  • Captured the 800 meters at the River Hawk Classic with personal-best time of 2:32.78
  • Won the 1500 at the Blue Jay Tune-Up Meet with a career-best time of 5:00.73

Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)

  • Competed in all eight meets for the Royals during the indoor season and recorded eight top-10 finishes
  • Finished second in the 3000 at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships and earned All-Conference second team accolades
  • Finished eighth in the 3000 at the AARTFC Regional Championships with a program record time of 10:29.53
  • Won the 5000 at the River Hawk Opener on Dec. 7 with a program record time of 18:39.88
  • Won the 3000 at the Collegeville Classic on Jan. 25 and was named Landmark Conference Track Athlete of the Week

Freshman Year (2018-19)

  • Competed in 10 meets during the indoor and outdoor season during her first year at Scranton
  • Set an outdoor school record in the 5000, clocking a time of 18:03.53 to finish third in the event at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on May 4-5
  • Also helped the Royals set a program record and finish fourth in the 4x100 meter relay at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships
  • Clocked a season-best time of 10:56.46 in the 3000 at the Marc Denault Invitational on Feb. 16
  • Finished 13th in the 3000 at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23
  • Totaled eight top-10 results on the season and had four top-five finishes

Personal Best Marks

Event   Meet (Date) Mark
800 River Hawk Classic (Apr. 17, 2021) 2:32.78
1500 ESU All-American Meet (Apr. 23, 2022) 4:46.18
Mile NYU Invitational (Feb. 3, 2023) 5:08.50
3000 Paul Kaiser Classic (Apr. 30, 2022) 10:00.71
5000 Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (May 16, 2022) 17:07.39
10,000 Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 7-8, 2022) 38:17.57

 Awards & Honors

  • NCAA Indoor Qualifier; 10th Place, 5,000 Meters (2023)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region, Outdoor, 5,000 Meters (2022, 2023)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region, Indoor, 5,000 Meters (2022, 2023)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region, Indoor, 3,000 Meters (2023)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022, 2023)
  • All-Landmark Conference, First Team, Outdoor, 5000 & 10,000 Meters (2022, 2023)
  • All-Landmark Conference, First Team, Indoor, 3000 & 5000 Meters (2022, 2023)
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Outdoor, 5000 Meters (2021)
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Indoor, 3000 Meters (2020)
  • Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete (2022)
  • Landmark Conference Track Athlete of the Week (4/26/22, 2/15/22, 1/25/22, 1/27/20)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • Scranton Athlete of the Week (3/7/23, 5/3/22, 2/28/22, 5/3/21)
  • Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)

High School/Personal

  • Earned three varsity letters in cross country and four in indoor/outdoor track at Watchung Hills
  • Is the daughter of Lisa and Mike Hoffman
  • Also has a twin sister, Ali, and a younger sister, Sami
  • Sami is a rising junior on The University's cross country and track & field teams

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'6"
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