2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Jessica Ong

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Mountlake Terrace HS
  • Hometown Seattle, WA
  • Major Psychology

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • WCC All-Academic honorable mention (2019) 
SENIOR (2020-21)
  • Did not compete in the sole cross country meet for the Toreros
JUNIOR (2019-20)
  • Competed in five events for the Toreros
  • Ran a personal-best 22:34 in the Highlander Invitational (10/19/19)
  • Placed 28th with a time of 23:52 at the USD Invite (9/13/19)
  • Registered a 66th-place finish (22:59.36) at the WCC Championships in Van Nuys, CA (11/1/19)
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
  • Earned a personal best 18:59 at the Highlander Invitational (10/13/18)
  • Finished in the top 25 at the USD Invite
  • Ran a personal best 4:41.46 in the 1500m at the Occidental Invitational (5/11/19)
  • Finished third in the 800m at the Titan Twilight with a personal best 2:13.35
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
  • Set the school's Freshmen Record in the 800m (2:16.39)
  • Part of team that set the freshmen and school record in the 4x400m (4:02.7) at the Steve Scott Invitational
  • Set a personal best in the 1500m (4:53.14) at the Bryan Clay Invite
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Mountlake Terrace High School where she earned three varsity letters under Coach Todd Weber
  • Helped her team make the 3A State Championships twice, finishing second as a sophomore and sixth as a junior
  • A two-time All Wesco League selection
  • Named Athlete of the Year as a senior
  • Also ran track for four years
  • Set school record in the 800m (2:13.59)
  • Helped her team a school record in the 4x400m relay
  • Named Middle Distance Runner of the Year
  • Was the Northwest District champion in the 800m and earned sixth and seventh place finishes at the state meet
PERSONAL
  • Born April 9, 1999 in Seattle to Christine and Timothy Ong
  • Chose USD for the beautiful campus, location, Coach Guarino and for the prestigious running program
  • Also recruited by Nevada and Santa Clara
  • Notes she has been to eight countries

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2019Junior

    5'8"
  • 2020Senior

    5'8"