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Jessie Harrison                  Hometown: Collierville, Tenn. High School: Houston Height: 6-0 Position: Throws Year (In/Out): Jr./Jr.

PERSONAL RECORDS

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoors
Weight Throw: 60-8.50/18.50m (2011)
Shot Put: 36-8.50/11.19m (H.S.)

Outdoors
Hammer Throw: 183-8/55.98m (2010)
Discus: 153-0/46.64m (2011)
Shot Put: 38-7.25/11.76m (H.S.)

HARRISON'S SEC SCORING

2010 Indoor Weight Throw: 6th, 60-4.50/18.40m

2011 Indoor Weight Throw: 6th, 60-8.50/18.50m

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and named 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field...Two-time SEC scorer in the weight throw, finishing sixth in 2010 and 2011...Competed in the discus and hammer at the 2010 USA Junior Championships, placing sixth in the latter...UT freshman record holder in weight and hammer throws.

2012: Honors - None...Indoors - Uncorked a season-best toss of 60-6 3/4 to place ninth in the championship weight throw at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational...Runner-up in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational with a mark of 59-2...Took third in the weight at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge with a toss of 58-8...Seventh at the Auburn Invitational with an effort of 56-8...Outdoors - N/A.

2011: Honors - Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Indoors - Finished sixth in the weight throw at the SEC Championships for the second straight season, doing so with a career-best toss of 60-8 ½ that ranks her No. 3 on UT's all-time performers list...Placed fourth in the weight at the Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invitational, uncorking throws of 58-9 ½ and 58-6, respectively...Outdoors - Just missed scoring in the discus and hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing ninth at 147-5 and 10th at 167-9, respectively...Unleashed a career-best toss of 153-0 in the discus at the Sea Ray Relays to finish second in the open division...Had her season-best blast in the hammer at the Sea Ray Relays, as well, stretching the tape to 176-9 to place fifth...Was second in the discus (135-4) and third in the hammer (165-11) at the UT-UCLA Dual.

2010: Honors - Named to SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Voted Lady Vol Freshman of the Year...Indoors - Unleashed a career-best toss of 60-4 ½ to grab sixth in the weight throw at the SEC Championships...That mark was good for a UT freshman record and ranked her third on the Lady Vols' all-time performers list...Posted three other PRs during the season, including 58-8 ¾ at the Rod McCravy meet...Outdoors - Threw two implements at the SEC meet but was unable to score outdoors, taking 10th in the hammer at 168-1 and 14th in the discus at 143-4...Won two events at the Tennessee Invitational, including a PR effort of 151-4 in the discus...Carded hammer career best of 183-8 to win at the Jim Law Invitational...That throw earned her a UT freshman record and put her at No. 3 on the school's all-time performers list...Competed at the USA Junior Championships, finishing sixth in the hammer (173-0) and 19th in the discus (138-3).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 TSSAA State Class AAA champion in the discus at 131-8 and runner-up in 2009 (135-8)...Fifth in the shot put as a senior at 36-1 ½...Swept Section 4 and Shelby County Schools titles in the discus and shot in 2009...Four-time All-Metro Best of the Preps honoree...Owns school record in the discus...Member of National Honor Society, Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, among other activities, and was a class officer.

PERSONAL: Born April 17, 1991, in Memphis, Tenn....Majoring in communications studies...Parents are Don and Anita Harrison...Her dad coached her and introduced her to track & field...Has one sibling, Hunter...Was the sports editor of her high school yearbook.