2011 Women's Track & Field
Jessica Bixler
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Class: SR
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Hometown: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Previous School: Oskaloosa HS
 

2010: Academic all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...Competed in both the indoor and outdoor seasons...Scored points in the outdoor long jump (8th)...Recorded season bests of 13.46 seconds in the 100-meter dash (Jim Duncan Invitational, 4/10), 28.13 seconds in the outdoor 200-meter dash (MCC Outdoor Championships, 5/7), 2:49.55 in the 800-meter run (MCC Multi-Events, 5/1), 6:39.04 in the one-mile run (Cornell Hilltop Invitational, 2/6), 18.96 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles (MCC Multi-Events, 5/1), 1:16.24 in the 400-meter hurdles (1:16.24, 4/23), 4-2.75 in the outdoor high jump (MCC Multi-Events, 5/1), 16-3 in the outdoor long jump (MCC Outdoor Championships, 5/7), 20-5.75 in the outdoor shot put (MCC Multi-Events, 5/1), 55-9 in the javelin (MCC Multi-Events, 5/1), and 2,842 points in the heptathlon (MCC Multi-Events, 5/1)...Also a member of the indoor 4x400-meter relay team that placed sixth.

2009: Academic all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...Competed in both the indoor and outdoor seasons...During the outdoor season, led Penn in five events...Headed the team in the 100-meter dash in a time of 13.60 seconds and as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team in a time of 11:17.40, both at the MCC Championships on 5/1...Also topped the squad in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.87 seconds at the Jim Duncan Invitational on 4/11 and in two other relays...As a member of the 4x100 squad, had a time of 52.67 seconds at the Drake Relays on 4/24 and as a member of the 4x400 team, had a time of 4:22.56 at the Augustana Early Spring Opener on 3/21...Recorded a season-best time of 1:15.83 in the 400-meter hurdles at the MCC Championships...During the indoor season, helped the 4x400 team to a top season time of 4:32.16 at the Cornell Hilltop Invitational on 2/7...Also had season bests in of 29.35 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the MCC Indoor Championships on 2/21 and 1:06.54 in the 400-meter dash at the Cornell Hilltop Invitational...Also competed in cross country...Ran in one competition during the season, placing 131st in a time of 26:13.15 at the Graceland Yellowjacket Invitational on 10/25.

High School: State qualifier in track...Drake Relays qualifier...Three-time letterwinner...Ran the 200-meter dash in 27 seconds and the 400-meter dash in 1:03...Also played softball and basketball...Four-year letterwinner on the diamond...Second-Team All-State selection...Two-time letterwinner on the hardwood.

Personal: Daughter of Jim Bixler and Lela DeVries...Born March 24, 1989...Major is biology.

2011 Women's Track & Field Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
 Morgan AveryJR Minot, N.D.Iowa Western CC
 Rosemary BaileyFR Fayetteville, Ark.Home School
 Cortney Barnes*FR Des Moines, IowaNorth HS
 Michaela BeckFR Onawa, IowaWest Monona HS
 Delcina BellFR Chicago, Ill.Thorton Township HS
 Jessica BixlerSR Oskaloosa, IowaOskaloosa HS
 Katie BurnettSR Mesa, Ariz.Arizona
 Rachel ButlerSR Orange County, Calif.Calvary Chapel Downey HS
 Shelby ChisholmFR Port Huron, Mich.Port Huron HS
 Kyra EnglishFR Draper, UtahAlta HS
 Laura Gentry-JonesFR Fruitland, IdahoFruitland HS
 Karla Harvey*FR Many Farms, Ariz.Many Farms HS
 Ashley LyonsFR Wichita, Kan.Wichita Collegiate HS
 Sade Myers*FR Honolulu, HawaiiRadford HS
 Angelo PizzoFR 
 Nicole RoggeFR Glendale, Ariz.Apollo HS
 Shannon SaundersSR Tuscon, Ariz.Rincon HS
 Paige ThillFR Perry, IowaPerry HS
* Redshirt
Allen Friesen - Head Coach - 1st season
Reggie Morris - Student Assistant - 1st season
Ammon Bennett - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Spencer Burck - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
Jason Morad - Student Assistant - 1st season