2017 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jessica Cushing-murray
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Foothill
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, Calif.
2018 (Track & Field)
Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in five outdoor meets and one indoor meet ... Ran a collegiate-best mile time of 5:30.79 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational on Jan. 19 ... In outdoor, competed in the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m ... Posted a collegiate-best of 4:39.07 in the 1500m at the USC Dual meet on Apr. 29 ... Was the second-place finisher in the 3000m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Apr. 14 (10:14.66).
2017 (XC)
Finished 124th at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 21:56.6 on the 6k course … Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished in 119th place with a time of 24:15.2 … Opened her senior season at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and finished 22nd overall with a time of 16:53.1.
2017 (Track and Field)
Competed in seven outdoor meets for the Bruins, appearing in the 1,500m, 3,000m, and 5,000m … Set a lifetime best in the 1,500m with a time of 4:42.83 at the Jim Bush Invite, good for 12th overall … Posted a career-best time of 10:08.98 in the 3,000m at the Johnson/JJK Invite, a time good for seventh place … Finished 19th at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival in the 5,000m, clocking a time of 18:06.28, which was good for a lifetime best.
2016 (XC)
Ran at the Pac-12 Championships in the 6k and finished 105th with a time of 25:38.9 … Raced at the Roy Griak Invitational and placed 251st with a time of 24:58.3 in the 6k.
2015 (XC)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 103rd with a time of 23:31 … Finished in the top 20 of the Nevada Twilight Classic (4k), placing 19th with a time of 16:10 … Raced in the Mustang Challenge (5k), finishing 43rd overall with a time of 18:49 … Raced in the Washington Invitational (6k), placing 78th with a time of 21:44 … Also raced in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (6k) and was 233rd with a time of 22:40.
2015 (Track)
Competed in the Rafer / JJK Collegiate Invitational in the 3000m running 10:34.01 and placing 3rd…UCLA Legends Invitational ran the 1500m placing 12th with a time of 4:50.76 along with running in the 5000m with a time of 18:07.51 and placing 11th…2015 Arizona State Pac-12 vs Big 10 Invitational ran the 1500m to place 15th overall with a time of 4:46.09 which was a seasons best.
2014 (XC)
Named to the UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Competed three times during her freshman year ... Placed sixth overall at the Dual at the Rose Bowl (5k) with a time of 22:06 ... Finished 14th at the Titan Invitational (5k) with a time of 18:44.9.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif. … Lettered all four years in cross country and track for coach Matt Bell … An all-league selection for three seasons in cross country … Team captain her senior season … Was the runner-up in the Century League Championships three years in a row … Helped lead Foothill to an Orange County team title in 2012 … Finished fourth at the CIF State Championships in 2010 … Has run personal bests of 2:19 in the 800m, 5:03 in the 1,600m and 10:50 in the 3,200m.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Christian and Kathleen Cushing-murray, both former UCLA track and field student-athletes … Has two brothers named Nathaniel and Zachary and one sister named Rebecca … Enjoys going to the beach, surfing and snowboarding... Psychobiology major.
