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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Ratliff City, Okla.
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 | High School: Fox
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 | Event: Pole Vault
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 | Birthdate: 09/15/1986
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Personal: Full name is Jessica Ruth Brown ... Born Sept. 15, 1986 ... Daughter of Lee and Esther Brown ... Has a twin sister, Joan, and three other siblings -- Jennifer, Jill and Justin ... Elementary education major.
2007-08: (Indoor) Claimed the pole vault title in the Oklahoma Christian Indoor Invitational, clearing a season-best height of 11-9.75 (3.60) ... Finished seventh in the Sooner Indoor Open with a top vault of 11-0.25 (3.36).
2006-2007: (Indoor) Improved at every meet in the regular season ... Opened the season in fourth at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 22) with a pole vault clearance of 11-5.75 (3.50) ... Placed second at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3) at 11-11.75 (3.65) ... Was sixth at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) at 12-0.75 (3.68) ... Finished second at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) at a personal best 12-2.50 (3.72) ... Was 13th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) with a clearance of 11-5.75 (3.50). (Outdoor) Cleared a personal best of 12-5.50 (3.80), her first time over the regional qualifying standard, to place 10th at the Big 12 Championship (May 12).
2005-2006: (Indoor) Vaulted 11-7.75 (3.55 meters) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24), finishing tied for 16th ... Season best vault of 12-0.00 (3.66) came in Norman on Feb. 17. (Outdoor) Redshirted.
High School: Competed for Fox (Okla.) High School (class A) ... Two-time state pole vault champion (2004 and 2005) ... As a senior, her 11-0 vault would have matched or beaten the state champion in all class except 5A ... Shared the second best vault (11-6) in the state in 2005 with sister Joan and set the class A record ... Placed sixth (8-0) her sophomore year ... Also as a senior, ran the third fastest 100-meter hurdles time in class A (16.24) ... Also finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet and helped Fox's 4x100 and 4x200 relays, respectively, to third and fourth place finishes ... Placed sixth at the 2004 Great Southwest Classic (10-4) and first in group B at the 2005 Great Southwest Classic (11-0) ... Helped track team to state championship in 2002 and state runner-up in 2003 ... Also participated in basketball, cheerleading and was a football manager ... Placed sixth (10-4) at 2004 USATF Track and Field Junior Olympics ... Four-year member of National Honor Society ... Ranked No. 3 in graduating class.