Jessica Scherting Class: Senior Hometown: Saginaw, Mich. High School: Heritage Event: Jumps

Personal Bests
• Indoor Pentathlon - 3385
• High Jump - 1.73m (5-8)
• Long Jump - 5.54m (18-2 1/4)
• Triple Jump - 11.44m (37-6 1/2)
• Shot Put - 10.74m (35-2)
• 60m - 9.56
• 800m - 2:34.55

2010-11:
OUTDOOR: Posted a jump of 1.70m in the high jump for a second-place finish at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational ... Finished fifth in the high jump with a jump of 1.70m at the Sun Angel Track Classic ... Placed third and fourth in the 4x4 and high jump respectively with a jump of 1.70m and time of 3:48.86, and fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 11.31m at the Indiana University Outdoor Invitational ... Recorded a second-place finish with a jump of 1.66m at the Lyle Bennett Open in the high jump ... Finished the season at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a seventh-place finish in the high jump with a distance of 1.70m.
INDOOR: Began the season with an eighth-place finish in the high jump with a jump of 1.71m ... Recorded a first-place finish with a jump of 1.70m in the high jump and a seventh-place finish in the 60H at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Ran the 60H in 9.66 and placed tenth in the high jump with a distance of 1.68m at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational ... Finished fourth in the pentathlon after completing the 800m in 2:39.80, high jumping 1.67m, throwing a distance of 9.87m in the shot put, running the 60H in 9.56, and long jumping a distance of 5.23m at the GVSU Big Meet ... Recorded a ninth-place finish in the pentathlon with a long jump of 5.21m, shot put of 10.74m, high jump of 1.67m, ran the 800m in 2:34.55, and the 60H in 9.88, she also high jumped 1.70m for an eighth-place finish.

2009-10:
OUTDOOR: Jumped a distance of 1.69m (5-6 ½) in the high jump at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... Jumped 11.07m (36-4) in the triple jump at the Indiana State University Quad ...Had a season-best long jump of 5.54m (18-2 ¼) at the Spartan Invitational...High jumped 1.68m (5-6) at the Sun Angel Track Classic.
INDOOR: Posted a jump of 1.73m (5-8) in the high jump and 11.30m (37-1) in the triple jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... Recorded height in the high jump of 1.70m (5-7) at the Notre Dame Invitational and 11.07m (36-4) in the triple jump.

2008-09:
OUTDOOR: Participated in the high jump and long jump ... Finished with a personal-best high jump of 1.68m (5-6) at the USF Quad Meet ... Recorded a season-best long jump of 5.33m (17-6) at the Joe Hilton Invite.
INDOOR: Competed in both the high jump, long jump and triple jump at the Big Ten Championships and posted a season-best high jump mark of 1.67m (5-5 ¾) at the event ... Her jump of 5.10m (16-8 ¾) in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships was her second-best mark in the event on the season ... Set a season- and personal-best of 5.35m (17-6 ¾) in the long jump at the Grand Valley Big Meet ... Her career-best mark of 11.44m (37-6 ½) in the triple jump also came at the Grand Valley Big Meet.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track ... Indoor state champion in the triple jump ... Division I all-state selection in the high jump in sophomore and junior years ... Indoor track all-state long jumper in 2006 ... Division I state qualifier in long jump in 2006 ... Four-year academic honor roll student ... Two-year letterwinner in basketball and team captain in 2007.

Personal:
Daughter of Jeff and Robin Scherting ... Plans on majoring in special education ... Born April 29, 1990.