COLLEGE PR: 5K - 20:56; 6k - 26:22
HS PR: 5k - 20:17
2014-15: Ran 22:49 at the Carolina Challenge to finish 34th ... Ran 24:39 (108th) at the Upstate Invitational ... Ran 23:32 at the Disney Cross Country Classic ... Ran 23:39 at the Big South Championship ... Ran a 6k of 28:15 at the 2014 NCAA DI Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky.
2013-14: Finished third for the Blue Hose at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 22:54 and 68th place finish ... Improved to finish 17th at the Eye Opener with a time of 22:08 ... Ran 22:06 at the Asheville Cross Country Carnival ... Ran 22:09 at the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational to finish 44th ... Ran a season's best 21:49 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge ... Ran 22:02 at the Francis Marion Invitational to finish 10th overall ... Finished second for PC at the challenging 2013 Big South Championship, hosted by VMI, with a time of 23:33 ... Ran a 6k of 26:56 to finish second for PC at the 2013 NCAA DI Southeast Regional, hosted by Virginia.
2012-13: Finished second for the Blue Hose at the Gamecock Invitational with a collegiate-best time of 20:56 and 29th place finish ... Named PC's Female Student-Athlete of the Week (9/4/12) after leading the Blue Hose at the Charlotte Invitational with a 6k time of 26:22 ... Ran 21:54 at the Walt Disney World Classic to finish 94th overall ... Improved to finish 13th at the Upstate Invitational with a time of 21:23 ... Led the women's team at the 2012 Big South Championship, hosted by Winthrop, with a time of 21:11.
2011-12: Finished 96th at the 2011 Eye Opener with a time of 22:34 ... Improved to run 21:23 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational/Big South Preview Meet to finish 47th overall and second for PC ... Ran her fastest time of the season, 21:06, at the Charlotte Invitational and finished 170th overall ... Finished second for PC and 38th overall at the 39th Annual Furman Invitational with a time of 21:35 ... Earned 15th at the Upstate Invitational with a time of 21:40 ... Finished second for PC at the 2011 Big South Conference Championships in Conway, S.C. with a time of 21:12.
High School: Ran three seasons of cross country at Darlington High School under the guidance of Rich Wideman while attending Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology ... A two-sport athlete who also ran track ... As a junior, ran a PR of 20:17 to win a race at Darlington HS by over three minutes ... Ran 20:18 at the 2009 South Carolina State meet to finish 26th in AAA ... 2009 Region 6-3A champion in the two mile and pole vault ... 2010 Region 6-3A cross country champion with a time of 20:49 ... Team captain ... Class valedictorian.
Personal: Jessica Hatchell was born on February 25, 1993 in Darlington, S.C. ... Daughter of Ken and Vicki Hatchell ... Has one sister, Jennifer ... Majoring in psychology.
