Jessica Jolliffe
Hull at University of Oregon
Personal information
Birth nameJessica Hull
Born (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996
Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 metres, Mile, 5000 metres
College teamOregon Ducks
ClubBankstown Sports AC
Turned proJune 2019
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020 Tokyo
1500 m, 11th
World finals2022
1500 m, 7th
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BathurstMixed relay

Jessica Jolliffe (née Hull born 22 October 1996[1]) is an Australian middle- and long-distance runner. She is or has been the Oceanian record holder for the 1500 metres (indoors and out), mile (indoors and out) and 3000 metres, and the Australian record holder for the 5000 metres and indoor 3000 m.

Hull graduated from the University of Oregon, where she was a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion. She has won four Australian national titles.

Career

Early years

Hull grew up in Albion Park and began running in school cross-country and athletics carnivals aged eight.[2] She also played soccer until age 14.[3] Her training was initially guided by her father, Simon, who had been a national level middle-distance runner.

Junior representation

Hull won the under-17 1500 metres at the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships with a time of 4:28.11.[1]

The 17-year-old made her international debut at the 2014 World U20 Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, where she finished seventh in the 3000 metres in a personal best time of 9:08.85.[1]

Hull won the 1500 m at the 2015 Australian Junior Championships, when she also finished third in the 800 m.[4] She placed 69th in the women's junior race at the World Cross Country Championships that year with a time of 23:11.[1]

College years

After high school, Hull went to the United States where she studied at University of Oregon, completing a degree in human physiology.[5] As a student-athlete, she represented Oregon Ducks. She was coached by Maurica Powell for three years and Helen Lehman-Winters in her senior year.[3]

Hull was the NCAA Division I indoor 3000 m bronze medallist in 2018 and over the next two years added six podium finishes on the indoor and outdoor track and in the cross country, including four collegiate titles. She was the individual NCAA champion in the 1500 m in 2018 and in the indoor 3000 m in 2019, earning seven All-American honors.[4][1]

Turning professional

In July 2019, Hull signed with Nike and joined the now-defunct Nike Oregon Project.[6]

In her senior international debut at the 2019 World Athletics Championships hosted in Doha, Qatar, she narrowly missed the 1500 m final. Her personal best time of 4:01.80 was the fastest non-qualifying time for the final ever at a world championships or Olympics.[5]

In January 2020, she set an Oceanian 1500 m record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meet in Boston, winning the event with a time of 4:04.14.[7] Later that year, she broke 18-year-old Australian national 5000 m record at Monaco Diamond League, finishing fourth in a time of 14:43.80.[8]

In August 2021, Hull reached the final of the 1500 m event at the postponed Tokyo Olympics, which she achieved by running an Oceanian record time of 3:58.81 to come in fourth place in the semi-final. Two days later, she placed 11th in the final in a time of 4:02.63.[9]

In February 2023 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held in Australia, Hull competed in the mixed relay with teammates Oliver Hoare, Stewart McSweyn and Abbey Caldwell. On her leg she took the lead, and ultimately Australia finished with bronze.[10]

Personal life

In December 2022, Hull married Daniel Jolliffe.[11]

Statistics

International competitions

Representing  Australia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 7th 3000 m 9:08.85 PB
2015 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 69th U20 race 23:11
12th U20 team 232 pts
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th (sf) 1500 m 4:01.80 PB
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th 1500 m 4:02.63 (sf: 3:58.81 AR)
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th 3000 m i 8:44.97
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 7th 1500 m 4:01.82
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th 1500 m 4:07.31
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia 3rd Mixed relay 23:26
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (h) 5000 m 15:15.89

National titles

NCAA championships[12]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
 Representing Oregon Ducks
2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 79th 6000 m 20:44.3
2017 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 39th 1500 m 4:29.75
NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship Louisville, Kentucky 93rd Cross country 20:39.5
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas 3rd 3000 m 9:01.96
1st Distance medley relay 10:51.99
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 1500 m 4:08.75
NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship Madison, Wisconsin 3rd Cross country 19:50.4
2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama 1st 3000 m 9:01.14
1st Distance medley relay 10:53.43
NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas 2nd 1500 m 4:06.27

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jessica HULL – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Athletics HULL Jessica - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. IOC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 Kelsall, Christopher (18 October 2020). "Jessica Hull interview: Oregon Duck to Nike and four national records". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 2019 Jessica Hull profile Oregon Ducks
  5. 1 2 "Jessica Hull". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ↑ THE THRILL OF THE CHASE Tempo Journal. 4 September 2019
  7. ↑ Hull and Baxter set new area records Athletics Oceania
  8. ↑ "Hull smashes Australian 5000m record". 7NEWS.com.au. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tokyo 2021 Olympics: Australians Linden Hall and Jess Hull fight hard in 1500m final". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Moorhouse, Lachlan. "Bronzed Aussies Headline Success at Home World Athletics Cross Country Championships". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ↑ themannprojectmedia and jessicaahull Jessica + Daniel Sneak Peek 🧡 The Mann Project Media
  12. ↑ Jessica Hull Oregon TFRRS
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