JESSICA BEARD
Event: 400m
Height: 5-8
Weight: 130
PR: 50.56 (2009)
Born: January 8, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio
Current Residence: College Station, Texas
High School: Euclid HS ‘07
College: Texas A&M ‘11
Coach: Pat Henry

Career Highlights: Two-time World Junior 4x400m gold medalist; 2008 World Junior silver medalist; three-time USA Junior champion

Beard claimed runner-up honors at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships in a personal best 50.56 and followed it up with a third-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships... won the 400-meter state title four straight years and chopped 2.54 seconds off the state record, dropping it to 51.63…won the silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships…Started competing in track at age 16… Psychology major.

2009: 5th in semifinal at World Champs (51.20)...3rd at USA Outdoors (50.81)…NCAA Outdoor runner-up (50.56)…1st at Midwest Regionals (51.24)…Big 12 champion (51.53)…NCAA Indoor runner-up (51.77)...best of 50.56.
2008: World Junior runner-up (52.09)…USA Junior champion (52.23)…4th at NCAA Champs (51.75)…1st at Midwest Regionals (51.47)…Big 12 champion (51.09)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (52.48)
2007: 3rd at Pan Am Juniors (51.91)…USA Junior champion (52.19)…Nike Outdoor National champion (52.43)
2006: 5th at World Juniors (52.51)…USA Junior champion (51.89)…Nike Outdoor National champion (52.04)…Golden West champion (52.16).

6/29/09