Missouri State

Awards/Honors
2017-18 Track and Field: MVC Elite 17 Award... MVC Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete... MVC Presidents Council Academic Award.
2016-17 Track and Field: MVC Elite 18 Award... MVC Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete... MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award... MVC Honor Roll... MSU Athletics Director Honor Roll... All-MVC Outdoor (10,000-meters)
2015-16 Track and Field: Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVC Honor Roll

2016-17 Track and Field:
Indoor: Competed in four meets… Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run (10:40.67) at the MU Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Posted a second-place time of 10:18.35 in the 3,000-meter run at the KU Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 27)… Logged a time of 5:12.13 in the mile run for a fifth place finish and finished the 5,000-meter run a time of 17:44.18 (8^th place) at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 10-11)… At the MVC Indoor Championship (Feb. 25-26), finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:10.84 and fifth in the 3,000-meter run in 10:01.95.
 
Outdoor: Competed in five meets… Picked up a second-place finish at the Mississippi State Bulldog Relays in the 5,000-meter run with at time of 17.18.81… Took sixth in the 3,000-meter run (9:58.20) at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March. 25)… Again took second in the 5,000-meter run at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 14-15) with a time of 17:03.12… At KU’s Rock Chalk Classic, took second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:16.41 (April 28)… Collected a bronze medal in the 10,000-meter run at the MVC Outdoor Track Championship with a time of 36:32.64 and took sixth in the 5,000-meter run after crossing the finish line at 17:46.96.

2015-16 Track and Field:
Indoor: Competed in two meets… Was the lone Bear in the 3,000-meter run (10:27.49) at the Gorilla Classic, finishing fifth overall… Ran the 3,000-meter run at the conference championships (Feb. 27-28), finishing in a time of 10:40.97.

Outdoor: Competed in five meets… Opened the season at the Margaret Simmons Invitational (April 1) winning the 3,000-meter run (10:40.39)… Continued season at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 16) and finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a personal-best time (17:44.34)… Won the 3,000-meter run (10:32.44) in front of a home crowd at the Missouri State Invitational (April 22)… Finished third in the 5,000-meter run (18:06.08) at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational (April 29)… Wrapped up season at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) competing in the 5,000-meter run (18:27.83) and finished 12th in first attempt at the 10,000-meter run (37:21.76).

2014-15 Track and Field:
Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Opened the indoor season at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) with a 12th-place finish in the mile run in 5:30.78 ... Placed ninth in the 3,000-meter run at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 23) with a time of 10:53.53 ... At the UAB Green & Gold Invitational (1/24), finished 10th in the mile run with a time of 5:34.22 ... Earned a third place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Tiger Invitational (Feb. 6) with her 10:35.85 ... Ran a 10:24.85 in the 3,000-meter run the following week at the Purdue Fred Wilt Invitational (Feb. 14) ... Ran a personal best 3,000-meter run at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1) with a 10:19.54.

Outdoor: Competed in three meets ... Ran the 3,000-meter at the Arkansas Springfield Invitational (Mar. 27-28) in 10:43.29 to finish 16^th ... At the K.T. Woodman Distance Carnival (Apr. 10) in Wichita, Kan., placed 16^th with a time of 18:31.13 ... Earned sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the Arkansas Twilight (May 1) with a PR time of 10:38.01.

Background: Ran four years of both cross country and track at the varsity level for Kearney High...Three-time All-Conference, two-time All-District, and two-time All-Metro recognition...Three-time district champion and two-time state champion team member ... Principal's Honor Roll, Salutatorian, All-Academic sports team, and wall of honor selection.

Personal: Jessica Michelle Allen was born June 18, 1995 in Kearney, Mo. ... Daughter of James and Mary Allen ... Has two sisters, Julia and Martha ... Majoring in Cell a Molecular Biology.