SENIOR DAY: Tulane Honors Track and Field's Jessica Duckett
Apr 10, 2020 | Track & Field
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the next few months, TulaneGreenWave.com will honor the 35 seniors that had their respective collegiate careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic through this SENIOR DAY series. We hope you the fans enjoy this series and remember the seniors from the 2020 graduating class.
Joining the Green Wave roster as a freshman in the fall of 2015, Jessica Duckett immediately made her presence known Uptown. The Houston, Texas native broke the 60-meter hurdle and 100-meter hurdle school records in her first season in New Orleans, also finishing first at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship in the 400-meter hurdles, breaking Tulane’s freshman record and qualifying for the NCAA East Regionals. Duckett went on to win the 100-meter hurdles at the AAC Championship in 2018, setting a school record of 13.02 that she still holds today. Despite battling injuries during her five years at Tulane, Duckett was named a Second Team All-American after reaching the National Championship meet two years in a row and now holds nine top-ten records in individual and team events in school history.
Today, we honor Duckett in our SENIOR DAY web series.
Q AND A WITH JESSICA DUCKETT
What made you want to come to Tulane?
"When I came on my visit to Tulane, I felt like I belonged here. The high-level academics and the track coaches just topped it all off."
What is your favorite memory from your time at Tulane?
"I have too many great memories here to choose just one! My friends and I are always making the best of any moment, so it's always a good time!"
What's next?
"Given the circumstances, I am still not completely sure what I will be doing next year. But if everything works out well, I will be back at Tulane for my final outdoor season. #Year6"
When I came on my visit to Tulane, I felt like I belonged here.- Jessica Duckett
That's 13.37 for Duckett in the 100m hurdles - she is now the 2017 @AmericanXCTrack Champion and broke a Tulane record in the event! pic.twitter.com/eZWb1ogjov
— Tulane XC & TF (@GreenWaveXCTF) May 14, 2017
Another year, another All-American honor for @Lovee_Jessiee! Take a look at her entire day at the NCAA Outdoor Championships! #RollWave ?? pic.twitter.com/B5pOzXRoed
— Tulane XC & TF (@GreenWaveXCTF) June 8, 2018
CAREER TOP TIMES
Indoor:
60H -- 8.36 (2/9/18)
200m -- 24.67 (1/15/16)
400m -- 55.91 (2/9/18)
Outdoor:
100H -- 13.02 (5/11/18)
200m -- 24.91 (3/17/17)
400H -- 57.30 (5/24/18)
800m -- 2:19.84 (3/2/18)
As a graduate student (2019-20)
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished 14th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.83 seconds at the Indoor AAC Championships
- Placed eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.59 seconds at the LSU Purple Tiger
- Finished 11th overall in the 60-meter hurdles at the Texas Tech Shootout with a time of 8.94 seconds
- Finished seventh the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.90 seconds at the LSU Twilight
- Finished 14th overall in the AAC Indoor Track & Field Championship with a time of 8.83 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles
As a senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Did not compete for the Green Wave for the 2019 outdoor season
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in one regular-season meet for the Green Wave, placing second at the BSC Indoor Icebreaker in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.45 seconds (11/30)
As a junior (2017-18)
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in six regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships
- At the AAC Championship, took third in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.43 seconds
- Ran the 60 hurdles in a personal-best 8.36 seconds at the Don Kirby Elite meet (2/9) and set a personal best in the 400 at that meet in 55.91 seconds for sixth place
- Did not finish lower than 10th place in a single race during the regular season; had six top-five finishes
Outdoor Track & Field
- Named Second Team All-American after reaching the National Championship meet for the second straight year; placed 11th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 58.22
- Nearly reached the NCAA Championship in the 100 hurdles as well, placing 19th in the NCAA East Regional in 13.72 seconds
- At the NCAA East Regional, set a new personal best in the 400 hurdles with a time of 57.30 to finish 11th
- At the AAC Championship, won the 100 hurdles in a personal-best 13.02 and took second in the 400 hurdles (57.63) while also helping the 4x100 relay team to a seventh-place showing
- Won the 100 hurdles at the Southeastern Strawberry Relays (4/13) and the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitationals (3/31)
- Won the 400 hurdles at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/22)
- Had 17 top-five finishes during the regular season
As a sophomore (2016-17)
Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
- Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017
As a freshman (2015-16)
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in eight regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships
- Posted times in the 60 meter hurdles, 200 meter dash, 4x400 meter relay and distance medley
- Held the top five marks in the 60m hurdles and the 4x400 meter relay
- Top mark in the distance medley
- School record and personal-best 8.52s in the 60m hurdles at the LSU Twilight (2/19)
- Personal-best 24.67s in the 200m dash at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/15)
- Event title in the 60m hurdles at the BSC Panther Icebreaker, a then-school record of 8.62s
- Helped Tulane to a 3:40.69 finish in the 4x400m relay at the Armory Track & Field Invitational (2/6) alongside Lilla McMillan, Jessica Adamson and Jasmine Blocker
- Ran 11:59.98 in the distance medley at the American Indoor Championships (2/28) alongside Emma Newton, Jessica Adamson and Lauren Bartels
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in ten regular-season meets, the American Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals
- Posted results in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles
- Broke a 100 meter hurdles school record in 13.49s at the Florida Relays (4/1)
- Held the top nine times for Tulane in the 100m hurdles and top eight times in the 400 meter hurdles on the season
- 4th in the 100m hurdles at the American Outdoor Championships (13.60, 5/15)
- Event title in the 100m hurdles at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (13.75, 3/4)
- First-place finish and personal best 58.20s in the 400 meter hurdles at the American Outdoor Championships, a freshman record
- 24th in the 100m hurdles (13.72) and 31st in the 400m hurdles (59.45) at the NCAA East Regionals (5/26-5/27)
- 400m hurdle event titles at both the Mt. Sac Relays (1:00.01, 4/15) and Victor Lopez Relays (1:00.02, 3.26)
- 2nd at the Alabama Relays (1:00.39, 3/19)
April 11– Senior Day on Luke Glancy (Baseball)
April 12– Senior Day on Josie Larkin (Sailing)
April 14– Senior Day on Grant Matthews (Baseball)
April 16– Senior Day on Kaylie McHugh (Beach Volleyball)
April 18– Senior Day on K.J. Lawson (Men’s Basketball)
April 20– Senior Day on Haydyn Gibson (Women’s Golf)
April 22– Senior Day on Dane Esses (Men’s Tennis)
April 23– Senior Day on Tom Coe (Track and Field)
April 24– Senior Day on Ty Johnson (Baseball)
April 26– Senior Day on Paige Fatland (Track and Field)
April 27– Senior Day on Christina Sisti (Women’s Tennis)
April 28– Senior Day on Stephen Hahn (Sailing)
April 30– Senior Day on Trent Johnson (Baseball)
May 2– Senior Day on Eva Torruella (Beach Volleyball)
May 4– Senior Day on Ewan Moore (Men’s Tennis)
May 6 – Senior Day on Keagan Gillies (Baseball)
May 7 – Senior Day on Mary Catherine Stovall (Track and Field)
May 8 – Senior Day on Tim Ruetzel (Men’s Tennis)
May 10 – Senior Day on Meghan Doyle (Beach Volleyball)
May 12 – Senior Day on Corey Dauphine (Track and Field)
May 13 – Senior Day on Brinton Hoover (Sailing)
May 14 – Senior Day on Skyler Guillot (Track and Field)
May 15 – Senior Day on Tarin Mergener (Beach Volleyball)
May 16 – Senior Day on Robert Price (Baseball)
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