University of Delaware Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Jessica Harding
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Metuchen
- Hometown:
- Metuchen, N.J.
- Major:
- Energy and Environmental Policy (Master's)
HONORS
- Named 2021 Most Outstanding Senior Female
2021-22 SEASON
INDOOR: Opened the campaign at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener competing in the 800m with a time of 2:12.14 for third-place, moving her into fifth place in school history in the event, passing Lindsay Prettyman's 2013 mark (2:13.75)
2020-21 SEASON
OUTDOOR: placed fourth in the 800m (2:12.77) at the University of Virginia Opener...finished second in the 4x400 (3:54.21) and placed 10th in the 400m with a personal-best time 58.85 at Towson Invitational 2021...fifth in 800m with a personal-best time of 2:12.01 at James Madison University Invitational...fifth in 4x400 (3:56.86) at the Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational...claimed second place in the 800m (2:12.87) and third place in the 4x400 (3:49.65) at the CAA Outdoor Championships..had an 11th place finish in the 800m (2:12.36) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships
INDOOR: captured victory in the 1000m in a time of 3:07.11...took third place in both the 800m (2:19.29) and 4x400 (3.59.45 at the Mason Winter Track Fiesta
OUTDOOR:Â SEASON CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
INDOOR: took second place in the 1000m with a personal-best time of 3:04.88 at The College of New Jersey Indoor Open...placed fifth in the 800m (2:18.76) at the Great Dane Classic...captured victory in the 4x800 (9:15.62) at the Gulden Invitational...placed seventh in the 4x400 (3:57.89) and set a personal-best in the 500m with a time of 1:17.70 for an eighth-place finish...finished the 800m event in a personal-best time of 2:15.11 at BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational...took fifth place in the 800m (2:17.44) at Armory Last Chance...finished in seventh place in the 4x800 (9:06.92) at the ECAC Indoor Championships
2018-19 SEASON
OUTDOOR: opened the season at the Delaware Classic with a second place finish in the 800m (2:25.71)...fourth in 1600SMR (4:10.55) at the Colonial Relays...seventh in the 800m (2:22.37) at the Eastern Shore Challenge...won the 800m with a time of 2:16.17 at the Delaware Open...finished in fourth-place in the 4x800 (9:08.59) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships
INDOOR:Â placed sixth in the 600m in a personal-best time of 1:38.34 and finished 7th in the 4x400 (4:07.51) at the The College of New Jersey Indoor Open...member of the first place finishers of the 4x800 (9:14.65) at the Great Dane Classic...finished seventh in the 800m (2:25.10) at the Navy Invitational II
2017-18 SEASON
OUTDOOR: made her collegiate debut with a third-place finish (4:12.40) in the 4x400 and fifth-place finish (2:37.32) in the 800m at the Delaware Classic...finished the 800m in 2:31.82 for 25th place at the Towson Invitiational...second in 800m (2:35.08) at the Delaware Open
INDOOR:Â made her collegiate debut with a 19th-place finish (2:41.74) in the 800m at the Towson Tiger Invitational
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended four years at Metuchen High School • Ran three years of track and field • Set the school record for the DMR in 2014 • Part of the 2014 Group 1 Central Jersey 4x800 championship team, 2014 Blue Division championship team, and the 2014 Sectional Championship team • Held the DMR school record again in 2015 • Repeated as Blue Division and Sectional Champions in 2015 • Set the SMR school record in 2016 • 400H Sectional Champion and won the Blue Division and Sectional Championship for a third year in a row in 2016 • Repeated as the 400H Sectional Champion and became the indoor pole vault Sectional Champion in 2017 • Won the Blue Division and Sectional Championship in 2017 • Served as captain of the track & field team in 2016 and 2017 • Member of the All-GMC team in 2017 • All-Blue Division team in 2015, 2016, and 2017 • All-Conference team in 2017
PERSONAL
Jessica "Jess" Harding • Born April 5, 1999 in Rahway, N.J. • Daughter of Anna and Mark Harding • Has one older sister, Amanda, who also attends Delaware • Enjoys baking and reading in her spare time • Member of the National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, and Science Honor Society • Named Student of the Year in 2016 • Vice President of Student Council • Earned her bachelor’s degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from University of Delaware and currently pursuing her master's degree in Energy and Environmental Policy • Has a career objective of Environmental Policy Analyst
