Bio

Overview: Tessa is a two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree ... Also earned All-Great Lakes Region and Academic All-OAC honors as a sophomore in 2019 ... Qualified as an individual for the 2019 NCAA III Championships, finishing 77th in 22:40 ... Was 13th at the 2019 NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships in 21:47 ... Her career-best of 22:25 at the Oberlin Rumble on 10/19/19 makes her the 7th fastest runner in ONU history ... That 22:25 is the third-fastest by an ONU sophomore ... Has led the Polar Bears across the finish line in eight races and in the top-7 in 14 of her 15 races.

Career Performances - | TFRRS Link |

Sophomore Year (2019): Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference, All-Great Lakes Region and Academic All-OAC honors ... Qualified as an individual for the NCAA III Championships, finishing 77th in 22:40 ... Was 13th at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships in 21:47 and was ninth at the OAC Championships in 23:27 ... Ran her career-best 22:25 at the Oberlin Rumble on 10/19/19 ... That 22:25 is the third-fastest by an ONU sophomore ... Led the Polar Bears across the finish line in six races and was second across the line in the other two races.

Freshman Year (2018): Earned Second Team All-OAC honors as a freshman ... Competed in all seven varsity races and was a top-seven finisher on the team at six meets ... Led the team across the finish line twice ... Set a career-best in 5k races with a 19:27 (51st place) at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational, while adding a career-best mark in 6k races with a 23:37 (69th place) at the NCAA Regionals. 

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