Jessica Barton

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Newton North
Hometown:
Newton, Mass.

Cross Country: 2007: Finished eighth overall at the Wake Forest Relays with a time of 18:15 and took second place as a relay team with partner Nicole Schappert posting an overall time of 35:30... helped the team to a fourth place finish at the Boston College Invitational placing 42nd in 18:47... finished third for Wake in the 6k Bill Dellinger Invitational placing 42nd in 21:21... helped Wake to a fifth place finish out of 25 teams at the 6k Penn State National Invite with a time of 22:22, placing 59th overall... placed 77th overall at the ACC Championships and helped Wake Forest to a seventh place finish with a time of 24:23. Background: Earned 11 varsity letters in cross country and track at Newton North High School... three-time cross country state champion... six Class A state individual championships... set the state records in both the DMR indoor and the outdoor 4x800m ... 2007 all-state selection and champion in the 4x800m... recognized eight times in the Boston Globe and Boston Herald as all-scholastic... 2006-07 Boston Globe runner of the year... an honor roll student... undecided on a major... born April 11, 1989 in Boston, MA... daughter of Richard Barton and Jennifer Coffeen.