Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA outdoor All-American in 2009 and 2007, and USTFCCCA indoor All-American in 2009, 2008 and 2007. ... All-GNAC outdoor in 2009 and 2007, and All-GNAC indoor in 2009, 2008 and 2007. ... GNAC and CoSIDA West Region All-Academic in 2009 and 2008, and West Region All-Academic in 2007. ... Academic All-American in 2009, 2008 and 2007. ... Seattle Pacific outdoor MVP in 2009 and 2007, and indoor MVP in 2008 and 2007. ... GNAC and Regional Outdoor Athlete of the Year in 2007. ... GNAC Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2009, 2008 and 2007. ... USTFCCCA National Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2008. ... USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Runner of the Year in 2008 and 2007. ... GNAC Outstanding Freshman in 2007.

Junior (2009): OUTDOOR – Won NCAA 1,500-meter championship for the second time, going 4:26.75. ... Set a career-best in the 1,500 when she won the Invitational event at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational in 4:176.68. ... Also won the 1,500 at the Stanford Invitational in 4:18.64. ... In addition to the 1,500, was an NCAA automatic qualifier in the 800 with a third-place time of 2:08.78 at the Johnson/JJK Invitational. INDOOR – Won third straight NCAA mile title, this one in 4:43.69, and added her first NCAA 5,000-meter championship in 16:22.64. ... Also was an NCAA automatic qualifier in the 800. ... Ran on winning distance medley relay team at GNACs, also took second in the 800 and the mile. ... Set a personal-best mile time of 4:37.83 at the Husky Classic, taking fourth place as the top four runners were separated by less than a second, then came back the next day and won the 800 in the UW Indoor Open.

Sophomore (2008): OUTDOOR – Did not compete due to injury. INDOOR – Won the NCAA mile for the second straight year, stopping the watch in 4:47.79. Took third place in the 800 at NCAAs in 2:12.60. ... Broke her own GNAC records at the conference meet, winning the 800 in 2:10.18, and the mile in 4:50.38. Also anchored the winning 4,000-meter distance medley relay team at GNACs. 

Freshman (2007): OUTDOOR – Won her first NCAA Division II outdoor championship by taking the 1,500 meters in 4:22.23. Also placed second in the 800 with a time of 2:07.90. ... Won three titles at the GNAC Championships: the 800 (2:10.93), the 1,500 (4:32.80) and the 3,000 (9:53.80). ... First college track victory came in the 3,000 at the Husky Preview, which she won in 9:37.41. ... Other wins came in the 1,500 at the Trojan Invitational, the 800 and 1,500 at the Ralph Vernacchia Team Classic, the 1,500 at the Mount SAC Relays, and the 800 at the Ken Foreman-Ken Shannon Invitational. INDOOR – Won her first overall NCAA title, capturing the mile in 4:42.42. Also anchored SPU’s 8^th-place distance medley relay team at the nationals. ... Helped the distance medley gain an automatic trip to the NCAAs in the GNAC Last Chance qualifying meet, teaming with Jessica Hinton, Karin Rohde and Jennifer Marsh for a time of 11:45.92, more than three seconds below the automatic standard. ... Set two conference records at the GNAC meet, winning the 800 in 2:11.52 and the mile in 4:54.53, and ran on the winning distance medley relay.

Personal: Jessica Elise Pixler. ... Born April 8, 1988. ... English major.

Fun facts: Won the Washington Class 4A state track title in the 800 meters as a senior at Eastlake High School in Sammamish in 2006. ... Both of Pixler's parents ran for the University of Colorado. ... She originally started running to stay in shape for soccer. ... One sport she would like to try is synchronized diving. ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. ... Loves Slurpees.