Jessie Kuykendall
Jessie Kuykendall
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Warsaw, Mo.
High School: Warsaw
Position: Distance

2018: Jessie started the season off strong with a second place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Central Methodist Early Bird Invite. She followed it up by taking first place in the 10,000 meter race at the Baker Relay. She finished the season by finishing in first place at the SLIAC Championship Meet in the 10,000 and 5,000 meter race. Those two finished earned the Blue Jays 20 out of their 28 total points at the meet.

2017: Jessie finished first in the 3,000 meter race at the Dewey Allgood Invite. She was also the sole first-place finisher for the Blue Jays at the Darrel Gourley Open. Finishing first in the 10,000 meter race. She also placed first in the 10,000 and 5,000 meters at the SLIAC Championship. Her strong performance this season earned her SLIAC Track Athlete of the Week one time.

2016: As a freshman, Jessie started her Blue Jay career off strong, finishing first place in the 5,000 meter run at the Central Methodist Invite. This earned her SLIAC Player of the Week. Later in the season Jessie broke the record for the 10,000 meter run at the Meet of Champions. She finished with a time of 40:08.76, shaving off almost 20 seconds from the previous record. At the SLIAC CHampionship, Jessie finished first place in the 10,000 meter race.