Jessica Rydberg

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Pinetop, AZ
	High School: Blue Ridge

11/21/2011

Irish Conclude Cross Country Season At National Championships

The Notre Dame men placed 24th, while the women claimed 22nd.

11/19/2011

Irish To Compete Against Nation's Best at NCAA Championships

This season marks the seventh time both squads qualified for Nationals in the same year.

11/13/2011

Cross Country Squads Earn At-Large Spots In NCAA Championships

The berth marks the 47th for the men's team and 10th for the women's squad.

11/12/2011

Five Irish Runners Earn All-Region Citations

The Notre Dame men place fourth, while the women finish fifth.

11/09/2011

Notre Dame Heads To Toledo For NCAA Great Lakes Regionals

The Irish are currently ranked fifth in the men's regional rankings and third in the women's.

AS A JUNIOR (Cross Country): Turned in outstanding junior campaign after returning from missing the entire 2010 season ... raced in all seven races on the year, pacing the team in six of them ... named all-region at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional after finishing 10^th out of 227 runners on the 6K course with a time of 20:46.7 ... finished 18^th out of 138 runners at the 6K BIG EAST Championships, narrowly missing all-BIG EAST honors by three spots after running a season-best 20:41.2 ... also ran for the Irish at the NCAA Championships (21:16.1) ... earned BIG EAST Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week accolades after winning the 5K National Catholic Championships by beating out 271 other runners (17:16) ... opened season with a second place finish out of 81 runners at the 5K Crusader Invitational (18:04.9) ... took 25^th out of 225 runners in the 5K blue race at the Notre Dame Invitational (17:33) and 36^th out of 305 runners at the 6K Wisconsin Invitational (20:46.5).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not compete during the cross country and track and field seasons.

AS A FRESHMAN: Made an immediate impact with the Irish cross country and track and field teams, racing in four cross country events on the docket while also racing distance events for the track squad ... earned an All-American accolade in the 10,000 at the NCAA Outdoor ... at the National Catholic Invite, completed the circuit in 18:54.8, finishing 13th overall ... crossed second among Irish racers at the BIG EAST Championship, placing 33rd overall with a 22:24 ... earned Great Lakes all-region recognition after placing 10th in 21:23.84 ... crossed 54th in her first NCAA Championship appearance, stopping the clock at 21:03.5 ... began track season at the Notre Dame Invite in the 3,000, earning a second-place finish in 9:59.68 ... switched to the 5,000 at the Meyo Invitational, finishing 11th overall after finishing in 17:21.06 ... finished 10th at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 5,000 in 16:50.30 ... earned a 10th-place result at the Alex Wilson Invite, clocking a 17:10.48 ... ran first 10,000 of Irish career at the Stanford Invite, finishing 23rd in 35.37.38 ... at the Border Battle, finished in ninth place after stopping the clock at 17:31.97 ... finished fifth overall at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 after posting a 35:01.69 ... earned a lane in the NCAA Championship after finishing in eighth at the NCAA Regionals in the 10,000 while crossing in 34:59.42 ... earned an All-American accolade after finishing 10th at the NCAA Championships in the 10,000 in 33:34.60 as the lone freshman in the 24-member field ... the time sits as the fourth-fastest event mark in program history.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Earned All-America honors in both track and cross country as a senior at Blue Ridge (Ariz.) ... earned all-state honors in track and cross country all four years ... holds the 3A Arizona state record in the 3,200 ... earned four state championships during high school (one cross country, three track) ... National Honor Society member ... born October 27, 1991, in Denver, Colo. ... daughter of Rhonda and Matthew Rydberg ... has two sisters and one brother ... enrolled in the College of Science.