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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

K-State Track and Field hosts the DeLoss Dodds Invitational at the new K-State Indoor Track and Field Facility on February 2nd and 3rd, 2024 / Manhattan, Kansas
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February 24, 2023, LUBBOCK, TEXAS:
2023 Big 12 Indoor Track Championships at Sports Performance Center in LUBBOCK, TEXAS Friday, February 24, 2023.  
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Jessica Caraway
K-State’s Jessica Caraway competes during the Ward Haylett Invitational at R.V. Christian Track and Field Complex in Manhattan, Kansas on May 8, 2021.
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Jessica Caraway

Jessica Caraway

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Waukee
  • Hometown:
    Urbandale, Iowa
TFRRS Link (Personal Best)

Personal Bests (Track)
 400 Meters  1:00.54 (Ward Haylett Invitational, 5/7-8/21)
 600 Yards  1:29.21 (Steve Miller Invitational, 2/17/23)
 800 Meters  2:12.42 (Tyson Invitational, 2/9-10/24)
 1000 Meters  2:55.59 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2/1-3/24)
 1,500 Meters  4:51.36 (UTSA Invitational, 3/17-18/23)
 4x400 Relay  3:50.47 (John Jacobs Invitational, 4/23-34/21)
 DMR  11:48.59 (Big 12 Championships, 2/24-25/23)
 
HONORS
  • 2022, 2023, 2024 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Track & Field)
  • 2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Cross Country)
  • 2022 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
  • 2021-22 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AS A SENIOR (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
  • At the Shocker Open (5/3/24) she competed in the 800 meters with a 4th place time of 2:17.48.
  • Ran in the 800 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24) with a time of 2:15.24 in 9th place.
  • Finished 3rd in the 800 meters at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24) with a time of 2:16.05.
  • During the first meet of the season at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24) she ran in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.50 in 8th place. She also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing with a time of 4:07.02.
INDOOR
  • During the Steve Miller Invitational (2/16/24) she ran in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.31 in 4th place.
  • Recorded her new 800 meters personal best at the Tyson Invitational (2/9-10/24) in 2:12.92, her fastest time since the same meet last year.
  • She ran in two events during the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24), running a new personal best in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:55.59 in 6th place and in the 800 meters with a 9th place 2:15.59.
  • At the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) she ran in the 800 meters with a time of 2:16.24 in 7th place.
  • Ran in the 600 yards at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) with a 6th place time of 1:29.31.
  • Won the 1,000 meters at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/23) with a time of 3:04.34.

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
OUTDOOR
  • At the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6/23) she ran in the 800 meters where she finished 5th with a time of 2:18.85.
  • Finished 4th in the 800 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/29/23) with a time of 2:16.63.
  • During the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-15/23) she ran in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.03.
  • Competed in the Bobcat Invitational (3/30-4/1/23) where she ran in the 800 meters with a time of 2:15.64.
  • At the ESU Relays (3/23-25/23) she ran in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:02.38, finishing 15th.
  • Started the outdoor season at the UTSA Invitational (3/17-19/23) by winning the 1,500 meters in her first attempt with a time of 4:51.36, also running in the 4x400 relay in a time of 4:14.55.
INDOOR
  • During the Big 12 Championships (2/24-25/23) she ran in her first DMR, her team finishing 8th with a time of 11:48.59.
  • Ran her 600 yards personal best in two years at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/17/23) with a winning time of 1:29.21.
  • At the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11/23) she ran in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.55 in 15th place.
  • Competed in the Texas Tech Open & Multis (1/26-28/23) where she finished 8th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.62, out of 33 competitors.
  • At the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20-21/23) she ran in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:02.00, finishing 3rd.
  • In her first meet at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/22) she ran in the 600 yards with a time of 1:30.37.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
OUTDOOR
  • At the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6-7/22) she took 4th in the 400m dash with a time of 1:01.17.
INDOOR
  • Won the 600 yards at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/18/22) with a time of 1:32.96.
  • Recorded her 1,000 meters personal best in the K-State Winter Invitational (12/11/21) with a 2nd place finish at 3:05.78.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)
OUTDOOR
  • She recorded her 400m dash personal best in the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7-8/21) with a time of 1:00.54, also in the meet she finished 2nd in the 800 meters at 2:19.35.
  • In the John Jacobs Invitational (4/23-24/21) she contributed to her relay team in a 4x400 3rd place finish at 3:50.47.
  • At the Wichita State Shocker Spring Invitational (3/26-27/21) her 4x400 relay team placed 3rd with a time of 3:50.47.
INDOOR
  • In the Steve Miller Invitational (2/20/21) she contributed to her 4x400 relay team finishing 2nd with a time of 4:09.49, also in the invitational she took 3rd in the 800m at 2:18.49.
  • Ran in the 800 meters at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/5/21) with a time of 2:15.41.
  • At the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29-30/21) she finished 2nd in the 800 meters at 2:18.07.
  • Ran in the 600 yards at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/16/21) with a time of 1:29.50 in a 4th place finish.
  • In her first meet at the K-State Wildcat Invitational (1/9/21) she placed 3rd in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.88.

Personal Bests (Cross Country)
 6k  23:52.6 (Gans Creek Classic, 9/29/23)
 5k  19:25.6 (John McNichols Invitational, 9/16/23)

AS A SENIOR (2023)
  • Ran in her first 6k at the Gans Creek Classic (9/29/23) with a time of 23:52.6.
  • Recorded a new 5k personal best at the John McNichols Invitational (9/16/23) with a time of 19:25.6. 
  • In her first collegiate cross country meet at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/2/23) she ran the 5k in 20:05.3, finishing 19th.

AS A JUNIOR (2022)
  • Did not compete during the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)
  • Did not compete during the season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020)
  • Did not compete during the season.

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • Attended Waukee High School in Urbandale, Iowa.
  • Earned six varsity letters.
  • Team captain for cross country and track and field.
  • Part of the 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams that won the state championship, holding the school and state record in the 4x800m relay.
  • Helped Waukee place 4th at the 2019 Class 4A State Cross Country Championship, as she finished with a time of 20:42.7.
  • Member of the National Honor Society as well as Academic All-State and Silver cord recipient.

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in Biology, Pre-Med and Spanish.

PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Heather and Troy Caraway
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