Jessica Jolliffe ( née Hull born 22 October 1996) is an Australian

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runner who won 3 consecutive junior

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in 2013–2015. Hull set the

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and Oceanian indoor 1500 metres records and the Australian 5000 metre record. She is the Australian national record holder for the 1500m, after she ran 3:58.81sec in the semi-final at the

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. She graduated from the

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, where she earned 7 All-American honours and was a 4 time NCAA Champion.

Early years

Hull started running cross country at school. She then joined Albion Park Little Athletics Centre where she was guided by her father, Simon, who had been a national level middle-distance runner. After school Hull went to the US where she studied at Oregon University completing a degree in Human Physiology.

Professional

In December 2022, Jessica and Daniel Jolliffe married. In July 2019, Hull signed with

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and joined the (now defunct)

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. On 25 January 2020, Hull set Australian national and

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1500 metres records at

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World Athletics Indoor Tour in Boston's

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winning in 4:04.14. On 14 August 2020, Hull set the Australian national 5000 metre record at Herculis Diamond League at

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, finishing fourth in 14:43.80. On 4 August 2021, Hull reached the final of the 1500m event at the

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, which she achieved by running an Australian record time of 3:58.81sec to come in 4th place in the semi-final. On 6 August 2021, she placed 11th in the final with a time of 4:02.63sec.

NCAA

Hull was the NCAA (US college) 1500m champion in 2018 and over the next year added podium finishes indoors, in relays and cross country. She was a student-athlete and graduated from

in 2019, where she earned 7

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n honors and was a 4 time

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Champion. Jessica Hull Oregon
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Prep

Hull won the 2015 Australian Junior champion at 1,500 metres. Hull finished seventh in the 3,000 metres at the

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in 9:08.85. Hull placed 69th at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 23:11. Hull won 2012

in the 1500 m U-17 in 4:28.11.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Jessica Living people 1996 births Australian female middle-distance runners Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes University of Oregon alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia