Jessica Thompson - W Track & Field

Jessica Thompson

Throws

Class

Junior

Hometown

Plains,

Montana

Last School

Plains High School

Roster Years

2019-2023

Set BYU's No. 2 all-time women's weight throw mark, tossing 19.98m/65-6.75 at 2023 MPSF Indoor Championships.
Tied for BYU's No. 2 all-time mark in the outdoor shot put throwing 16.27m/53-4.5

Parents are David and Sandra Thompson
Major: Biology
Has six siblings
Valedictorian at Plains High School
Serves on BYU's Student Athlete Advisory Committee
Sister, Leah, competed as a thrower for BYU track and field (2017-22)
Father, David, played baseball at Eastern Oregon
Brothers played basketball at Bellevue (Brandon), Montana Western (Mitchell) and Montana Tech (Trent)
Also recruited by Montana, Montana State, North Dakota State, Montana Tech and Carroll College
A wildland firefighter

Senior class (2018) valedictorian
All-state selections for volleyball, basketball and track. Also played softball in high school
Won back-to-back MHSA Class C state titles in the shot put throw (2017-2018)
2017 MHSA Class C state champion in the discus throw

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2020

Indoor

Started her collegiate debut with a career best in the weight throw (14.58m/47-10) at the BYU Indoor Invitational
Threw a career-best mark of 12.92/42-4.75 in the shot put in UW Invitational
Competed in five meets during the 2020 indoor season

Sophmore Year 2022

Indoor
- Won the shot put with a personal best mark of 16.18m/53-1at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational II, the fourth-best mark in school history
- Won an individual title in the shot put at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Threw a fifth-best indoor weight throw mark in BYU history, 18.13m/59-5.75, at the Texas Tech Shootout
- Competed in eight meets during the 2022 season
Outdoor
- Competed in the javelin (48.13m/157-11) and the shot put (15.53m/50-11.5) at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 18th and 31st, respectively
- Threw the sixth-best javelin mark in BYU history at the Desert Heat Classic, a throw of 49.71m/163-1
- Tossed the sixth-best shot put mark in program history, 15.31m/50-2.75, at the BYU Robison Invitational
- Set personal bests in the discus (50.83m/166-9), javelin (49.71m/163-1) and hammer throw (54.94m/180-3)
- Competed in eight meets during the 2022 season

Junior Year 2023

Indoor
- Set BYU's No. 2 all-time women's weight throw mark, tossing 19.98m/65-6.75 at 2023 MPSF Indoor Championships.
- Three first place finishes in the weight throw
- Threw a season-best toss of 15.33m/50-3.5 at the MPSF Indoor Championships
- Competed in seven meets during the 2023 indoor season
Outdoor
- BYU No. 2 all-time in the women's outdoor shot put with a throw of 16.27m/53-4.5
- Placed 26th in both the javelin and shot put at the NCAA West Preliminary Round throwing 46.95m/154-0 and 15.79m/51-9.75
- Competed in 11 meets during the 2023 outdoor season

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Sophomore 2021

Indoor

Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Weber State Invitational with a mark of 16.56m/54-4
Competed in four meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

Set a personal record in the shot put at the BYU Robison invitational with a mark of 14.36m/47-1.5
Set personal records in the discus (44.40m/145-8), hammer (52.68m/172-10) and javelin (44.16m/144-10) at the UVU Collegiate Invitational
Competed in seven meets during the 2021 outdoor season