Jessica Tebo (Pixler)

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Sammamish, Wash.
High School:
Eastlake/Seattle Pacific

PERSONAL BESTS
800-Meters: 2:04
1,500-Meters: 4:11.06 (2010)
5,000-Meters: 15:19.43 (2012)

HONORS
NCAA Walter Byer's Postgraduate Scholarship (2011)
CoSIDA Academic All-District first team (2011)
CoSIDA Academic All-District second team (2012)
Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2012)
2012 First Team All-American (5k)

2012: Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Tebo got her final season off to a great start at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/20), racing in the elite section of the 1,500. She placed fifth overall and clocked a time of 4:15.15. Tebo's next race was the 5k at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite (4/29). She placed sixth overall and finished the race with the top time in the NCAA at 15:19.43. The time made her the second-fastest CU performer and was the third fastest ever by a Buff. Tebo pulled double-duty at the Pac-12 Championships, running both the 1,500 and the 5k. She placed third in the 1,500 (4:15.06) and went on to win the 5k (16:03.70) just hours later. Tebo placed fifth at the NCAA West Prelims in the 5k (15:54.13) to advance to the NCAA Championships where she earned All-American honors with a third-place finish (16:14.32).

2011: Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Tebo had a great spring although it was cut short due to injury. She ran in three races, finishing first in the 1,500 at the Potts Invite (3/19) and first in the 800 at the CU Invite (4/9). Tebo also placed first at the prestigious Stanford Invite (3/25) in the 5k, competing with some of the best professionals in the country. Tebo crossed the finish in 15:25.58, finishing over seven seconds ahead of the runner-up, adidas' Jen Rhines (15:32.70). Tebo ran an impressive race as she finished well over 40 seconds ahead of the next collegiate finisher, Washington's Megan Goethals, who recorded a time of 16:06.64. Tebo was named the Big 12 Athlete of the Week as well as the CU Athlete of the Week for the performance. Earlier in the season she was named the recipient of the NCAA Walter Byer's Postgraduate Scholarship.

AT SEATTLE PACIFIC: Tebo came to CU after a decorated career at Seattle Pacific University. She is a 12-time NCAA cross country and track champion, winning the NCAA Division II indoor mile all four years. Tebo also has titles in the 1,500, distance medley relay and in cross country. She was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year 10 times, four in cross country and indoor track and twice in outdoor track. Tebo was also named the SPU Athlete of the Year a record setting four years.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tebo won the Washington Class 4A state track title in the 800 as a senior at EHS in 2006. She owns school records in the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

ACADEMICS: Tebo earned a Masters of Curriculum and K-12 Education degree at CU. Tebo recorded a 4.00 GPA in each of her four semesters to earn a spot on the Dean's List and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. She graduated from SPU with a 3.93 GPA as an English major and was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Tebo was also named the USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete of the Year for track five times and cross country three times. She was a recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was named to the Academic All-District team twice while at CU.

PERSONAL: The former Jessica Elise Pixler was born on April 8, 1988 and married Matt Tebo in December of 2011. She is the daughter of Jeff and Nancy Pixler who both ran at CU. She has two sisters, Melissa and Courtney, and one brother, Nathan. Pixler lists her hobbies as snowshoeing, hiking and reading.