Jessie Chrismer

Texas Tech

Oct 23 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Westminster, Colo.
High School:
Colorado Academy

Junior (2002): Chrismer made five appearances as a junior, recording one assist. She earned her assist in a 2-1 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 25, setting up Kristina Lamberty's game-winner in the 76th minute.

At Colorado: Chrismer played on the University's club soccer team which won the Club Soccer National Championship last year, and walk-on tryouts. She will add even greater depth to Colorado's back line.

High School: Chrismer earned 11 varsity letters at Colorado Academy in soccer (sweeper), volleyball (outside hitter) and basketball (guard). The Mustangs were the Colorado 3A State Championship her junior year in soccer. She was an all-Metro Conference performer her sophomore year and a first-team all-state player her junior and senior seasons. She earned all-conference accolades in both soccer and volleyball her senior year and was the Denver Post Senior of the Year in 2000.

In The Classroom: A junior academically, Chrismer is an architecture major at Colorado and would like to pursue that career following college.

Personal: Born August 17, 1982 in Westminster, Colo,. Chrismer is the youngest daughter of Denny (a former football player at the United States Air Force Academy) and Sara Chrismer of Westminster. Her oldest sister Sunny, is out of school,and her older brother Mitch is a senior at Colorado. The family lived in Genoa, Italy, when Chrismer 2-to-5 years old.