Jesika Englebretson Class: Senior Hometown: Salinas, Calif. High School: North Salinas Last College: Cuyamaca College Height: 5-5 Event: Pole Vault Birthdate: 07/31/1980 Experience: 1V

Will serve as one of the team’s two captains this season ... eldest member of the team’s four-member pole vaulting group.

2002 - Increased outdoor personal record in the pole vault by 14 inches with a vault of 12-8.25 at UC Irvine's Steve Scott Invitational, ranking her fourth in SDSU school history … finished the season ranked 31st in the NCAA after tallying three NCAA provisional qualifying jumps … fifth at the MWC outdoor championships and third at the Cal-Nevada meet … during the indoor season, set a personal record of 12-1.25 with her fifth-place finish at the MWC indoor championships at the Air Force Academy … mark puts her in fourth place on the all-time SDSU list for the pole vault.

Cuyamaca College - Competed for Cuyamaca Community College in El Cajon, Calif., during the 2000 and 2001 seasons … set the school record of 11-6.25 and placed second at the California community college championships … 2001 Orange Empire Conference women's champion … named the outstanding field athlete in 2000 and 2001.

High School - Four-year varsity letterwinner at North Salinas High School in Salinas, Calif. … holds the school record at 10-0 … also competed for the cross country team.

Personal - Jesika Lee Englebretson was born July 31, 1980, in Salinas, Calif. … daughter of Denise Englebretson and Mark Lambert … granddaughter of Ronald and Peggy Englebretson … enjoys hanging out with her teammates and traveling … names former American record-holder Jocelyn Chase and current world record-holder Stacy Dragila as athletes she most admires ... majoring in kinesiology with an emphasis in physical therapy.