Jessie Bailis

Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Millard North
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.

2006-07: Finished fourth in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships, swimming an NCAA `B' time and personal best of 1:03.06 during the finals ... Her 1:03.06 was NU's top time of the year and placed her at No. 4 on the NU all-time top-10 list in the event ... Turned in a 2:21.61 in the 200 breast to finish 25th and swam a 23.70 during prelims of the 50 free to take 27th at the Big Ten meet ... Was a member of the third-place 400 medley relay, fourth-place 200 medley relay and sixth-place 200 free relay at the Big Ten meet ... Northwestern's most reliable breaststroke swimmer, earning 10 top-two finishes in breaststroke events throughout the season ... Swam a personal-best of 2:20.49 in the 200 breast at the TYR Invitational 10/19 ... Earned six victories in the 100 breast, her best event of the season ... Showed some versatility when she began to swim the 50 free with success as well, claiming a victory in the 50 free against Marshall ... Provided the Wildcats with valuable swims in the relay events, as she was a part of the Wildcats' top times of the season in the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2005-06: Recorded Northwestern's second-fastest times in the 100 and 200 breast, swimming a 1:04.27 in the 100 prelims at the Big Ten Championships and a 2:23.65 in the 200 against Indiana on Dec. 2 ... Her time in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships set a personal best ... Swam a 1:04.34 in the 100 breast finals at the Big Ten meet to finish 10th ... Also competed individually in the 200 breast and 50 free at the Big Ten Championships in addition to swimming the 200 medley relay.

2004-05: Earned four second-place finishes throughout the course of the year ... Placed in all three breaststroke events at the TYR NU Invite, finishing second in the 100 breast, fifth in the 50 breast and seventh in the 200 breast ... Best performance of the year came against Purdue (11/12) as she finished second in the 200 breast and third in the 100 breast ... Earned third-place finishes in both breaststroke events against Tennessee (1/8) and Illinois (1/21).

High School: USA Swimming All-American ... Team MVP all four years of high school ... Four-time Nebraska state champion in the 100 breast ... Nebraska state record holder in the 100 breast with a time of 1:02.86 ... Also holds a career-best time of 24.76 in the 50 free ... Member of the Millard North Mustangs who were Nebraska state championship runner-up ... Also part of two winning 200 medley relays at state ... Captain and four-year letterwinner for the Mustangs ... Swam nine years for the Millard Athletic Club ... Qualified for the Olympic Trials in 2000 and 2004 in the 100 breast ... Took 14th at the 2003 Summer Nationals in the 100 breast ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Scholastic All-American ... Made the honor roll all four years ... School's Woman of the Year.

Personal: Born Jessica Bailis on 9/17/86 ... Daughter of David and Lea Bailis ... Chose NU over Rice and Texas A&M ... Majoring in psychology.

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