Jessica Hull

Jessica Hull
Jessica Jolliffe (née Hull born 22 October 1996) is an Australian middle- and long-distance runner. She is or has been the Oceanian record holder for the 1500 metres (indoors and out), mile (indoors and out) and 3000 metres, and the Australian record holder for the 5000 metres and indoor 3000 m.
Hull graduated from the University of Oregon, where she was a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion. She has won four Australian national titles.
Career
Early years
Hull grew up in Albion Park and began running in school cross-country and athletics carnivals aged eight. She also played soccer until age 14. Her training was initially guided by her father, Simon, who had been a national level middle-distance runner.
Junior representation
Hull won the under-17 1500 metres at the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships with a time of 4:28.11.
The 17-year-old made her international debut at the 2014 World U20 Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, where she finished seventh in the 3000 metres in a personal best time of 9:08.85.
Hull won the 1500 m at the 2015 Australian Junior Championships, when she also finished third in the 800 m. She placed 69th in the women's junior race at the World Cross Country Championships that year with a time of 23:11.
College years
After high school, Hull went to the United States where she studied at University of Oregon, completing a degree in human physiology. As a student-athlete, she represented Oregon Ducks. She was coached by Maurica Powell for three years and Helen Lehman-Winters in her senior year.
Hull was the NCAA Division I indoor 3000 m bronze medallist in 2018 and over the next two years added six podium finishes on the indoor and outdoor track and in the cross country, including four collegiate titles. She was the individual NCAA champion in the 1500 m in 2018 and in the indoor 3000 m in 2019, earning seven All-American honors.
Turning professional
In July 2019, Hull signed with Nike and joined the now-defunct Nike Oregon Project.
In her senior international debut at the 2019 World Athletics Championships hosted in Doha, Qatar, she narrowly missed the 1500 m final. Her personal best time of 4:01.80 was the fastest non-qualifying time for the final ever at a world championships or Olympics.
In January 2020, she set an Oceanian 1500 m record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meet in Boston, winning the event with a time of 4:04.14. Later that year, she broke 18-year-old Australian national 5000 m record at Monaco Diamond League, finishing fourth in a time of 14:43.80.
In August 2021, Hull reached the final of the 1500 m event at the postponed Tokyo Olympics, which she achieved by running an Oceanian record time of 3:58.81 to come in fourth place in the semi-final. Two days later, she placed 11th in the final in a time of 4:02.63.
In February 2023 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held in Australia, Hull competed in the mixed relay with teammates Oliver Hoare, Stewart McSweyn and Abbey Caldwell. On her leg she took the lead, and ultimately Australia finished with bronze.
Personal life
In December 2022, Hull married Daniel Jolliffe.
Statistics
International competitions
National titles
Australian Athletics Championships
1500 metres: 2023
5000 metres: 2020, 2022, 2023
NCAA championships
References
External links
Jessica Hull Milesplit profile
Living people
1996 births
Australian female middle-distance runners
Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon
Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes
University of Oregon alumni
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Australia