University of Tennessee Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field Roster
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Henderson, Jesse
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Jesse Henderson
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Benton, Miss.
- High School:
- Yazoo County
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 60m: 6.93 (2022)
- 60mH: 7.66 (2021)
- High Jump: 1.95m (2021)
- Long Jump: 7.40m (2021)
- Heptathlon: 5,123 points (2021)
Outdoor Track
- 100m: 10.61 (2021)
- 200m: 22.28 (2021)
- 110mH: 13.54 (2023)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2023 - 60mH - 4th - 7.74
- 2022 - 60mH - 4th - 7.81
- 2021 - 60mH - 5th - 7.75
- 2020 - 60mH - 8th - 8.01
Outdoor Track
- 2023 - 110mH - 8th - 26.35
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2021 - 60mH - 7th - 7.77
HONORS
- 2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 Indoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 60mH
- 2022 Indoor USTFCCCCA Second Team All-American - 60mH
- 2021 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 60mH
2023 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Finished the 110-meter hurdles race with a time of 13.73 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26)
- Qualified for the 110-meter hurdles final at the SEC Championships (5/12) with a preliminary time of 13.76
- Ran a 13.54 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/15), finishing fourth in the event with the seventh fastest time in school history
- Placed third in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tennessee Invite (4/8), finishing the event in 13.92
- Opened the season at the Texas Relays (4/1), competing in the 110-meter hurdles and finishing with a time of 13.81
- Finished ninth with a time of 7.69 in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships (3/10), securing Tennessee's first All-American honor in the event since 2008
- Placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the SEC Championships (2/25), finishing the event in 7.74
- Ran a season-best 7.71 in the 60-meter hurdles prelims at the Bob Pollock Invite (1/27), moving to No. 5 on UT's all-time top 10 indoor list
- Opened his Tennessee career at the Clemson Invite (1/13) and clocked in at 7.88 in prelims to tie the No. 10 performer in school history
2022 TRACK & FIELD (at Mississippi State)
Indoor- Placed 17th in the 60m at the UAB Blazer Invitational, achieving a new personal best time of 6.93 (1/14)
- Finished fourth in the long jump at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/28-29)
- Raced to fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invite, achieving a new personal best of 7.66 (2/11-12)
2021 TRACK & FIELD (at Mississippi State)
Outdoor- Competed in the 100m where he finished in ninth in 10.61, broke the freshman 110m hurdle record with a time of 13.72 placing third, and ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay at the Bulldog Relays (3/27)
- At the Florida Relays, he finished in 10th place in the 110m hurdles in the prelims (4/3)
- Finished with a new best of 13.71 in the 110m hurdles, updating his freshman record, finishing in third overall at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/10)
- Was named Male Freshman Runner of the Week by the SEC on 4/13
- Came in first place in the 110m hurdles at the War Eagle Invitational, as well as ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay and competing in his first 200m race, finishing in 27th (4/17)
- Ran to a first-place finish to break the school and freshman record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.64 at the Maroon & White Invite; also ran in the 100m dash, finishing 10th (5/1)
- At the SEC Outdoor Championships, he advanced to the finals in the 110m hurdles after a seventh-place 13.70 time (5/14)
- Broke the school record twice at the NCAA East Prelims: first in the first round where he finished in 13.57 in third to qualify for the quarterfinals where he re-broke it at 13.39w in second to qualify for Eugene (5/29)
- At the NCAA Championships, he finished in 19th to earn Honorable Mention All-American (6/9)
- Was named Co-Male Athlete of the Year at Maroon & White Night
- Competed in the 110m hurdles at the USATF Olympic Trials, finishing in 17th in the first round at 13.66 (6/25)
- Finished in first in the 60m hurdles and in the long jump at the Commodore Indoor, also finishing seventh in the 60m dash, all while recording personal-best in the long jump and 60m (1/16)
- Competed in the 60m hurdles at the Carolina Challenge, finishing in second with a time of 7.99 (1/23)
- Earned the No. 2 spot in the record book for his heptathlon point total of 5,123 points at the Razorback Invitational, also setting a new PR in the 60m hurdles, pole vault, high jump, and 1,000m; found himself ranked at No. 8 nationally for the 60mH and at No. 21 in the hept (1/29-30)
- Broke the school record in the 60m hurdles in 7.74 in the finals at the USC Indoor Open, finishing in first (2/13)
- Finished in fifth in both the semifinals and finals of the 60m hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships, as well as 15th in the long jump (2/27)
- Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 60m hurdles, breaking his own school record in the semifinals by finishing in fifth in 7.66 (3/12)
- Finished seventh in the finals at the NCAA Championships, coming across the line in 7.77 and earning First Team All-American honors from the USTFCCCA
2020 TRACK & FIELD (at Mississippi State)
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
- Ran in the 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11)
- Also placed fifth in the 60m Hurdles at UAB
- Placed first in the 60m Hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18)
- Ran in the 200m in Vanderbilt
- Also performed in the Long Jump at Vanderbilt
- Placed fifth in the 60mH(F) at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31), placed first in the 60mH (Hept), placed second in the 60m (Hept), placed fourth in the High Jump (Hept), placed sixth in the Pole Vault (Hept) ,also placed sixth in the 1000m (Hept) ,placed seventh in the Shot Put (Hept). Placed sixth overall in the Heptathlon at the meet
- Recorded a new personal best of 6.64m in the Long Jump at the Music City Challenge (2/14)
- Placed third in the 60m Hurdles (Prelims)
- Placed fifth in the 60m Hurdles (Finals)
- Ran in the 60m at Vanderbilt. Ran a 7.87 to place 7th in the 60mH (Prelims) at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28)
- In the 60mH (Finals), he placed 8th with an 8.01
- He also recorded a new personal best in the Heptathlon by collecting 4221 pts at the championships
2019 TRACK & FIELD (at Mississippi State)
Outdoor
- Did not compete
- Ran the 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) in 7.33
- Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the Vulcan Invitational, running 8.14 in the prelims to reach the final
- Ran a personal-best 8.11 in the 60m hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8), while also running the 200m in 23.80
- Placed 14th in the 60m hurdle prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22) with a time of 8.28
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL
- Ran at Yazoo County High School
- Won three gold medals at the state championships as a senior
- Three-time state champion in the 110m hurdles, winning his third crown as a senior with a new 3A record time of 14.03
- Also won the 300m hurdles crown and twice claimed triple jump titles
- Also competed in high jump and long jump in high school
- Was named MVP three times
- Placed in the 110m hurdles at the USATF Junior Olympics and was named an All-American
- Broke the USATF Southern Association record in the 110m hurdles in 13.93
- Was voted class president
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