Erica Jesseman

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Erica Jesseman
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Personal information
Born (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 36)
Scarborough, Maine, United States
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event(s) Marathon, Half Marathon
College team University of New Hampshire
TeamDirigo RC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Marathon : 2:38:13
Half Marathon : 1:14:43
10 km : 34:18

Erica Jesseman is an American distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She is a four-time winner of the Hartford Marathon, [1] and she also competed in the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. [2]

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Early life

Jesseman grew up in Scarborough, Maine and attended Scarborough High School. She won the 2006 Maine Class A Cross Country Championship and earned a full scholarship to the University of New Hampshire. [3] At UNH, Jesseman recorded personal-best times of 16:24.09 in the 5,000 meters and 34:30.30 in the 10,000 meters. [4]

Career

After graduating from college in 2011, Jesseman quickly moved up to longer distances. She won the 2011 Hartford Marathon in a time of 2:45:00, which qualified her for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. [5]

At the Olympic Trials in Houston, Jesseman claimed 88th place out of 185 women. [6]

Her first major marathon came at the 2013 Boston Marathon, where she placed 25th in a time of 2:44:35. [7] Later that year, she won the Maine Women's division of the Beach to Beacon 10K in her home state of Maine. [8]

In the fall, she won the Hartford Marathon for the second time, clocking a new personal-best of 2:38:13. [9]

She notched another top-30 finish at the Boston Marathon in 2014, taking 27th in a time of 2:42:32. [10] Later that year in Harford, she earned her third marathon win in a time of 2:40:58. [11]

In the summer of 2015, Jesseman reclaimed the Maine Women's title at the Beach to Beacon 10K, after losing to Michelle Lilienthal in 2014. [12] In the fall of 2015, Jesseman won her fourth overall, and third consecutive, Hartford Marathon. [13]

In the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles, Jesseman finished 99th of 205 women in hot, sunny conditions. [14]

Jesseman won the 2019 Maine Marathon in a time of 2:59:33. [15]

Jesseman is one of only five Maine-native women who have competed in at least two U.S. Olympic Trials and won the Maine Women's division of the Beach to Beacon 10K, along with Emily Durgin, Sheri Piers, Kristin Barry, and Susannah Beck. [16] [17]

Personal

Jesseman lives in Scarborough, Maine and works in special education. She has also served as an assistant cross country and track coach at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. [18]

References

  1. ↑ Riley, Lori (2016-10-07). "Erica Jesseman Back To Try And Win Another Hartford Marathon". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Women's Olympic Trials Marathon Results". Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ↑ Veilleux, Derek (2011-11-02). "Catching up with OT marathon qualifier Erica Jesseman". MileSplit Maine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Erica Jesseman". TFRRS. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. ↑ Cox, Ashley (2011-10-18). "Scarborough native qualifies for Olympic Trials with marathon win". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Women's Olympic Trials Marathon Results". Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Erica Jesseman". World Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  8. ↑ Clark, Ernie (2013-08-03). "Veazie's Masters, Scarborough's Jesseman top Maine residents in Beach to Beacon field". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  9. ↑ "Erica Jesseman". World Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  10. ↑ "Erica Jesseman". World Athletics. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  11. ↑ Riley, Lori (2016-10-07). "Erica Jesseman Back To Try And Win Another Hartford Marathon". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  12. ↑ Birt, Adam (2015-08-10). "Beach to Beacon: Big success, despite high temperatures". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  13. ↑ "Hartford Marathon Results". iResults. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  14. ↑ "Women's Olympic Trials Marathon Results". Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  15. ↑ Jordan, Glenn (2019-10-06). "Kasim, Jesseman win titles at 28th Maine Marathon". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  16. ↑ "Tag Archives: Beach to Beacon". New England Runner Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  17. ↑ "2008 USA Women's Olympic Trials Marathon – Complete History 1984-2008". Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  18. ↑ Kurie, Brendan (2016-03-20). "Familiar footsteps". South Coast Today. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
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