2019 USC Women's Cross Country Roster
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Russell, Jemima
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Jemima Russell
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Caulfield Grammar School
- Hometown:
- Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Bio
At USC:
Senior Jemima Russell is in her third season of running cross country for USC, as the team sat out the 2020 season due to COVID-19.  2019: Russell competed in all four meets for the Trojans. She opened the season with a then 6K PR of 23:31.7 to finish third among the Trojans at the 6K Highlander Invitational. She ran her first 5K race as a Trojan and had a time of 19:18.0 at the Master's Invitational. She set a 6K PR of 22:27.2 to finish third among USC's runners at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 19, cutting over a minute off her time run on the same course a month earlier. She was also USC's third finisher with a time of 23:11.1 at the Pac-12 Championships in Oregon on Nov. 1.  2018: Russell used most of the cross country season practicing with the team and stretching out her distance running. She ran her only race of the season and first career 6K race at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 26 and had a time of 23:55.72. She finished 100th overall and was USC’s final runner to figure in the scoring.Â
High School:
Russell is a 2018 graduate of Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia. She has PRs of 2:04.81 in the 800m and 55.33 in the 400m. She competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and placed 13th in the 800m with a PR of 2:04.81 and ran on the 4x400m relay team which eared a silver medal. She won the 200m and 400m dashes at the 2017 Australian U20 Athletics Championships. She was the 400m state All-School Junior champion in 2012, 2014 and 2015 and the 800m state All-School Junior champion in 2016. Competed for Sandringham Athletics Club and was a four-time 400m champion and was a three-time 4x400m state champion at the Zatopek 10. She also competed in cross country in high school.
Personal:
Russell was born on May 5, 1999 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia…Her parents are Sharon and David Russell and she has two sisters, Kaitlin and Mietta Russell…Her mother won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1990 Commonwealth Games…Says her favorite pastimes are brunching, beaching, napping, shopping and driving…Chose to attend USC because of its highly ranked Business and Accounting School and its very successful track and field program…Also, as an international student a degree from USC provides a point of difference for her when she returns home to seek employment…Once headed out for a short 20-minute job in Bali and arrived home an hour and a half later after a fateful wrong turn…Her favorite foods are cheesecake, raspberries, mango and chocolate…Says her favorite movie is Parent Trap and favorite television shows are Suits and Scandal…Someday would like to live in Hawaii for a few months and learn to surf well and to visit the Swiss Alps and learn to snowboard…Her favorite musical artists are Vance Joy and Ed Sheeran…In the summers does beach patrolling as part of Surf Live Saving…She is an Accounting major at USC and would like to pursue a career in International Business.
Senior Jemima Russell is in her third season of running cross country for USC, as the team sat out the 2020 season due to COVID-19.  2019: Russell competed in all four meets for the Trojans. She opened the season with a then 6K PR of 23:31.7 to finish third among the Trojans at the 6K Highlander Invitational. She ran her first 5K race as a Trojan and had a time of 19:18.0 at the Master's Invitational. She set a 6K PR of 22:27.2 to finish third among USC's runners at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 19, cutting over a minute off her time run on the same course a month earlier. She was also USC's third finisher with a time of 23:11.1 at the Pac-12 Championships in Oregon on Nov. 1.  2018: Russell used most of the cross country season practicing with the team and stretching out her distance running. She ran her only race of the season and first career 6K race at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 26 and had a time of 23:55.72. She finished 100th overall and was USC’s final runner to figure in the scoring.Â
High School:
Russell is a 2018 graduate of Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia. She has PRs of 2:04.81 in the 800m and 55.33 in the 400m. She competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and placed 13th in the 800m with a PR of 2:04.81 and ran on the 4x400m relay team which eared a silver medal. She won the 200m and 400m dashes at the 2017 Australian U20 Athletics Championships. She was the 400m state All-School Junior champion in 2012, 2014 and 2015 and the 800m state All-School Junior champion in 2016. Competed for Sandringham Athletics Club and was a four-time 400m champion and was a three-time 4x400m state champion at the Zatopek 10. She also competed in cross country in high school.
Personal:
Russell was born on May 5, 1999 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia…Her parents are Sharon and David Russell and she has two sisters, Kaitlin and Mietta Russell…Her mother won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1990 Commonwealth Games…Says her favorite pastimes are brunching, beaching, napping, shopping and driving…Chose to attend USC because of its highly ranked Business and Accounting School and its very successful track and field program…Also, as an international student a degree from USC provides a point of difference for her when she returns home to seek employment…Once headed out for a short 20-minute job in Bali and arrived home an hour and a half later after a fateful wrong turn…Her favorite foods are cheesecake, raspberries, mango and chocolate…Says her favorite movie is Parent Trap and favorite television shows are Suits and Scandal…Someday would like to live in Hawaii for a few months and learn to surf well and to visit the Swiss Alps and learn to snowboard…Her favorite musical artists are Vance Joy and Ed Sheeran…In the summers does beach patrolling as part of Surf Live Saving…She is an Accounting major at USC and would like to pursue a career in International Business.
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