2006-07: Dominant presence in foil lineup ... Placed 16th at 2007 NCAA Championships with 10-13 record ... Posted 8-3 mark at NCAA Regional to qualify for NCAA Championships for the fourth-consecutive year ... Tied for third at Midwest Conference Fencing Championships ... Went 9-1 and was named first-team All-Midwest Conference for the third time ... Chalked up a 27-2 record to begin the year, which included a 16-0 mark at the first NU Duals (11/18) ... Combined 17-5 record against ranked opponents, with 3-0 victories over No. 6 Ohio State, No. 2 Columbia (1/28), and No. 9 Temple (2/25) ... 410 career wins tops the all-time wins list for Wildcat foil fencers.
2005-06: Second-team All-America selection ... Earned first-team All-Midwest Conference honors ... Finished season with a team-high 130 wins, compared to just 20 losses ... One of only two fencers to top 100-win mark (Sam Nemecek is the other, 103-18) ... Had a record of 16-7 at NCAA Championships ... Went 8-1 NCAA Midwest Regional and 9-1 at Midwest Conference Championships ... Opened season with 16-1 mark at NU Duals (11/19) ... Went undefeated at Penn (13-0) and the second NU Duals (20-0) ... Moved into sixth place on career foil wins list with 313-74 all-time record.
2004-05: Led Northwestern with 87-30 overall record ... Earned first-career All-America honors with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, where she posted a 12-11 record ... Earned an NCAA bid with a seventh-place finish and 10-6 record a the Midwest Regional Championships ... Named to first team All-Midwest Conference team with a second-place finish at the Conference Championships ... placed 33rd in the USFA National Junior Olympics ... Began season with 27-straight victories ... Claimed eighth place at the North American Cup.
2003-04: Posted 96-24 record, having the second most wins on team ... Finished 13th with 12-11 mark at NCAA Championships ... Beat two-time defending NCAA Champion Alicja Kryczalo of Notre Dame twice (NU Duals and Midwest Regional Championships) ... Notched second place at USFA Burton Open and Big Ten Club Championships ... Took 28th in Division 1 (senior) competition and 14th in junior competition at USFA North American Cup ... Tied for 10th at Junior Olympic Championships ... Led NU with second-place finish at Midwest Regional Championships ... Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week on 3/15.
High School: Four-year member of high school fencing team ... Team MVP senior year ... Received Coaches' Award junior and senior year ... Honor roll ... Member of U.S. National Fencing Team in 2002 ... Finalist at Cadet World Cup in Germany ... In 2002, took third at Junior Olympic Championships and sixth at Division I National Championships ... Seven-year member of New York Fencers Club.
Personal: Born Jessica Sandra Florendo on 9/19/85 ... Daughter of David and Noemi Florendo ... Chose Northwestern over Columbia ... Majoring in communication studies.
Career Record
2003-04 96-242004-05 87-302005-06 130-202006-07 97-26Total 410-100