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2025-26 Gymnastics Roster

Jessa Janicke

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Maple Grove Senior H.S.
  • Hometown Maple Grove, Minn.
  • Instagram jessajanicke

Biography

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Honors and Awards
2026
Big 12 Winter All-Academic
2025
WCGA Academic All-American
 
Career Highs
VT: 9.900
BB: 9.875
 
2026 (Sophomore Year)
  • Competed in all 13 meets during the season
  • Set a career high of 9.90 on vault against Utah (2/6)
  • Made her collegiate debut on beam against Towson (1/23)
  • Earned a career high of 9.875 on beam against Ohio State, SEMO, and Texas Woman’s (3/13)
  • Posted a 9.80 or higher on vault in seven meets
  • Ranked 10th in the Big 12 on vault with a 9.840 NQS

2025 (Freshman Year)
  • Competed in four meets during her debut season
  • Debuted on vault at Utah (2/7)
  • Earned a career high of 9.850 on vault at the Big 12 Championships (3/22)
 

Club/High School

  • Trained at Twin City Twisters for 11 years under coaches Kassandra Nathe, Steve Hafeman, Sami Wozney, Seth Helland, Addison Hustad, Sarah Jantzi, and Mike Hungar
  • No. 44 recruit by College Gym News
  • Three-time National qualifier
  • Helped the Twin City Twisters place first at the Minnesota State Meet in 2021 and 2022 and place second in 2023
  • 2023 Minnesota state champion on vault
  • 2021 Minnesota state champion on floor
  • Placed second on bars, beam, floor, and the all-around at the 2023 Minnesota state meet
  • Finished in second place on vault and beam at the 2023 Region 4 Meet
  • Invited to the USA Gymnastics Development Program National Team Camp in 2021
  • Injured last season
 

Personal

  • Jessa Marie Janicke
  • Born on 4/6/2006 in St. Louis Park, MN
  • Two older brothers, Trevor and Justin, and one younger sister, Carly
  • Dad, Curtis Janicke, played hockey at the University of Notre Dame
  • Two brothers, Trevor and Justin, play hockey at the University of Notre Dame
  • Enjoys cooking, baking, traveling, shopping, spending time outside, at the lake, and with family and friends in her free time
  • Chose Arizona because, “It seems like a great fit for me. I love the culture, the girls, the coaches, and the gorgeous campus. I can’t wait to be a part of this team.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'6"
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