2025-26 Gymnastics Roster
Biography
@JanickeJessa ||
@jessajanicke
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.”
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