| Jessica McClain | |
| Full Name: | Jessica McClain |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Birth Name: | Jessica Tonn |
| Height: | 5inchesft8inchesin (ftin) |
| Sport: | Track, long-distance running |
| Event: | 1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters |
| Collegeteam: | Stanford |
| Club: | Brooks Beast Seattle |
| Turnedpro: | 2015 |
| Pb: | 1500 meters 4:13.75 (2019)[1] 15:12.33 (2020) 31:35.28 (2024) 2:25:46 (2024) |
Jessica McClain (Tonn born February 15, 1992) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner. As a Stanford Cardinal, Jess was a seven-time NCAA Division 1 All-American cross country and Track and field runner.
Tonn qualified for four years for Foot Locker Cross Country Championships for Xavier College Preparatory (Arizona). Jessica won 14 individual state titles, two in cross country and 12 in Track and field in Arizona Interscholastic Association.
Tonn graduated BA and MA from Stanford. Tonn won 2015 Pac-12 Conference 10,000 meters in 34:00. As a Stanford Cardinal, Jessica Tonn was a seven-time NCAA Division 1 All-America.
Jessica Tonn signed with Brooks in November 2015. That contract ended in 2018 and she began competing unattached.[2] [3]
Jessica ran a 1500m in 4:20.89 at Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford (USA) 01.05.2016. Jessica ran a 5000m in 15:30.34 at Hoka One One held at Occidental College in Los Angeles (USA) 20.05.2016. Jessica ran a 1500m in 4:16 in Seattle at Brooks PR meet on June 18, 2016.
Jessica placed second in 15:38.46 for 5000 meters on April 14, 2017, at Mt SAC Relays.[4]
Jessica won a 10,000m in 31:54.83 at Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford (USA) 03.05.2018.
In January 2019, Tonn left Seattle and Beast Track Club to coach Arizona State Sun Devils student-athletes. In November 2019, she placed second at the 2019 Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K / USATF 5K Championships in New York, finishing in 15:44, a mere second behind winner Shannon Rowbury.
In March 2024 she announced that she had signed a new contract with Brooks.[5]
On June 17, 2023, McClain earned a qualifying position for the [2024 United States Olympic trials] by running 2:29:25 at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota.
On February 3, 2024, McClain placed fourth in the Olympic Marathon Trials held in Orlando, Florida, with a 2:25:46, a personal best by nearly four minutes. She was the alternate for the Paris Olympics.[6]
| Representing the | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024 United States Olympic trials | Orlando, Florida | 4th | Marathon | 2:25:46 | |
| 2019 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 3rd | 10 km | 36:40 | |
| USA Championships | ||||||
| 2019 | USATF National Cross Country Championships | Tallahassee, Florida | 16th | 10 km | 34:24[7] | |
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 11th | 10,000 m | 32:47.29[8] | |
| 2017 | USATF Faxon Law New Haven Road Race | New Haven, Connecticut | 7th | 20 km | 68:55[9] | |
| USATF Peachtree Road Race 10 km | Atlanta Georgia | 4th | 10 km | 33:16[10] | ||
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 12th | 5000 m | 15:32.34[11] | ||
| 2016 | USA Olympic Trials & Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | DNS[12] | 5000 m | [13] | |
| 2015 | USA Club Cross Country Championships | San Francisco, California | 10th | 6 km | 20:14[14] | |
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 17th | 5000 m | 16:02.71[15] | ||
| 2014 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 9th | 5000 m | 15:48.31[16] | |