The University of Akron Athletics
2011-12 Women's Swimming and Diving

Jessica Ickes
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fremont Ross
- Hometown:
- Fremont, Ohio
Ickes' Top Times | ||
Year | Event | Time |
2011-12 | 50 Freestyle | 23.41 |
2011-12 | 100 Freestyle | 51.24 |
2011-12 | 100 Butterfly | 56.03 |
as a Senior (2011-12): Led the team in both the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly ... Was 12th in the 50 free at the MAC Championships (23.42) after swimming a personal best 23.41 in the prelims (Feb. 23-25) ... also placed 14th in the 100 fly with a personal best 56.03 at the MAC Meet and clocked a PR of 51.24 in the 100 free ... Won both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle in the dual against Marshall (Jan. 14) ... also won the 50 free against Duquesne (Oct. 22) and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 21) ... swam on four relays at the conference championships, including the second place 400-yard freestyle relay (3:25.83) ... led-off the seventh place 200 free relay and anchored the seventh place 400 medley relay, while also swimming on the sixth place 200 medley relay ... an honorable mention Academic All-MAC pick.
as a Junior (2010-11): Swam in just two meets - the Illinois and Pittsburgh duals - before being sidelined for the season with an injury.
as a Sophomore (2009-10): Totaled four top-three swims during sophomore season ... was a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay that broke the school record at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-27) ... set a season best in the 100-yard butterfly (58.24) at the MAC Meet ... tied her then career-best mark in the 50-yard freestyle at the MAC Meet and also swam a season-best time in the 100-yard freestyle (52.90) ... was a part of one relay win as well as being on the 200-yard freestyle relay teams that placed third at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 4-6) and the MAC meet.
as a Freshman (2008-09): Won four races during her freshman season and finished in the top five 28 times ... claimed wins in the 50-yard freestyle against Ball State (Nov. 7), Bowling Green (Feb. 7), and Youngstown State (Nov. 14), while also winning the 100-yard freestyle against the Penguins ... finished second in three other events ... recorded season bests in the 50-yard freestyle (24.04), 100-yard freestyle (52.52) and 100-yard buttefly (58.29) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25-28) ... was a member of four squads that one relay events ... also a part of the 200-yard medley relay team that broke the school record at the MAC Meet.
at Ross High School: Qualified for the state meet four times ... a member of two school-record breaking relay teams as a senior ... 200-yard freestyle relay finished fourth at the state meet in 2008 ... produced two top-20 individual swims at the state meet as a senior ... received the All-American Scholastic Award and the OHSAA Scholar Athlete award ... also received All-American honors and was named to the All-Ohio team.
Personal: Daughter of Scott and Ellen Ickes ... has one brother, Jake ... born July 9, 1990.