UIC Athletics

Jesko's Individual Results

CAREER BEST
500 Free: 4:35.46 (02/25/16)
200 Back: 1:50.81 (02/27/16)
400 IM: 4:01.33 (02/26/16)
100 Back: 52.80 (02/20/16)
200 Free: 1:44.03 (02/20/16)
200 IM: 1:52.36 (02/22/18)
1000 Free: 9:38.61 (02/16/19)
1650 Free: 16:04.11 (02/16/19)

AS A SENIOR (2018-19): Took fifth in the 1000 free in the first meet of the season against Michigan State...snagged fourth in the 400 IM against Northwestern and Chicago...had a pair of second place finishes, in the 1000 free and 200 breast, against Olivet Nazarene...took third in the 1650 and fifth in the 200 IM against Oakland...was the second place finisher in the 1000 against Milwaukee...qualified for the finals in the 400 IM, where he finished 18th, at the TYR Invitational; also placed 12th in the 1650...placed fifth in the 1000 and seventh in the 200 IM against Green Bay...swam the 200 and 400 IMs at the Horizon League Championships...also participated in the 1650, where he finised 11th in a personal record time.

AS A JUNIOR (2017-18): Was sixth in the 1000 free (10:10.46) and ninth in the 400 IM (4:24.46) against Green Bay and Valparaiso...had top-10 finishes in the 200 free (1:47.88) and 200 back (1:59.20), and was fifth in the 200 IM (1:59.01) against Northwestern and Chicago...took fourth in the 200 free, fifth in the 200 IM, and sixth in the 200 back against Milwaukee...was a double-sixth place finisher in the 200 free and 200 IM against Oakland...broke 2 minutes in the 200 IM at the TYR Invitational...swam the 1000 free for the second time against Cleveland State and placed seventh (10:03.97)...was 10th in the 400 IM and 12th in the 200 free on day 2 of that meet...qualified for the consolation finals in the 1650 free, where he placed 13th (16:05.32); and the 400 IM, placing 15th (4:04.60) at the Horizon League Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Placed eighth in the 200 back (1:56.80), ninth in the 200 IM (2:00.74) and took tenth in the 100 back (54.14) at the triple dual with Northwestern, the University of Chicago and Olivet-Nazarene (Oct. 22)…captured third place in the 200 back (1:56.83) and fifth in both the 200 free (1:47.64) and the 200 IM (2:00.74) against Boston College (Oct. 24)…grabbed seventh in the 200 back (1:57.00), eighth in both the 200 IM (1:59.06) and the 400 IM (4:15.05) and placed ninth in the 100 IM (55.03) versus Oakland, Wright State and Green Bay (Nov. 4-5)…notched a third place finish the 200 back (1:57.05) and a fifth place finish in both the 200 free (1:47.69) and the 200 IM (2:02.17) at Milwaukee (Nov. 12)…finished in fifteenth place in the 400 medley relay (3:31.32), nineteenth in the 400 IM (4:07.34), twentieth in the 200 back (1:52.90) prelims and twenty-second place in the 500 free (4:42.52) prelims at the annual Northwestern TYR Invitational…earned a fifth place finish in the 200 back (2:00.57) and sixth place in the 200 free relay (1:31.71) against Cleveland State (Jan. 14)…took fifth in the 800 free relay (7:07.57), sixth in the 400 IM (4:16.07), eighth in the 200 back (1:57.47) and finished tenth in the 500 free (4:47.55) at the Flames Invitational versus Olivet-Nazarene and Milwaukee (Jan. 20-21)…placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:04.69), notched seventeenth place in the 200 back (1:54.11) and finished in eighteenth place in the 500 free (4:39.42) at the Horizon League Championships (Feb. 22-25).

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Finished second in the 200 back (1:56.95), fourth in the 200 free (1:47.04) and 200 IM (1:59.56) versus Olivet Nazarene (Oct. 30) … grabbed third in the 500 free (4:46.13) and 200 free (1:47.69) against Milwaukee (Nov. 7) … notched fifth in the 200 back (1:56.46) and sixth in the 500 free (4:47.60) at a double dual meet against Oakland and Wright State (Nov. 14) … placed fourth in the 200 free (1:48.00) and 200 back (1:57.66) as well as a fifth place finish in the 400 IM (4:19.06) at Green Bay (Dec. 12) … notched second place in the 200 back (1:57.40) and fourth place in the 100 back (54.57) at Cleveland State (Jan. 15) … finished seventh place in the 400 IM (4:01.33) and 10th 200 back (1:50.81) at the Horizon League Championships (Feb. 24-27).

PREP/PERSONAL: Played volleyball for two years at Geneva Community High School...made two state appearances in swimming despite his school not having a pool...son of Mark and Julie Jesko...enrolled as a bioengineering major.