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Jeanna Prisco
Photo courtesy of Greg Rowland
Posted: Jul 17, 2017

Stepping Stones: Jeanna Prisco, University of Mobile

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (July 17, 2017) – In May 2016, Jeanna Prisco became Tallahassee Community College’s first-ever cross country signee. Now, 14 months later, she is the Eagles’ first runner to sign with a four-year school. 

Prisco, a native of Sopchoppy, Fla., has signed a national letter of intent with the University of Mobile. 

Prisco didn’t run until her senior year at Wakulla High School, where she was coached by the late Paul Hoover, but in her lone season, helped the War Eagles to the Class 2A, District 2 Championship and a berth in the 2014 FHSAA Cross Country State Championships. That experience sparked Prisco’s interest in running and, once TCC announced it was adding the sport, created an opportunity at the collegiate level. 

Running for coach Gary Droze’s inaugural squad at Tallahassee, Prisco was a constant in the top five for the Eagles in 2016. In her Tallahassee debut at last August’s Cougar XC Challenge, she ran the 5K in 26:37.69. By November’s NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championship, she shaved off more than a minute and a half, finishing with a personal best of 25:05.47. 

In the classroom, Prisco was named All-Academic by the Panhandle Conference in 2017. 

Mobile, an NAIA program, competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference.  

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