Jessica Higgins
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Peabody, Mass.
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- Position:
- Back/Free
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Arlington Catholic
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- Major:
- Nursing
Bio
As a Senior:
Won the 100 back (1:01.65) and 200 back (2:14.53) at the GNAC Championships...four top 10 finishes at the NEISDA Championships, her best coming in the 200 back where she placed fourth (2:12.61)
As a Junior:
Finished in the top five in four events at the GNAC Championships, winning the 200yd freestyle relay...finished fourth at the New England Championships in the 100yd freestyle and 100yd backstroke...qualified for the ECACs in the 200yd medley relay..won the team's Most Valuable Player award...two-time NEISDA Swimmer of the Week...named to the NEISDA All-New England Team
Personal:
Jessica is a nursing major from Peabody, Mass...She is the daughter of Michael and Sheila Higgins...Jessica has two siblings, a sister and a brother...In high school, she was a four-time league all-star and MVP of her team senior year
News mentions
Nick Rainville helped the Regis (Mass.) swimming and diving teams close the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships with a bang, winning his second race of the week with a program record time (46.54 seconds) in the 100 freestyle, Sunday at the Tootell Aquatic Center.
Sophomore Elisabeth McQuaid (Marlborough, Mass.) and senior Nick Rainville (Reading, Mass.) both finished in the top three of their respective events on Saturday as the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's swimming & diving teams competed in day three of the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championships at the University of Rhode Island.
Nick Rainville (Reading, Mass.) won the 100-meter butterfly race by nearly two seconds to highlight the first full day of competition for the Regis (Mass.) swimming and diving teams at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday at the Tootell Aquatic Center.
The Regis (Mass.) men's and women's swimming & diving teams both earned a split, each topping Husson but falling to Bridgewater State in tri-meet action on Senior Day, Saturday at Regis Pool.
The Regis (Mass.) men's swimming and diving team won 10 of a possible 14 events on the day en route to a win and the women finished in second place as the Pride competed in a tri-meet at Simmons College on Saturday.
The Regis (Mass.) men's and women's swimming and diving teams both finished the Great Northeast Athletic Conference championships in second place on Sunday at the Holmes Sports Center Natatorium at Simmons College.
The Regis (Mass.) men's and women's swimming & diving teams both find themselves in second place after the opening day of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships at Simmons College.
With the GNAC Championships just around the corner, the Regis (Mass.) men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams squared off with St. Joseph’s (Me.) on Friday for Day 1 of a two-day dual meet at Regis Pool.
The Regis (Mass.) swimming and diving teams opened its home schedule, squaring off with Babson and Norwich in tri-meet action Saturday at Regis Pool. The Pride women did the double with wins over both schools but the men came up short in both of its competitions.
Nick Rainville (Reading, Mass.) won four events, Jessica Zernitsky (Newton, Mass.) took top honors in two more but the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's swimming teams came up short in trimatch action Saturday at Eastern Connecticut State with Bridgewater State.
Nick Rainville (Reading, Mass.) won four events, Jessica Zernitsky (Newton, Mass.) took top honors in two more but the Regis (Mass.) men’s and women’s swimming teams came up short in trimatch action Saturday at Eastern Connecticut State with Bridgewater State.
Jessica Higgins (Peabody, Mass.) grabbed five top three finishes, Nick Rainville (Reading, Mass.) won both the 50 and 100 freestyle races and the Regis (Mass.) men’s and women’s swimming teams placed third and second, respectively, Saturday at the Commonwealth Coast Conference Invitational hosted by Roger Williams University.
The Regis (Mass.) men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the season Saturday with a dual match at the University of New England with the men's team dominating the Nor'easters 149-48 but the women's side, despite four first-place finishes from Jessica Higgins (Peabody, Mass.) came up short to UNE 157-104.