JESSICA'S ACCOLDADES:

- President of the Women’s Sports Foundation (2009-2010)
- Athlete Ambassador for Team Darfur and Right to Play to help children in Africa
- Inducted in to the Latin Sports Hall of Fame in 2006
- Married to Adam Burks and has a son, Caleb Ashton

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS:

- ESPN College Softball Analyst
- ESPN College Football Sideline Reporter
- Field Reporter for Yahoo! Sports at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
- FOX Sports Lead College Softball Analyst
- espnW Advisory board member and online contributor
- USA Softball Career Highlights
- Member of the US Women’s National softball team 2001-2010
- Olympic Gold Medalist in Athens, Greece (2004)
- Olympic Silver Medalist in Beijing, China (2008)
- Three-time World Champion (2002, 2006, 2010)
- Three-time World Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2010)
- Two-time Pan American Gold Medalist (2003, 2007)
- 2006 USA Softball Athlete of the Year
- 2008 Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

- 2005 NPF All-star and team-leading .492 batting average for the Arizona Heat
- 2006-2008 Member of the PFX Tour
- 2010 NPF Cowles Cup Champion with the USSSA Florida Pride
- College Highlights (Stanford University)
- Four-time First team All-American
- Four-time First team All Region and All Pac-10
- Three-time Stanford Female Athlete of the Year
- First team Academic All-American (’02)
- 1999 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year
- 2000 Pac -10 Player of the Year
- 2001 Led Stanford to first ever Women’s College World Series Appearance
- 2002 Graduated with a BA degree in American Studies from Stanford University
- 2003 Graduated with a MA in Social Sciences in Education from Stanford Univ
- **Finished career with school records (still held today) in batting average (.475), hits (94), stolen bases (31), runs(71), and career home runs (50)