Jess McMeeking

Field Hockey's Jess McMeeking works the ball past Old Dominion defender as another runs towards her.

Jess McMeeking drives the ball down the sideline for Spider Hockey at Crenshaw Field.

Jess McMeeking drives the ball past her opponent

Jess McMeeking (8) in a white jersey and red skirt drives past her longwood defender in the field hockey contest

Photo by: Erika Latta

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Wellington College
Hometown:
Canterbury, England

2024 Season (Junior):

Started in all 19 contests as a midfielder
Finished the season with eight points on eight assists
Put five of six shots taken on goal
Twice collected two assists, against William & Mary (Sept. 1) and Davidson (Sept. 27)
Assisted on two game-winning goals (App State and Davidson)

2023 Season (Sophomore):

Started in 17 of 18 contests at midfield
Finished third on the squad with 14 points on four goals and six assists
Tallied a team-high five-point day in the victory over Georgetown with two goals and an assist
Had three-straight games with assists, Davidson, Queens and Saint Louis
Scored the Spiders third goal against Lock Haven
Collected a goal and an assist in the win over Towson and had an assist against VCU

2022 (Freshman):

Appeared in all 18 contests for the Spiders
Tallied first collegiate points with an assist in the game-tying goal at Wake Forest (Sept. 16)
Picked up an assist on a Spider corner play against Stanford (Oct. 23)
Took five shots with four on goal, with single shots against Longwood (Aug. 28), Towson (Sept. 4), Saint Joseph's (Sept. 30) and La Salle (Oct. 7)

Prep:
at Wellington College, helped the squad finish third in the England hockey tier 1 competition, only dropping two contests in 2021-22 … named Wellington College hockey player of the year for 2021-22 … runner-up finish at the regional indoor finals … at Kent College Canterbury, helped the squad to a national finals berth at the U14 and U18 levels in 2019-20 season, finishing third in the tier 3 competition … in club hockey with Canterbury, captained the U16 squad to a national finals berth that was canceled due to COVID, also made national finals appearances with the Canterbury HC U12 and U14 squads … Reached the NSEA horse riding finals with Kent College, where she came in third in the national triathlon championship.

Personal:
Daughter of Rachel and Rob McMeeking … has an older sister, Izzy, and a younger brother, Ned … raised over €1000 for mental health during lockdown by running 170km … as a prefect at Wellington College (boarding school) helped fundraise over €2000 via bake sales and singing.