Skipper
Sophomore
Ontario, Canada
Silverthorn

Career:
Jessica made an immediate impact with the team last season and will build upon that success in 2000...Started her first season of collegiate sailing with a solid ninth-place showing at the ODU Women's Radial and MAISA Women's Singlehanded...Teamed with Sally Barkow and Debbie Capozzi to take fifth in the ACC Women's regatta...In spring competition, finished fifth with Capozzi in the A division of the ODU Open...Teamed with Anna Cobb to finish second at the Washington College Women...Placed second with Cobb and Capozzi at the MAISA Freshman Open.

Personal:
Born January 27, 1980...Daughter of Tom Simpson and Jackie Hofmann...Has one brother, Matthew (19)...Majoring in psychology.