Jesse Rappole

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bemus Point, N.Y.
High School:
Villanova

Junior Year:
Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 during the indoor season and added the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the outdoor season • Had two top-10 finishes during the cross country season.

Sophomore Year:
Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships • NCAA East Regional qualifier in the steeplechase • Competed in the steeplechase at the 2004 Penn Relays and ran a season-best time of 8:59.15 • Scored in the 5000 at the 2004 ACC Indoor Championships.

Transferred to UNC from Villanova.

Prep:
Cross country team captain for four years at Maple Grove High • First-team all-state in New York • Super Meet record holder in the 3,200 • Basketball team captain.

Personal:
Majoring in political science • Plans to be a sport agent one day • Admires athlete Kevin Garnett • Favorite movie is "Fight Club" • Jesse McLaughlin Rappole is the son of Robert and Barb Rappole • Born August 2, 1982 in Bemus Point, N.Y.