Jessica Mendoza

2004 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, 2008 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST, SOFTBALL
ROLE MODEL & INSPIRATION

PERSONAL DATA

Birthdate 11/11/80
Hometown Camarillo, CA
Resides Moorpark, CA
Height 5’9”

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2010, KFC World Cup of Softball, Oklahoma City, OK, USA Softball Women’s National Team Member, Champion
• 2010, USA Softball Women’s National Team Member
• 2008, Olympic Silver Medalist, Beijing Olympic Games
• 2008, Named the Women’s Sports Foundation’s “Sportswoman of the Year”
• 2008, Was chosen as one of give Olympians to visit troops and hospitals in Afghanistan
• 2008, Member of the PFX Tour
• 2007, Gold medalist at Pan American Games
• 2006, Gold Medalist at ISF World Championships
• 2006, USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year
• 2006, Inducted into the International Latin Sports Hall of Fame
• 2006, World Championships Offensive MVP
• 2006, Japan Cup Best Batter Award
• 2006, US Olympic Committee Athlete of the Month (July)
• 2004, Olympic Gold Medalist, Athens Olympic Games
• 2005, Japan Cup Best Batter Award
• 2003, Gold medalist at Pan American Games
• 1999-2002, Four time NFCA First-team All American, Stanford University
• 2002, Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
• 2002, NFCA First-team Scholar Athlete All American
• 2002, Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
• 2002, First-team All Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
• 2002, Speedline Invitational Championship MVP
• 2002, Japan Cup Best Batter Award
• 2002, Stanford Female Athlete of the Year
• 2001, Member of USA Red Team that won the gold medal at U.S. Cup
• 2001, Led Stanford to first NCAA Women’s College World Series appearance
• 2001, All- WCWS Tournament team2001: First-team All Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
• 2000, Pac-10 Player of the Year
• 2000, Honda Award Finalist
• 2000, Finished the season with a nation-leading .475 batting average
• 2000, Pieced together a 19-game hit streak
• 2000, Stanford Female Conference Athlete of the Year
• 1999, Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year
• 1999, First-team All Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
• 1999, Stanford Female Conference Athlete of the Year
• 1998, NFCA First-team High School All-American

BACKGROUND

Jessica Mendoza has been a member of the US Women’s National Softball Team since 2001 and was a key member of the silver medal winning team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the gold medal winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

She is one of the top hitters in the world, gaining the title of MVP at both the World Championships and the World Cup in August and July of 2006, respectively.

Leading up to the Olympic Games in Beijing, Jessica trained and competed throughout the country in the pre-Olympic tour and led the team in batting average (.495), hits (102), runs (89), RBI (107), and doubles (25).

Since 2006, Jessica has been a member of the first-ever PFX tour, a professional softball league which tours six to ten cities a year, bringing amateur and professional athletes together to meet, learn and compete in the same arena.

In 2005, Jessica played professionally in the NPF for the Arizona Heat, making the all-star team with a team leading .492 batting average and 8 home runs.

In 2002, Jessica graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies. In 2003 she earned a Master of Arts degree in Social Sciences in Education from Stanford University as well.

In 2001, while attending Stanford, Jessica led her team to their first NCAA Women’s College World Series. She was named Stanford Athlete of the Year in 2002, 2000 and 1999, finishing her collegiate softball career with school records still held today in batting average (.475), hits (94), stolen bases (31), runs(71) and career home runs (50).

Jessica started playing baseball at first (with all boys) because her dad was the head baseball coach at a local college. She played for one year and then switched over to softball once she learned of a league for girls.

Jessica has two sisters, one brother and currently lives near her family in California with her husband, Adam.

Jessica was recently elected President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, an organization that inspires young girls to compete in sports and encourages fair play among both boys and girls.

With many charitable interests, Jessica recognizes her role in the softball world and beyond. She enjoys conducting clinics for children and is paving the path for the future of the sport.

Jessica’s outside interests include: snowboarding, surfing, backpacking, camping, and traveling the world.

On August 13, 2009, Jessica gave birth to her first child with husband Adam Burks, Caleb Ashton Mendoza-Burks.

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Jessica Mendoza: Top five reasons to play sports

2.2.12 | by stantoncompany

Wednesday is National Girls and Women in Sports Day! It's our day to celebrate the amazing sports opportunities we have, and to make sure we continue to provide these opportunities for others. I honestly feel so blessed to be an athlete and to play pro softball for a living. Whether you're planning to try a new sport (read more)

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Christmas Past: Athletes share their favorite Holiday shots

12.21.11 | by stantoncompany

Jessica Mendoza, softball player "I think I was 3 years old when this was taken. My mom and I are very close -- and we always make tamales in the days leading up to Christmas. It is hard to imagine Christmas without homemade mamma's tamales!" Kristi Leskinen, freeskier "This is me and my brother, Mike, sharing our first Christmas cheers. (read more)

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10 US Athletes’ Favorite Olympic Memories

9.30.11 | by stantoncompany

Take a stroll down memory lane with 10 Olympic athletes and see if you share any of their favorite moments. The list includes Michael Phelp’s record-breaking eight gold medals in a single Olympics, and gymnast Kerri Strug’s heroic performance despite a painful injury. Katie Uhlaender, two-time women’s skeleton Olympian who is making a run in London as a (read more)

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Pro softball players go to bat for league

6.9.11 | by stantoncompany

When USA Softball opens its national team selection camp next week, only three of the 37 players in attendance will have played a game for Team USA in international competition. Notably absent will be stars Jessica Mendoza, (read more)

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