{{short description|American Paralympic athlete}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Jessica Rogers | honorific_suffix = | image = Jessica Reach.jpg | image_size = <!-- Use only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Rogers in 2010 | headercolor = | textcolor = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = Red | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1997|3|9}} | birth_place = Sao Carlos, Brazil | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | education = W. T. Woodson High School (Fairfax, Virginia) '15 | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = {{convert|18|in|cm}} (2010) | weight = {{convert|55|lbs}} (2016) | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = | country = | sport = Wheelchair racing <br /> Swimming <br /> Wheelchair Basketball | position = | disability = Caudal Regression Syndrome | disability_class = T53 | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = All Events – Track <br /> 100 Breaststroke – Swimming <br /> 200 Breaststroke – Swimming | event_type = | collegeteam = | universityteam = University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | league = | league_type = | club = | team = FISH swim team, McLean, VA (2009–2013) | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = Andy Cipriano (FISH) <br /> Adam Bleakney (UIUC) | retired = | coaching = | module2 = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Paralympic swimming}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Parapan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|100m breaststroke SB4}} | module3 = | updated = 16 July 2016 }} '''Jessica Rogers''' (born March 9, 1997) is an American wheelchair basketballer, wheelchair racer and swimmer. She is also the founder of the ''International Sacral Agenesis/Caudal Regression Syndrome Association'', or iSACRA, an organization for information sharing, support, and networking.
==Early life== Rogers was born in Brazil where she spent the first part of her life in an isolated crib in a care facility for adults with severe cognitive limitations. At 14 months old she was adopted into a single parent household with many siblings who have different special needs. Jessica was born with the rare condition of lumbosacral agenesis/caudal regression syndrome and has had bilateral leg amputations due to the condition. Her spine ends at approximately T 7–10, which caused some paralysis. Jessica was born with one kidney and a very small lower anatomy, a common trait associated with caudal regression syndrome.
She graduated from Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in 2015; she founded The International Sacral Agenesis/Caudal Regression Association, or iSACRA, with a group of volunteers in 2012.<ref>[http://www.isacra.org/home.php] – iSACRA Home Page</ref>
== Awards and achievements == thumb|235px|Rogers at Indy International Invitational - Summer 2016 *'''2015:''' Ranked One of the Top Female U.S. Paralympics Track and Field High School All-Americans – 100 M (Ranked 4th, ''time:'' 19.08); 200 M (Ranked 6th, ''time:'' 34.88); 400 M (Ranked 7th, ''time'' 69.06); 800 M (Ranked 5th, ''time:'' 02:23.94)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tammaro|first1=Brianna|title=2015 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field High School All-Americans named|url=http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2015/September/03/2015-US-Paralympics-Track-and-Field-High-School-All-Americans-named|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090759/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2015/September/03/2015-US-Paralympics-Track-and-Field-High-School-All-Americans-named|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015|accessdate=23 September 2015|publisher=U.S. Paralympics|date=3 September 2015}}</ref> * '''2014:''' U.S. Paralympics, a division of USOC (United States Olympic Committee) Track and field high school all American female * '''2014:''' 10th International Wheelchair Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Junior Games, Stoke Mandeville, medalist 100, 200, 400, 800 M track events * '''2013:''' U.S. Paralympics, a division USOC (United States Olympic Committee) Track and field high school all American female, 100 M with a time of 20:34 * '''2013:''' IWAS World Junior Games Mayaguez, Puerto Rico – Special Performance Award (recognition of athletes with international potential competing in their first IWAS World Junior Games) * '''2013:''' IWAS World Junior Games Mayaguez, Puerto Rico – ''Swimming S5 category'', Gold medal (50m backstroke); Silver medal (200 Individual Medley); ''Athletics'', Two Gold medals (200m; Super Sprint T1, time 1.01.47) * '''2013:''' International Wheelchair Amputee Sports Junior World Games selectee for US Junior Team, paratriathalon, swimming and track * '''2013:''' National Wave triathlete, US National Paratriathalon Championships, Austin, Texas * '''2013:''' National Junior Disability Championships, Rochester, Minnesota, First place 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 meter wheelchair track, first place 50 m back, breast, fly, free, 100 m breast, 100 m free swimming * '''2013:''' National Junior Disability Championships, Rochester, Minnesota, Female Track Athlete Spirit of Excellence Award * '''2011:''' Parapan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico, silver medal 100 m breaststroke * '''2011:''' ''SPORTS 'N SPOKES'' Magazine's Junior Athlete of the Year * '''2011:''' Founded iSACRA, an international organization for information and support of individuals with sacral agenesis/caudal regression syndrome * '''2010:''' Junior National Champion, 100, 200, 400, 800 m wheelchair track * '''2010:''' ''Im Able Foundation's'' Racing Wheelchair Recipient * '''2010:''' American Paralympic record holder, women's 100 SCY breaststroke * '''2010:''' American Paralympic record holder, women's 200 SCY IM * '''2010:''' Canadian American Paralympic National Champion women's 100 m breaststroke * '''2009:''' Canadian American Paralympic National Champion women's 100 m breaststroke * '''2009:''' Canadian American Paralympic National Champion women's 200 m breaststroke * '''2008:''' National Junior Disability Championships, First place 100, 200, 400 m wheelchair track<ref name="Caudal Regression Syndrome Association">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/caudalregressionsyndrome/about-me |title= About Us|work=The international Sacral Agenesis Caudal Regression Association iSACRA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://assets.usoc.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/38731/ARSCYRecords.pdf |title=AMERICAN RECORDS FOR PARALYMPIC SWIMMERS – March 4, 2011 |accessdate=March 28, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Worlds Smallest Athlete">{{cite web|url=http://slumz.boxden.com/f610/worlds-smallest-athlete-1656495/ |title=World's Smallest Athlete |publisher=Reach NYC |date=November 23, 2011 |accessdate=November 30, 2011}}</ref>
===Filmography=== Documentaries and other television appearances include:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !align="center"|First aired !align="center"|Title !align="center"|Episode !align="center"|Distributor !align="center"|Produced by |- |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"| January 18, 2006 |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|REBUILT: The Human Body Shop |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|A Child's Courage |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|Discovery Health Channel |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|D.T. Slouffman |- |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|October 2006 |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|''News Report:'' Kicking For Kids Who Can't |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|N/A |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|WUSA9 News – Washington D.C. area |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|Emily Smitt |- |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|September 24, 2015 |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|Body Bizarre |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|Double Amputee Teen Sets Sights On Rio Paralympics |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"|Barcroft Productions |valign="top" style="font-size:90%"| |}
==See also== *Caudal regression syndrome
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.isacra.org International Sacral Agenesis/Caudal Regression Association] – an organization founded by Jessica Rogers *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150906105837/http://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Jessica-Rogers US Paralympic Biography] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120319052930/http://exposureroom.com/members/dslouffman/9e8c1319dbf34612aa004a68b3c3ec1f/ A Child's Courage] – The REBUILT: The Human Body Shop segment featuring Jessica Rogers *http://pvamag.com/sns/article/3739/2011_junior_athlete_of_the_year {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807132229/http://pvamag.com/sns/article/3739/2011_junior_athlete_of_the_year |date=August 7, 2013 }}
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