With her fifth and final year at West Virginia Universitycoming to a close, senior track and field standout Jessica Czaikowski recently reflected on her time as a Mountaineer.

The past five years have been such a great learning experience,the Tottenham, Ontario, native said.Being from Canada, I had to make a lot of adjustments when I first arrived in Morgantown, but those changes helped me learn and grow as a person. Im from such a small town, so getting to meet all of these new people at school was great.

Czaikowski, a two-time team captain, has had a decorated five years with the WVU track and field team, most recently winning the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Indoor Championship title in the 60-meter hurdles (8.36). She has already qualified for the Big East and ECAC Outdoor Championships in both the 100-meter dash and the 100-meter hurdles. She is currently ranked 19th in the nation in the hurdles (13.45).

After graduation, she will go back to Canada and continue training with the goal of competing on the national team this summer.

My main goal is to compete at the World University Games in Thailand in August,she said.Im just not ready to quit yet.

Czaikowski will graduate this weekend with a masters degree in physical education. A Big EastAcademic All-Star and an Athletic Directors Academic Honor Roll member, she hopes to one day pass her knowledge of the sport on to future athletes.

I can definitely see myself coaching one day,she said.I would probably get into the high school set of teaching and coaching. It just means so much to me.

For now, all of her time and energy is focused on her own future in the sport.

Right now, I really want to dedicate some time to track and just see how good I could be,Czaikowski said.My times keep coming down, so theres no reason to stop and say Ive reached my potential.