St. John's University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jess Bianco
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cherry Hill West
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hill, N.J.
As a Junior in 2025: Started all 57 games in center field ... All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection ... named to the NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team ... batted .389 with 54 runs scored, 74 hits, four doubles, one triple, 20 RBIs and 28 stolen bases ... set the single-season program records for runs scored and hits ... active program leader in career stolen bases with 96 ... eclipsed the 100-career hit mark with a single against New Mexico (Feb. 9) ... tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after going 13-for-15 (.867) with nine runs scored, two doubles, four RBIs and six stolen bags across a five-game stretch ... notched first career triple at Butler (March 22).
As a Sophomore in 2024: Played and started in 44 games all in center field … named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team … selected to the NFCA Great Lakes Region Third Team ... led the team with a .352 batting average that ranked fourth in the conference … totaled 51 hits, 30 runs scored and 25 stolen bases … notched first career extra-base hit with a double against Butler (March 15) … tabbed to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 18 after producing an 8-for-16 stretch from the plate that included five runs scored and a pair of stolen bases.
As a Freshman in 2023: Appeared in all 52 games and started 50 all in left field ... named to the NFCA's Top Performance of the Week List on May 1 after her 5-for-5, seven stolen base performance in a doubleheader against Marist and was named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor the same week ... notched the most stolen bases by a freshman in school history (43), second most in a season all-time ... led the BIG EAST in stolen bases overall ... finished second on the team in average (.324) and walks drawn (23) ... only Johnnie to record a perfect fielding percentage with over 25 chances.
Before St. John’s: Played at Cherry Hill West High School for four years and captained the team her junior and senior season … named All South Jersey in 2021 and 2022 … played her travel ball for the New Jersey Gators and was a member of the team that came in fourth place at the USA Gold Nationals in 2022.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Kristyn Bianco... competed in varsity softball and winter track at Cherry Hill West High School... set program records and earned multiple all-region and conference honors... helped St. John’s win a BIG EAST championship and record-setting season... chose St. John’s for its BIG EAST competition and strong biology program... cites her dad as the most influential person in her athletic career... favorite food is pasta... favorite sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles... major is biology.