Jessi Buckeye

Jessica Weiland, also known as Jessi Buckeye, is a well-known Ohio State Buckeyes fan and
contortionist, Born February 8, 1989 in Orlando, Florida.
Life
Jessica started in gymnastics in 1994 at Orlando Metro Gymnastics in Orlando, Florida.
She was also an acrobat for the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Sports Acrobatics team, where she was featured in USA Gymnastics magazine and online articles.
She was also part of Team Orlando Diving with Jay Lerew and Wendy Lerew and was also a synchronized swimmer for The Team Orlando Lorelies, where she won the Sunshine State games in Figures, Duo and Trio.
She was fascinated by the circus once Cirque Du Soleil opened up a permanent show in her home town of Orlando, Florida, being inspired by Olga Pikhienko during her first era in Cirque Du Soleil's Quidam as a handbalancer also being naturally flexible attracted her to contortionism and as such she taught herself how to contort.
Jessica's family moved to McKinney, Texas where she graduated from McKinney North High School in 2007, her diving and gymnastics led her to be featured in the Dallas Morning News.
Jessica is an Anorexia and Exercise Addiction survivor; she spent several years in and out of hospitals, Specifically Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, Dallas Presbyterian Hospital and finally ended her inpatient stay after 3 years with The Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, Florida as a result of this, she is still restricted in the amount of exercise she is allowed to do on a regular basis to reduce the chances of a relapse.
After high school she attended The Ohio State University where she studied Early Childhood Education, whilst at Ohio State she had a brief relationship with A. J. Trapasso, who at the time was on the university football team, after university he went on to play for various professional football teams.
She graduated from Ohio State in 2011 and has since returned to study sports broadcasting, she has been described as a Buckeye Sports Writer and Super-fan.
Jessica has done modeling for Model Mayhem and has plans to continue modeling.
Awards
Jessica has won several awards in Gymnastics, Diving, and Synchronized swimming in both state and international competition.
She has also won the USA Gymnastics 1999 State Champion in Level 4.
YouTube
Jessica is also an avid YouTuber with over 800 subscribers and 46 videos. Her videos range from getting pumped up for a Buckeye game to talking about her battle with an eating disorder.

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