Jarvis, who raced in three NCAA Championships and was a successful singer-songwriter and model, passed at the age of 42.
U.S. Olympic Trials Competitor And Award-Winning Singer Competed For Bears From 2000-05
California track & field and cross country alumna Chloe Jarvis, a mother of two who competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials and enjoyed a successful singing and songwriting career under the stage name Chloe Jean, passed away Thursday at the age 42 of after a battle with breast cancer.
Jarvis was born in Syracuse, New York, and attended St. Francis High School in Elk Grove. As a student-athlete with the Golden Bears, she was a three-time conference 800m champion (Pac-10 outdoor, 2005; MPSF indoor, 2004-05) and raced in three NCAA Championships (2003, 05 Outdoor; 2005 Indoor).
Her personal bests of 2:04.53 in the outdoor 800m and 2:06.95 in the indoor 800m rank sixth and fifth, respectively, in the program’s all-time record book; she also contributed to the No. 8 and No. 10 outdoor 4x400m and No. 5 indoor 4x400m relay times in outdoor program history. Jarvis, who was also a member of the UC Berkeley Gospel Choir, graduated in 2005 with a degree in sociology and education.
After leaving Cal, Jarvis moved back to New York for two years and worked for Ford Models, later returning to the Bay Area to pursue her passion for music. Her 2014 single “Black Sheep” was featured on Women of Substance Radio and later was the runner-up for “Best R&B Song” in the West Coast Songwriters (WCS) International Songwriting Contest. In 2015, Jarvis released her debut album Freak, co-produced with Grammy-nominated writer and producer Scott Urquhart. She continued collaborating with top musicians throughout her career, most recently with her 2023 album Fairy Tale Fail produced by jazz guitarist Ray Obiedo. Jarvis’s other accolades include a WCS Songwriting Contest win for her single “What Could Be Better” and “Best Song of the Month” nods from Songwriter Universe for her songs “Fall Back” and “In War”.
“Chloe was a beautiful person inside and out,” said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Robyne Johnson. “She had a great spirit and talent. This is a huge loss to the world and the Cal track & field family.”
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