Career
She competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Shortly after the 2009 Championships, she failed a random, out-of-competition drug test. She explained that the banned diuretic had entered her system as a result of taking a water pill to aid urination.
Cosby said that depression, brought on by a series of personal and sporting setbacks (including losing her coach and her job), had left her unable to pass water and that her mother had given her the pill.
Following an arbitration meeting with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the panel accepted her version of events and she received a reduced ban of four months. She reached the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and placed eleventh overall.
She set a new personal record at the 2012 Prefontaine Classic, throwing the implement 74.19 m for fourth place. She competed at the 2012 Olympic Games but again did not qualify for the final.
Jessica Cosby Toruga threw 71.72 meters to place 2nd at the 2014 United States Outdoor championship on June 28.
