University of Evansville Athletics

2013: Completed her career as one of, if not the top runner in program history...earned the Lois Patton Award as the top senior student-athlete...earned her second MVC All-Conference award and Scholar-Athlete Team award...set the program 5K record with a 17:27.27 at the UE Invitational (her final 5K attempt)...won four races as a senior while posting two second place finishes...started the year with a victory at the Mid-America Opener (14:49.75)...took second at the EIU Open before winning the Fleet Foot Invitational with a time of 13:35.0...took an impressive second out of 201 runners at the Indiana Intercollegiate running a 17:33.91 before winning the Greater Louisville Classic...her time in Louisville of 17:37.28 paced the 329 participants...set the 5K mark at the UE Invitational, marking her record fourth-consecutive victory at the UE Cross Country Course...posted a 17:52.3 to take 8th at the MVC Championships...wrapped up her career with a 22:21 in the NCAA's.

2012: Won four races while finishing in the top seven in all but one event (NCAA's)...named to the MVC All-Conference Team and the Scholar-Athlete Team...set the UE 6K women's record with her 21:11 in the NCAA's; ran the #2 time in Aces history in the 5K with her effort of 17:38 at the MVC Championship...began the season with a PR in the 4K Mid-America Opener, winning the race with her time of 14:40.44...won the next week at the EIU Open with her 17:56.00...placed seventh out of 214 at the Indiana Intercollegiate (18:23.90)...took home third place in the Blue race at the Greater Louisville Classic (17:54.26)...took top honors leading UE to the team win in the Tennessee Tech Invitational running a time of 18:45.94...won for the fourth time while leading UE to its second-straight team win with a 17:48.09 at the UE Invitational...set a PR and the No. 2 time in UE history in the 5K MVC Championship with a 17:38 effort...blitzed the all-time UE 6K mark with a 21:11 in the NCAA's, took 33rd place out of 218 student-athletes.

2011: Ran in all eight meets, recording four top ten finishes, including a finish of 3rd place with a time of 19:07 at the Saluki Invitational...set a PR in the 4-K Mid-America Opener, placing 9th with a time of 15:44...ran an 18:28 at the EIU Open en route to a finish of 9th...finished 28th out of 257 (18:45) at the Greater Louisville Classic...notched a 5-K PR in the UE Invitational, leading the Aces with a 5th place finish in a time of 18:24.

2010: Participated in all eight meets in freshman campaign at UE...tallied three top-six finishes and four runs in the top ten...top finish came at the Evansville Invitational where her time of 18:43 put her in fifth place...in the UE Mid-America Opener, Jenkins' 15:25 was good for sixth place...logged another fifth place finish at the Saluke Invitational with a time of 19:17...at the Miami (OH) Invitational, came in tenth with a 19:13 in her first collegiate 5K event.

Background:  Relative newcomer to cross country, as she lettered just one season in cross country at Frankfort High School...double-lettered in cross country and soccer as a senior...a four-year standout in both soccer and track for the Hot Dogs...a two-time track MVP...set the Frankfort school record in the 800-meter race as a senior...helped the Hot Dogs to a semi-state appearance in 2009 and a conference championship in cross country...placed sixth overall in the regional race in a career-best 5K time of 19:56...posted Frankfort’s top time in the semi-state meet...also excelled in the classroom, serving as Frankfort’s valedictorian...plans on majoring in accounting at UE.

Why UE?:  For the small, friendly atmosphere, the business program, the cross country team, and the wonderful people I met when I visited campus.

Personal-Best 3,200-meter time:  11:56
Personal-Best 4K time:  14:40.44
Personal-Best 5K time:  17:27.27 *UE 5K record
Personal-Best 6K time: 21:11