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2021 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Jenna Howard

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Peak to Peak
  • Hometown Erie, Colo.

Biography

  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2020-21 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2020 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2020 USTFCCA All-Academic Award
  • 2019-20 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
College Bests
INDOOR XC
Mile 5:36.32
3000 10:44.0
5000 19:05.04 5K 18:56.1
6K 22:25.3

2021 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2020-21 Indoor: Finished 10th in the 3000 meters at the Grizzly Invitational with a time of 11 minutes, 38.13 seconds. ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 5:36.2 to place fifth in a triangular at Western Colorado on Jan. 30. ... Finished fourth in the 5000 in a personal-best 19:05.04, placing fourth in a season-opening dual at UCCS on Dec. 11.

2020 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championships on Oct. 24, finished 39th with a 6K time of 23:16.6. ... Ran a 5K personal-best time of 18:56.1 to place 16th at the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10. ... Finished 18th at the season-opening UCCS Open with a 5K time of 20:48.9.


2020 Outdoor: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Finished second with a season-best 3,000 time of 10 minutes, 44.0 seconds at the Chadron State Open on Jan. 18. ... Turned in a season-best mile time of 5:49.72 for 19th at the Potts Open on Jan. 11. ... Made her MSU Denver indoor debut at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi on Dec. 5, finishing sixth in the 5,000 meters (20:55.92).

2019 Cross Country: Turned in a strong freshman season, twice finishing as the No. 2 runner in the MSU Denver lineup. ... Finished 65th at the Division II South Central Regional with a 6-kilometer time of 23 minutes, 54.9 seconds. ... Finished second among MSU Denver runners and 41st overall at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26 with a 6K personal-best time of 22:25.3. ... Placed 13th at the Roadrunner Invitational, and second in the MSU Denver lineup, on Oct. 5 in 23:32.9. ... Made her MSU Denver debut on Sept. 7 at the UCCS RustBuster and finished 31st with a 5K time of 20:18.7. 

High School: Peak-to-Peak Charter School, class of 2019...Ran for Class 3A cross country state champions in 2016 and 2017 as well as runnerup in 2018...State qualifier in 1600, 3200 and state-champion 4x800 in 2019 and in the 1600, 3200, 4x400 and state-champion 4x800 in 2018...Personal bests, outdoor: 400 (1:05.03), 800 (2:27.43), 1600 (5:27.45). 3200 (11:52.79). Personal bests, indoor: 800 (2:33.80), mile (5:44.312). Personal bests, cross country: two-mile (13:41), three-mile (18:20), 5K (19:36.18)...All-Metropolitan League second team, 2017 and 2018...2019 BoCoPreps.com all-region (4x800 relay)...Four-year letterwinner in track and three-year letterwinner in cross country...Coached by Kim McConnell...Finished in age-group top 15 at the BolderBoulder 10K in 2018 (12th) and 2019 (ninth)...Also played volleyball and basketball.

Personal: Born Jenna Michelle Howard...Birthday is May 16...Daughter of Jerry and Sheryl Howard...Has a brother (John) and sister (Erica)...Majoring in elementary education.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"