2015 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Jenna O'Donnell

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School Maple Grove
  • Hometown Maple Grove, Minn.

Biography

2015: Named the winner of the team's Coaches' Award at the end of the season ... OUTDOOR ... earned All-MIAC honors as part of the 3,200-meter relay team that set the school and stadium record ... also earned All-MIAC after taking third in the steeplechase ... ranked third in the MIAC in the steeple at the end of the season ... ran a career-best in the 800 in 2:21.63 ... finished in the top five seven times ... INDOOR ... earned All-MIAC as part of the title-winning distance medley relay ... also finished in the top 10 in the mile (ninth) and the 3,000 (eighth) at the MIAC Championships ... ran the second-best 3K in school history and finished .02 seconds off the school record ... ended the year ranked ninth in the 3K ... won three events.

2014: OUTDOOR ... earned All-MIAC honors in the 3000m Steeplechase with a runner-up performance at the MAIC Championships ... Academic All-MIAC ... set the school record in the 3,000 steeple chase in 11:08.05, also a career best ... also qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 1,500 ... won the steeplechase twice throughout the season ... INDOOR  ... Academic All-MIAC ... named  the All-MIAC Honorable Mention twice; once in the mile (6th) and once in the 3000m (6th) ... won the 3,000 at the SCB|SJU Quad and the mile at the Ole Open.

2013: Sophomore season … OUTDOOR … Academic All-MIAC … two-time All-MIAC Honorable Mention, placing third in the 4x800-meter (9:24.38) and fifth in the 1500-meter (4:54.60) at the MIAC Championships … end of the season MIAC rankings included: first in the 3000-meter (10:39.80), also the fourth-best time in school history … ran a career-best 4:51.11 in the 1,500 and the 5K in 18:45.75 ... INDOOR … Academic All-MIAC … All-MIAC Honorable Mention with a fourth-place finish in the distance medley relay (12:44.26) … also qualified in the mile and the 1,000 ... took seventh in the mile and just missed All-MIAC honors ... career-best mile time of 5:12.79 ranked ninth in the MIAC at the end of the season ... also ran a career-best 3:07.66 in the 1,000.

2012: First season ... OUTDOOR ... qualified for the conference championships in the 800 ... ran a season-best 2:28.93 in the 800 and 5:16.99 in the 1,500 ... INDOOR ... qualified for the MIAC Indoor Championships in the 800 and the mile ... ran season-bests of 2:31.01 in the 800, 3:12.48 in the 1,000 and 5:35.19 in the mile ... finished in the top five three times.
 
High School: O’Donnell is a 2011 graduate of Maple Grove High School.  She participated in soccer (four years) and track and field (two years).
 
Personal: O'Brien is the daughter of Corliss and Kevin O’Donnell of Maple Grove, Minn.  She enjoys singing, reading, drawing, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.  At CSB|SJU, O’Donnell is majoring in nursing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012First Year

  • 2013Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'3"
  • 2014Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'3"
  • 2015Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'3"