Jenna Kill

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sylvania, Ohio
Squadron:
33 King Ratz
High School:
Northview

JUNIOR YEAR | 2020: Competed at the Mountain West Championships during the pandemic-shortened season…clocked a 6K time of 21:51.7 to finish as the Falcons’ No. 3 runner (46th)…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019: Raced in four 6K meets, including the conference and national championships...clocked a personal-best time of 20:57.4 to finish 55th out of 141 runners in season debut at the Bill Dellinger Invitational...earned a top-30 finish at the Mountain West Championships (21:12.1, 28th)...placed within the top half of the field at the Nuttycombe Invitational after recording a time of 21:19.7 (109th)...added a time of 21:36.3 at the NCAA Championships (146th)...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018: Competed in five meets, including both postseason events...clocked a career-best 6K time of 21:31.7 at the NCAA Mountain Regional (69th)...finished within the top half of the field at the Mountain West Championships (22:46.5, 45th)...recorded a 22:12.7 performance at the Nuttycombe Invitational (186th)...finished third out of 130 runners at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open after posting a 5K time of 18:16.1...added a mark of 19:31.7 at the season-opening Wyoming Invitational (32nd)...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Impacted the Academy record book in three events as a freshman...clocked the ninth-fastest outdoor 800-meter time in program history (2:11.86) at the Mountain West Championships...also anchored the 4x400-meter relay that accounted for the seventh-fastest time in program history (3:49.23) at that meet...ran on the distance medley relay that accounted for the Academy’s fourth-fastest outdoor time (11:24.69) at the Drake Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Northview High School...two-time league champion in cross country...also recorded one runner-up finish at the league meet...two-time district cross country champion...also finished second at the district meet once...regional champion...two-time state qualifier in cross country...four-time league champion in the 800-meter run...two-time district champion in that event...claimed top-three finishes in the 800-meter run at three regional meets (third, second, first)...three-time state qualifier in that event...two-time first-team all-state selection during the outdoor season...also earned all-state honors once during the indoor season...member of the 4x400-meter relay that set a school record and won the league title...member of three league championship 4x800-meter relay teams...also competed in soccer...second-team all-league selection...earned academic all-state honors five times...member of the National Honor Society...graduated Summa Cum Laude...named to the all-academic team all four years...member of the school’s rocketry team that finished second in the nation at both the S4 Rocketry Competition and at the NASA Student Launch Competition...team also qualified for nationals for the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)...member of the STEMNAUTS national championship team – an online competition hosted by Texas Instruments and NASA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jenna Elizabeth Kill...daughter of Kevin and Melissa Kill...has two siblings (one older, one younger)...majoring in applied mathematics...hobbies include being active, hanging out with friends and family, and listening to music...double-sport athlete throughout high school, running track and cross country, while competing in soccer at the high school and club level...member of Cadet Squadron 33.