Jenna Kill

Photo by: Tim Nwachukwu, NCAA Photos

Class:
Junior
Events:
800m / 1500m
Hometown:
Sylvania, Ohio
Height:
5-11
High School:
Northview
Squadron:
29 Black Panthers

JUNIOR YEAR | 2020-21: Did not compete…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019-20: Did not compete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018-19: Impacted the Academy record book in three outdoor events...debuted on the program’s all-time 800-meter standings with a 2:11.86 performance at the Mountain West Championships...also anchored the 4x400-meter relay that accounted for the seventh-fastest time in Academy history (3:49.23) during a scoring finish at that meet...ran on the distance medley relay that clocked the program’s fourth-fastest outdoor time (11:24.69) to finish fifth at the Drake Relays...competed in the 800-meter run during three regular-season meets...also competed in the 1500-meter run once, posting a time of 4:34.94 in the Elite Division of the Bryan Clay Invitational...did not compete during the indoor season...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the record-setting cross country team that finished eighth at the 2019 NCAA Championships...also ran on the squad that finished second at the conference meet...helped the team to the highest regular-season national women’s ranking (12th) in Academy history.

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.