2022-23 Track and Field Roster
Barker, Jenna
Jenna Barker
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Ind.
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
Bio
2022-2023
Cross Country:
Made season debut at the Coaching Tree Invitational with a 6K time of 21:21.0 ... finished 64th at Paul Short Invite (6K) with a time of 20:32.4 ... ran 21:27.5 in the 6K at the Nuttycombe Invitational ... finished 84th at the Big Ten Championships in 21:59.9 ... crossed the line in 53rd at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 21:17.0.
Indoor:
Won the 3K at the Hoosier Open with a time of 9:30.55 ... grabbed wins in the 800 meters (2:12.03) and Mile (4:42.74) at the Commodore Challenge ... won the 800 meters at the Gladstein Invitational in 2:08.91 ... dominated the 3000 meters at the Indiana Relays to win in 9:21.64 ... ran a 4:43.11 Mile at the Windy City Invite ... ran the 800-meter leg for Indiana's DMR team (11:10.49) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... earned a Bronze Medal in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a lifetime best of 9:19.50 ... finished sixth in the Distance Medley Relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, running the anchor leg.
Outdoor:
Made collegiate event debut in the 5000 meters in 16:52.19 at the Raleigh Relays ... opened up in the 1500 meters at 4:20.66 to finish ninth in the invite section at the Florida Relays ... ran 4:20.22 in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... contested the 1500 meters at the Indiana Invitational ... ran third leg on IU's 4x1500 relay team at the Penn Relays which clocked the No. 2 time in program history (17:39.23) ... ran a lifetime best in the 800 meters (2:07.28) at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... ran the prelims of the 1500 meters at the Big Ten Championship ... closed out her collegiate career in the first round of the 1500 meters at the NCAA East Prelims.
2021-22
Cross Country:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree … finished 82nd at the Big 10 Championship, crossing the line at 22:35.2 … won the Hoosier Invitational with a time of 22:02.0 … crossed 30th in the 5k with a time of 19:11.7 at the John McNichols Invitational … picked up 34th and a time of 18:21.5 in the Joe Piane Invitational 5K … placed 61st with a time of 22:50.8 in the “B” race at the Nuttycombe Invitational … finished 82nd at the Big 10 Championship, crossing the line at 22:35.2.
Indoor:
Completed the 1000 meters in a time of 2:50.28 to place third at the Hoosier Open … captured second in the mile with a time of 4:47.71 at the Gladstein Invitational … also helped the 4x800 relay to third at the same meet ... competed in the mile and advanced to the final at Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... saw a chance to compete in the 800 meters at Big Ten Championships … aided the women’s 4x1500m relay squad to first at Tennessee Relays with a time of 18:14.52 … set a personal record of 4:21.52 in the 1500m at the Indiana Invitational … was part of the 4x800m and 4x1500m relay squads at Penn Relays.
2020-21
Cross Country:
Picked up 28th at the Big Ten Championships and secured a time of 21:21.2 … had the opportunity to compete at the NCAA National Championships with the Hoosiers.
Indoor:
Secured eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 4:46.45 at Big Ten Championships … took home the bronze medal with the distance medley relay squad at Big Ten Championships … set a personal record in the 3000 meters in a time of 9:38.37 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … nabbed fourth at the Gladstein Invitational in the mile and clocked a time of a 4:45.53 … raced to fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:10.25 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational … placed second with the distance medley relay squad at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational.
Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … saw the opportunity to compete in the 1500 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … took 10th in the 1500 meters at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:36.22 … set a personal best time of 4:22.45 in the 1500 meters at the Big Ten Indiana No. 4 … crossed the finish line first with the 4x1600 meter relay team at Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays … also nabbed fourth the distance medley relay team at the same meet.
2019-20
Cross Country:
Made the seven-person roster for NCAA Championships … clocked a time of 21:53.1 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships … crossed the finish line 51st in a personal best time of 21:21.7 during the Big Ten Championship 6K … finished 16th at the Miami Opener with a time of 22:25.8 in the 6K … ran the Commodore Classic 6K in a time of 22:14.5 to place 33rd overall … set a personal best in the 5K by clocking a time of 17:31.7 at Joe Piane Invite.
Indoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … named an Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … tabbed for USTFCCCA All-Academic ... part of the distance medley relay squad that placed fifth at Big Ten Championships … also competed in the mile at Big Ten Championships … won the mile at Vanderbilt Invitational in a time of 4:48.49 … took gold in the mile with a time of 4:51.72 and fourth in the 3000 meters in a time of 10:07.24 in the IU vs. Tennessee Duals … competed in the 800 meters and clocked a time of 2:09.70 to place second at Gladstein Invitational … raced to bronze with a time of 2:51.94 in the 1000 meters at Hoosier Open … picked up fourth in the mile at Indiana Relays in a time of 4:49.60 … won with the 4x800 relay at Gladstein Invitational…notched first as part of the distance medley relay squad at Indiana Relays.
Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.
2018-2019
Cross Country:
Saw her best finish of third place at the Illini Open in a time of 18:24.0 … crossed 22nd at the Miami Open with a time of 23:11.90 … competed at the Bradley Pink Classic where she clocked a time of 22:04.7.
Indoor:
Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 800 meters … was runner-up in the mile at the IU vs. Tennessee Duals with a time of 4:56.15 … placed fifth in the 1000 meters in a time of 2:54.67 at Hoosier Open … secured fifth at Hoosier Hills in the 800 meters and clocked a time of 2:14.08 … won with the 4x800 relay squad at Gladstein Invitational … took bronze with the distance medley relay team at Indiana Relays … competed with 4x400 relay team on two occasions —placed fourth at IU vs. Tennessee Duals and finished in fifth at Hoosier Open.
Outdoor:
Did not compete in a meet.
Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 800m: 2:13.73, 1600m: 5:03.20, 3200m: 10:59.85
5th at the 2018 IHSAA State Championships in the 800m.
Cross Country:
Made season debut at the Coaching Tree Invitational with a 6K time of 21:21.0 ... finished 64th at Paul Short Invite (6K) with a time of 20:32.4 ... ran 21:27.5 in the 6K at the Nuttycombe Invitational ... finished 84th at the Big Ten Championships in 21:59.9 ... crossed the line in 53rd at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 21:17.0.
Indoor:
Won the 3K at the Hoosier Open with a time of 9:30.55 ... grabbed wins in the 800 meters (2:12.03) and Mile (4:42.74) at the Commodore Challenge ... won the 800 meters at the Gladstein Invitational in 2:08.91 ... dominated the 3000 meters at the Indiana Relays to win in 9:21.64 ... ran a 4:43.11 Mile at the Windy City Invite ... ran the 800-meter leg for Indiana's DMR team (11:10.49) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... earned a Bronze Medal in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a lifetime best of 9:19.50 ... finished sixth in the Distance Medley Relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, running the anchor leg.
Outdoor:
Made collegiate event debut in the 5000 meters in 16:52.19 at the Raleigh Relays ... opened up in the 1500 meters at 4:20.66 to finish ninth in the invite section at the Florida Relays ... ran 4:20.22 in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... contested the 1500 meters at the Indiana Invitational ... ran third leg on IU's 4x1500 relay team at the Penn Relays which clocked the No. 2 time in program history (17:39.23) ... ran a lifetime best in the 800 meters (2:07.28) at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... ran the prelims of the 1500 meters at the Big Ten Championship ... closed out her collegiate career in the first round of the 1500 meters at the NCAA East Prelims.
2021-22
Cross Country:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree … finished 82nd at the Big 10 Championship, crossing the line at 22:35.2 … won the Hoosier Invitational with a time of 22:02.0 … crossed 30th in the 5k with a time of 19:11.7 at the John McNichols Invitational … picked up 34th and a time of 18:21.5 in the Joe Piane Invitational 5K … placed 61st with a time of 22:50.8 in the “B” race at the Nuttycombe Invitational … finished 82nd at the Big 10 Championship, crossing the line at 22:35.2.
Indoor:
Completed the 1000 meters in a time of 2:50.28 to place third at the Hoosier Open … captured second in the mile with a time of 4:47.71 at the Gladstein Invitational … also helped the 4x800 relay to third at the same meet ... competed in the mile and advanced to the final at Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... saw a chance to compete in the 800 meters at Big Ten Championships … aided the women’s 4x1500m relay squad to first at Tennessee Relays with a time of 18:14.52 … set a personal record of 4:21.52 in the 1500m at the Indiana Invitational … was part of the 4x800m and 4x1500m relay squads at Penn Relays.
2020-21
Cross Country:
Picked up 28th at the Big Ten Championships and secured a time of 21:21.2 … had the opportunity to compete at the NCAA National Championships with the Hoosiers.
Indoor:
Secured eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 4:46.45 at Big Ten Championships … took home the bronze medal with the distance medley relay squad at Big Ten Championships … set a personal record in the 3000 meters in a time of 9:38.37 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … nabbed fourth at the Gladstein Invitational in the mile and clocked a time of a 4:45.53 … raced to fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:10.25 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational … placed second with the distance medley relay squad at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational.
Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … saw the opportunity to compete in the 1500 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … took 10th in the 1500 meters at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:36.22 … set a personal best time of 4:22.45 in the 1500 meters at the Big Ten Indiana No. 4 … crossed the finish line first with the 4x1600 meter relay team at Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays … also nabbed fourth the distance medley relay team at the same meet.
2019-20
Cross Country:
Made the seven-person roster for NCAA Championships … clocked a time of 21:53.1 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships … crossed the finish line 51st in a personal best time of 21:21.7 during the Big Ten Championship 6K … finished 16th at the Miami Opener with a time of 22:25.8 in the 6K … ran the Commodore Classic 6K in a time of 22:14.5 to place 33rd overall … set a personal best in the 5K by clocking a time of 17:31.7 at Joe Piane Invite.
Indoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … named an Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … tabbed for USTFCCCA All-Academic ... part of the distance medley relay squad that placed fifth at Big Ten Championships … also competed in the mile at Big Ten Championships … won the mile at Vanderbilt Invitational in a time of 4:48.49 … took gold in the mile with a time of 4:51.72 and fourth in the 3000 meters in a time of 10:07.24 in the IU vs. Tennessee Duals … competed in the 800 meters and clocked a time of 2:09.70 to place second at Gladstein Invitational … raced to bronze with a time of 2:51.94 in the 1000 meters at Hoosier Open … picked up fourth in the mile at Indiana Relays in a time of 4:49.60 … won with the 4x800 relay at Gladstein Invitational…notched first as part of the distance medley relay squad at Indiana Relays.
Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.
2018-2019
Cross Country:
Saw her best finish of third place at the Illini Open in a time of 18:24.0 … crossed 22nd at the Miami Open with a time of 23:11.90 … competed at the Bradley Pink Classic where she clocked a time of 22:04.7.
Indoor:
Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 800 meters … was runner-up in the mile at the IU vs. Tennessee Duals with a time of 4:56.15 … placed fifth in the 1000 meters in a time of 2:54.67 at Hoosier Open … secured fifth at Hoosier Hills in the 800 meters and clocked a time of 2:14.08 … won with the 4x800 relay squad at Gladstein Invitational … took bronze with the distance medley relay team at Indiana Relays … competed with 4x400 relay team on two occasions —placed fourth at IU vs. Tennessee Duals and finished in fifth at Hoosier Open.
Outdoor:
Did not compete in a meet.
Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 800m: 2:13.73, 1600m: 5:03.20, 3200m: 10:59.85
5th at the 2018 IHSAA State Championships in the 800m.
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