Jenna Hutchins
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 25, 2004 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field, Cross Country |
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m, 3200 m, 5000 m, Cross Country |
| Team | Science Hill |
| Coached by | Joan Hunter |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Jenna Hutchins (born March 25, 2004),[1] is a high school and "Under 20" record-breaking American long distance runner from Johnson City, Tennessee. She ranked within the global top 100 for 5000 metres athletes in 2020.[2]
Early life[edit]
Hutchins lived in Johnson City, but the family also lived just across the border in North Carolina. They moved to Pflugerville, Texas when she was ten years old, staying a few years, after her father got a work promotion. She ran there and doubled as a forward and midfielder in soccer.[3][4] Hutchins is an accomplished violinist and has volunteered locally as a youth running coach and at the Johnson City Public Library. "She has a great work ethic," said Frankie Nunn, head coach of Tennessee High. She maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average at the school.[5] In 2021, Hutchins committed to attending Brigham Young University,[6] and was scheduled to start classes in January 2022.[7]
Competition[edit]
2015[edit]
Hutchins ran the 3,000 meters twice when she was 11, winning in 11–12-year-old girls in 12:24.5 at the Speedster Cross Country Classic, and finishing second in the 3K at the South Texas Junior Olympic Championships in 12:13.0.[4]
2019[edit]
Hutchins was named the 2019–2020 Tennessee Girls Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year, winning the Footlocker South Regional Cross Country Championships in 16:54,[5] She was ranked 9th in the nation at the mile, with a time of 4:43.33, and fifth at two miles, in 10:25.01.[8] In December, as a sophomore, Hutchins finished fifth in the Footlocker national cross country championship race. [9]
2020[edit]
In January, she won both the mile and two-mile runs at the Virginia Showcase in Lynchburg. In February, she finished 4th in the Millrose Games indoor mile, setting a state indoor record at 15-years-old.[10] At 16, she took the women's 5000 at the Five & Dime Athletics Meeting in South Carolina with a time of 15:34.47. It was a new (pending) national high school record,[11] and also the new American youth (under 18) best, American junior (under 20) outdoor standard[12] and the North American junior record.[13] That mark was the fastest girls' U18 time in the world in 2020.[14] Hutchins was selected as Athlete of the Week by USA Track & Field as a result.[15] She also ran the first-ever high school girls' cross-country 5,000 in less than 16 minutes, in Huntsville, Alabama.[12] She was ranked third indoors in the U.S. at 1600m, running 4:48.10, fifth in the mile at 4:45.12, and 5th at 1500m at 4:26.77. Outdoors she ranked first at 3200m, running 9:49.83.[8]
2021[edit]
Before injury shortened her season, Jenna posted nation-leading times in the 1600 (4:44.13) and 3200 meters (9:52.33) and lowered her own Science Hill High School 800 meter record to 2:13.65.[6]
Honors and awards[edit]
During her sophomore year in 2018–2019, she won the Tennessee Gatorade Female Track & Field Player of the Year award, earning her the opportunity as a part of Gatorade's "Play it Forward cause marketing platform," to award a $1,000 grant to her choice of a local or national youth sports organization, and duplicated the honors in 2020 and 2021.[5][6] In 2019 she earned All-American status for a second straight year at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.,[5][10]
References[edit]
- ^ Jenna HUTCHINS, World Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ senior outdoor 2020 5000 Metres women. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Jenna Hutchins Talks One Last Race, XC And The Maze Runner, Milesplit, Cory Mull, August 6, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Meet the April SportsKids of the Month!, Sports Illustrated, April 7, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE TENNESSEE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR, Gatorade, January 27, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c Science Hill distance star Jenna Hutchins NET female athlete of the year, Kingsport Times-News, Tanner Cook, June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Science Hill’s Hutchins leaves larger-than-life mark on area running, Johnson City Press, Tanner Cook Dec 25, 2021/ Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ a b [1], Milesplit, December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ 2019–2020 TENNESSEE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY PLAYER OF THE YEAR, Gatorade, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ a b A run of success: victories, records and awards piling up for Hutchins, News & Neighbor, Dave Ongie, February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Girls High School record, Track and Field News, December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Jenna Hutchins Emerges As The Fastest HS 5000 Runner Ever, Track and Field News, Tanner Cook, December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Dawson, Andrew (2020-12-14). Jenna Hutchins Adds to Her Record Collection, Breaking the U20 5K Record. Runner's World. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ U18 Outdoor 2020 5000 Metres Women World Athletics, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Hutchins, Moore earn USATF Athlete of the Week honors. USATF (2020-12-17). Retrieved 2021-01-24.
