2016 Women's Cross Country Roster
Emma Jennings
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- James F. Byrnes
- Hometown:
- Moore, S.C.
Sophomore (2016-17): Cross Country - Saw action in six races for the Cougars ... Scored for the Cougars at the Adidas XC Challenge with a personal best 5K time of 19:40.3 to finish 71st overall ... Scored again for the College at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlottesville, Va., crossing the finish line 188th with a 6K time of 24:04.0 ... Indoor - Appeared in two meets for the Cougars, competing in the 3000m ... Logged a season-best time of 11:04.74 at the JDL Team Challenge, finishing 12th
Freshman (2015-16): Cross Country - Competed in six meets for the Cougars ... Kicked the season off with a 25th place finish at the WCU Invitational with a time of 12:23.97 in the two mile run ... Finished a season-best eighth among her teammates at the Royals Challenge at McAlpine, taking 78th overall with a personal best 5K time of 19:45.9 ... Achieved a PR in the 6K at the CAA Championship, running 23:45.5 to finish 67th
High School: Four-year letterwinner at 4A program Byrnes High School in cross country and T&F ... Broke her school record in both the 2 mile run (11:10) and the 5k (18:27) ... South Carolina 4A State Champion in both cross country and the 3200m run in 2011 ... A four-time consecutive selection for All-State, All-Region and All-County in cross country ... Named the 2011 Player of the Year by the SC Coaches Association ... Named the 2011 Female Runner of the Year by the High School Sports Report, and was thrice named to their All-State team ... Four-time selection to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal All-Area Cross Country Team, and three-time selection for their All-Area Track Team ... Four time Team MVP ... Three-time All-State honoree in the 3200m
Personal: Daughter of Chris and Manya Jennings ... Majoring in Exercise Science
Jennings' CofC Personal Bests
XC
5K: 19:40.3 - Adidas XC Invitational (Sep 16, 2016)
6K: 23:45.4 - CAA Championship (Oct 31, 2015)
Indoor
3000m: 11:04.62 - High Point Team Challenge (Feb 11, 2016)
5000m: 18:55.89 - UCS Invitational (Feb 20, 2016)
