Sat - 28 Nov
Written by Metro Sports Report
KENOSHA, Wis. - Stephanie Jenks of Linn-Mar finished 10th at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional cross country meet Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., and earned a trip to the national meet in two weeks.
Jenks covered the 5K course in 17 minutes, 49.2 seconds. Taylor Werner of Bloomsdale, Mo., ran away with the title in 16 minutes, 57.3 seconds.
Runners from 13 states competed in the regional meet with athletes from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Jenks qualified for the Foot Locker national meet in San Diego on Saturday, Dec. 12.
Jenks also has qualified for the Nike Cross National meet that will be held in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Dec. 5. She won the Nike Cross Heartland regional Nov. 15 in South Dakota.
Jenks has committed to run in college at Cal-Berkeley.