Stephanie Jenks will run for Cal Bears
Stephanie Jenks could have accepted a college scholarship from just about any of the elite track and cross country programs in the country, but she decided to pick a school where she can help the team improve and get a great education.
Jenks, a senior at Linn-Mar High School, said Thursday that she's accepted a full athletic scholarship from the University of California at Berkeley to become a distance runner for the Golden Bears.
She called Shayla Houlihan, the distance coach at Cal, with the good news Thursday afternoon after going for a run after school.
"I'm excited. My heart is racing!," Jenks said while attending the district cross country meet at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, about 30 minutes after calling Houlihan.
"I don't want to go to a college that is already good," she explained. "I want to go to a college where I am not going to be No. 1 and where I'm going to go in and contribute to a team in some way, shape or form and eventually get up there. I want to help other people get up there.
"I think in a couple of years, especially with Shayla's workouts and everything else they have going on, it's going to work out well."
Last Updated on Thursday, 22 October 2015 18:09