2018 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jenna Magness
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Grand Ledge
- Hometown:
- Grand Ledge, Mich.
Collegiate Bests
• 6K - 20:25.7
2020-21:
NCAA All-American
All-Big Ten
Great Lakes Cross Country Athlete of the Year
Led MSU to its second-straight Big Ten title, finishing third in the 6K race (20:30.1) ... Also earned All-Big Ten honors ... Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championship, finishing 16th (20:35.0), as MSU finished fourth with its best finish since winning in 2014.
2019:
NCAA All-Region
Placed 4th at the Spartan Invitational, clocking in at 21:24.1 (6K, 9/13) ... Placed 12th a the Panorama Farms Invitational with a time of 21:03.7 (6K, 9/27) ... Turned in a time of 20:48.4 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (6K, 10/18) ... Placed 16th at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 20:45.2 (6K, 11/3) ... Posted a career-best time of 20:25.7 for a seventh place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to earn All-Region honors (6K, 11/15) ... Placed 46th at the NCAA Championships, clocking in at 20:54.6 (6K, 11/23).
2018:
Academic All-Big Ten
Placed 24th in her first collegiate race at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 22:34.5 (6K, 9/14) ... Posted a 12th-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational turning in a time of 21:28.3 (6K, 9/28) ... Clocked in at 21:32.3 at the Penn State Nationals Open (6K, 10/12) ... Placed 35th at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 21:05.2 (6K, 10/28) ... Placed 46th with a time of 21:29.7 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (6K, 11/9) ... Posted a time of 21:32.6 at the NCAA Championships (6K, 11/17).
High School:
Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field … Named captain in cross country and track in 2016 and 2017 ... Three-time 1600-meter regional champion ... All-State selection in the 1600-meter in 2016 ... Regional champion and All-State in cross country in 2016 … Three-time Academic All-State … CAAC Senior Scholar Athlete … Ran her best time of 18:15 and placed 20th at state meet her senior year ... Grand Ledge Outstanding Senior Female Athlete.
Personal:
Born July 15, 1999 in Grand Ledge, Michigan … Daughter to Bob and Joan Magness … Sister, Jaclyn, ran cross country and track at Michigan State … Member of the National Honor Society ... Participated in calculus club, marching band and wind symphony at Grand Ledge ... Majoring in chemical engineering.
