2016-17 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Jena Pianin
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Amador Valley
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Calif.
Bio
2017 (Outdoor Track): Ran her fastest 5K of the season with a 17:05.90 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)… Finished 3rd on the team with a 17:15:10 at the Oxy Invitational (May 6)… Competed in the 5K at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.. Clocked at 4:42.89 in the 1500M at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 21-22).
2017 (Track): Finished in 4th place with a time of 5:04.73 at the Illini Classic (Jan. 14)…Ran a 5:00.09, placing 68th at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10-11).
2016 (Cross Country): Finished 62nd in the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11) with a time of 21:30.7… Competed in the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30), finishing with a 23:05.3… Finished 23rd at the Iowa Regional Preview (Oct. 1) with a 22:25.1.
2016 (Outdoor Track): Ran a 17:22.70 5K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival (Apr. 1) ... Ran a 4.47 in the 1,500m race at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 22).
2016 (Track): Finished first among Wildcats in the mile at the Illinois Orange & Blue (Feb. 20), clocking a time of 5:02.45 ... Led the pack of 'Cats in the 800m race at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6) with a time of 2:18.52.
2015 (Cross Country): Participated in three races, finishing in NU's top-two every time ... Her 15:29.2 time in the 4K Badger Season Opener (Sept. 4) was tops for Wildcat entrants ... Had the second-best Northwestern time in a 5K race this season wih her 17:44.5 finish at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 2) ... Also participated in the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 26) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 (Track): Season included team-best times in the 800m run and the mile run … Won the 5,000m event at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (May 7-8) with 1 time of 17:09.29 … Notched another personal record in the 5,000m event at the Drake Relays (Apr. 23-25) with a time of 16:34.22 … She finished in tenth place … Earned fourth place in the 1,500m race at the Illinois Twilight (Apr. 18) with a time of 4:32.09, the best time for a Wildcat runner at the event in 2015 … Shaved 33 seconds off her time for a PR in Section 3 of the 5,000m event at the Stanford Invitational (Apr. 3-4), finishing at 16:42.76 … Along with teammates Rachel Weathered, Andrea Ostenso, and Isabel Seidel, placed in fourth at the Women’s Distance Medley Relay at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (March 19-21) … Came in at 11:54.91 … Finished the 3,000m race at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21) in 9:35.67, the second-best time in that event for any Wildcat all season … Finished just behind teammate Andrea Ostenso (9:29.19) … Came in second place in the mile run at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13) with a time of 4:49.81, a personal record and a season-best time for the Wildcats … Also raced the 800m event, finishing in 2:15.08, the best time in that event for a Wildcat runner all season … Placed tenth in the 3,000m race at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6-7), turning in a time of 9:37:75.
2014: Rounded out an excellent sophomore season by finishing in NU's top-two in all five races she ran ... Earned NCAA All-Midwest Region honors by placing 16th at the regional meet with a time of 20:43.3 ... Recorded her best 6K time of 20:42.0 at the Big Ten Championships, which put her at the top among Wildcats and 22nd overall (Nov. 2) ... Paced the Wildcats at the Notre Dame Invitational by recording a season-best 5K time of 16:45.9, finishing first on the team and 20th overall (Oct. 3) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2013: Participated in six races in a significant first season with the Wildcats ... Ran in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and posted a 6K time of 22:02.1, finishing fifth for the Wildcats and 94th overall ... Also appeared in the Big Ten Championships (23:14.9) ... Recorded a season-best 5K time of 18:12.1 at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing third on the team and 71st in the field (Oct. 4).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field ... Two-time California North Coast section D-I cross country champion in 2011 and 2012, earning first-team All-State honors in both years ... Two time East Bay Athletic League 3,200-meter champion (2011, 2012) ... Personal records include 2:20.8 in the 800-meter, 4:59.72 in the 1,600-meter and 10:40.21 in the 3,200-meter ... Ran a 16:58 three-mile and a 17:39 5K in cross country ... Helped Amador Valley qualify for California Cross Country state meet in 2011 and 2012 ... Team captain for track and field ... Four-time team MVP ... Four-time AVHS Scholar-Athlete for cross country and track and field.
Personal: Born Jena Estelle Pianin ... Daughter of Ronni and Jerrold Pianin ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell ... Majoring in history.
2017 (Track): Finished in 4th place with a time of 5:04.73 at the Illini Classic (Jan. 14)…Ran a 5:00.09, placing 68th at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10-11).
2016 (Cross Country): Finished 62nd in the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11) with a time of 21:30.7… Competed in the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30), finishing with a 23:05.3… Finished 23rd at the Iowa Regional Preview (Oct. 1) with a 22:25.1.
2016 (Outdoor Track): Ran a 17:22.70 5K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival (Apr. 1) ... Ran a 4.47 in the 1,500m race at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 22).
2016 (Track): Finished first among Wildcats in the mile at the Illinois Orange & Blue (Feb. 20), clocking a time of 5:02.45 ... Led the pack of 'Cats in the 800m race at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6) with a time of 2:18.52.
2015 (Cross Country): Participated in three races, finishing in NU's top-two every time ... Her 15:29.2 time in the 4K Badger Season Opener (Sept. 4) was tops for Wildcat entrants ... Had the second-best Northwestern time in a 5K race this season wih her 17:44.5 finish at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 2) ... Also participated in the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 26) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 (Track): Season included team-best times in the 800m run and the mile run … Won the 5,000m event at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (May 7-8) with 1 time of 17:09.29 … Notched another personal record in the 5,000m event at the Drake Relays (Apr. 23-25) with a time of 16:34.22 … She finished in tenth place … Earned fourth place in the 1,500m race at the Illinois Twilight (Apr. 18) with a time of 4:32.09, the best time for a Wildcat runner at the event in 2015 … Shaved 33 seconds off her time for a PR in Section 3 of the 5,000m event at the Stanford Invitational (Apr. 3-4), finishing at 16:42.76 … Along with teammates Rachel Weathered, Andrea Ostenso, and Isabel Seidel, placed in fourth at the Women’s Distance Medley Relay at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (March 19-21) … Came in at 11:54.91 … Finished the 3,000m race at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21) in 9:35.67, the second-best time in that event for any Wildcat all season … Finished just behind teammate Andrea Ostenso (9:29.19) … Came in second place in the mile run at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13) with a time of 4:49.81, a personal record and a season-best time for the Wildcats … Also raced the 800m event, finishing in 2:15.08, the best time in that event for a Wildcat runner all season … Placed tenth in the 3,000m race at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6-7), turning in a time of 9:37:75.
2014: Rounded out an excellent sophomore season by finishing in NU's top-two in all five races she ran ... Earned NCAA All-Midwest Region honors by placing 16th at the regional meet with a time of 20:43.3 ... Recorded her best 6K time of 20:42.0 at the Big Ten Championships, which put her at the top among Wildcats and 22nd overall (Nov. 2) ... Paced the Wildcats at the Notre Dame Invitational by recording a season-best 5K time of 16:45.9, finishing first on the team and 20th overall (Oct. 3) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2013: Participated in six races in a significant first season with the Wildcats ... Ran in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and posted a 6K time of 22:02.1, finishing fifth for the Wildcats and 94th overall ... Also appeared in the Big Ten Championships (23:14.9) ... Recorded a season-best 5K time of 18:12.1 at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing third on the team and 71st in the field (Oct. 4).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field ... Two-time California North Coast section D-I cross country champion in 2011 and 2012, earning first-team All-State honors in both years ... Two time East Bay Athletic League 3,200-meter champion (2011, 2012) ... Personal records include 2:20.8 in the 800-meter, 4:59.72 in the 1,600-meter and 10:40.21 in the 3,200-meter ... Ran a 16:58 three-mile and a 17:39 5K in cross country ... Helped Amador Valley qualify for California Cross Country state meet in 2011 and 2012 ... Team captain for track and field ... Four-time team MVP ... Four-time AVHS Scholar-Athlete for cross country and track and field.
Personal: Born Jena Estelle Pianin ... Daughter of Ronni and Jerrold Pianin ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell ... Majoring in history.
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