Jenna Combs
Jenna Combs

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Machesney Park, Ill.

High School:
Harlem

Height:
5-10

Event:
Hurdles

Birthdate:
06/29/1992

05/12/2013

Zillmer, Sealy Pace Women to 3rd-place Finish on Final Day

Sealy won her eighth-straight title in the 400-meter dash

05/11/2013

Steeplers, Smith Highlight Day Two of MVC Championships

The Redbirds had four All-Valley performers and a conference champion on the day

04/20/2013

Women Dominate Redbird Invite, Men Finish Third

Redbirds posted 15 first on the day

04/13/2013

Zillmer, Smith Combine for Five Titles at Jim Duncan Invitational

The team won 12 event titles at the meet

02/15/2013

ISU Track & Field Ready for Boilermaker Invitational

This meets serves as one final tune-up before the conference championships

05/11/2013

Day 2 at the 2013 MVC Outdoor Championships

Day 2 at the 2013 MVC Outdoor Championships

02/04/2012

Keck Invitational

Keck Invitational

2011-12

Indoor: Finished seventh at the Indiana State Dual (Jan. 14) in the 60-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 9.97 ... ran a leg of the 4X400-meter relay that took fifth at the Early Bird Invitational (Dec. 3) with a time of 4:11.63.

Outdoor: Finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Lenny Lyles Invitational (April 20) with a time of 1:06.65 ... followed with a 1:06.54 performance at the Vanderbilt Invitational (April 21) for 12th, before running a season-best at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 4) with a time of 1:06.27.

2010-11

Indoor: Recorded a personal-best 9.18 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Early Bird Open ... finished first in the 400-meter dash with a career-mark of 58.84 at the Redbird Invite ... member of the first-place finishing 4X400 relay team at the Early Bird Open ... set a career-high mark in the pentathlon with 2,836 points at the MVC Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: Took fifth place at the Gateway Classic in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.22 ... ran to a second-place finish at the Gateway Classic in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.60 ... posted a personal-best time of 1:03.68 at the Lenny Lyles Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles ... took 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:04.14 ... recorded back-to-back first-place finishes at the EIU Big Blue Classic and Lee Calhoun Invite as part of the 4X400 relay team.

PRIOR TO ISU

At Harlem High School: Named the track and field MVP every season ... track and field captain her senior season ... finished fourth at the state meet in the 100-meter hurdles and took second at state in the 300-meter hurdles ... named NIC 10 Female Athlete of the Year her senior season ... earned All-NIC honors her senior season ... named athlete of the week her senior season ... set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.57 ... had a career-best leap of 5-5 in the high jump ... holds a 43.7 personal-best time in the 300-meter hurdles ... captain of her volleyball team her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Born 6/29/92... daughter of John and Penny Combs ... plans to major in elementary education ... siblings are Craig and Scott ... on the A-B honor roll all four years.