Jena Hemann

Position:
Combined Events
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Breese Central Community
Hometown:
Breese, Illinois

2012 (FRESHMAN): Placed fifth in heptathlon at Big 12 Championships with a point total of 5285 ... Established a career best score of 5300 points in placing eighth at Texas Relays ... Also finished fifth in javelin at Big 12 Championships, throwing a distance of 145-2 (44.26) ... Threw a career best 151-11 (46.30) for fourth place at LSU Alumni Gold Invitational ... In long jump added a sixth place (19-2.5) at the Big 12 meet, scoring a total of 11 points over three events ... Also tied for 13th in high jump at the conference meet, clearing 5-7 ... Jumped a season best of 5-10 (1.78) for fourth place at Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational ... Won the USC meet with a 5-8.75 clearance, placed third at Oregon (5-8) and tied for seventh at Penn Relays (5-9.25) ... Advanced to the NCAA West preliminary rounds in high jump and javelin.

Indoors: Placed eighth in pentathlon with a score of 3748 at Big 12 Championships ... Scored 3789 for sixth place in pentathlon at Texas A&M Mondo Challenge ...Cleared a season best of 5-10.75 (1.80) for fourth place at Big 12 Championships ... Long jumped a best of 19-0.5 (5.80) for second place at A&M vs. LSU Dual ... Placed eighth at Big 12 Championships in long jump with a mark of 18-2.5 ... Scored in three events at the conference meet, scoring seven points.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Breese Central Community High School in Breese, Illinois ... NHS scholar athlete and Illinois State scholar ... Lettered four years in track and field, coached by Greg Kruse ... Also lettered in basketball and volleyball ... Set school records in six events: high jump (6-0), long jump (20-1 ½), triple jump (38-5 ¼), 100 (11.96), 200 (25.17) and 400 (57.98) ... Won four Illinois Class 1A state titles two consecutive years in 100, high jump, long jump and triple jump ... Named St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls track athlete of the year in 2010 and named co-athlete of the year in 2011 ... Four-time Illinois Class 1A state champion in high jump (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) ... Two-time Illinois Class 1A state champion in long jump and triple jump (2010, 2011) after placing second in both events as a sophomore in 2009 ... Also two-time state champion in 100 meters (2010, 2011) after earning bronze in 2009 ... As a freshman, placed sixth in 400 and seventh in 200 at state meet.

PERSONAL: Jena Carolyn Hemann is the daughter of Curtis and Lori Hemann ... Born October 16, 1992 in Breese, Illinois ... Has two older siblings, Justin and Jesscia ... Her sister plays volleyball for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ... Uncle Brad Hemann played football for Murray State ... Majoring in Accounting ... Chose Texas A&M since it's a beautiful campus, everyone was friendly and the team is very close and family oriented.