2018 Cross Country Roster
O'Bryan, Jenny
Jenny O'Bryan
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- St. Paul, Kan.
- High School:
- St. Paul HS
Bio
TULSA: A 10-time letterwinner … a three-time American Athletic Conference all-conference cross country honoree … earned all-conference outdoor track honors once.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 10,000m run …had a personal-best time of 34:54.47 in the 10,000m run at The American Championship for third place … turned in a time of 16:48.18 in the 5,000m run at the John McDonnell Invite.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all three meets … was an all-conference honoree … recorded her fastest time of the season with a time of 22:03.75 for a 14th place mark at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … finished 10th at the OSU Winter Open in a time of 22:54.0 … was 197th with a time of 22:23.6 at the NCAA Championship.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in two meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … ran a season-best time of 17:33.24 in the 5,000-meter run for 12th place … in the 3,000-meter run, crossed the finish line at 10:04.04 for 20th overall … ran a season-best time of 10:02.72 for fourth place in the 3,000m at the Black & Gold Invite.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in six of seven meets … was an all-conference selection … led Tulsa to the AAC title with an eighth place performance … helped lead Tulsa to a second-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 29th-place finish … finished in 184th place in helping Tulsa finish with a school-best 25th place performance at the NCAA Championship … her best finish was fourth place at the Rhodes College Invitational.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Raced in three meets … finished among the top-10 at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships in two events … captured fifth in the 10,000-meter run to a time of 35:26.27 … ran in the 5,000-meters, crossing the finish line in 17:19.64 for ninth place … competed in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting a season-best time of 35:16.65.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … at The American Indoor Track and Field Championship, competed in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 17:07.91 for eighth … posted a time of 10:01.07 in the 3,000-meter run at The American Championship.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … placed seventh at the AAC Championship and 50th at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned all-conference merits.
2017-18
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … earned a sixth-place finish at the American Outdoor Championships, running 17:30.46 in the 5,000 meters … managed a season-best time of 17:11.10 in the 5K to place 10th at the Bryan Clay Invitational … in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational recorded a fifth place finish with a time of 10:06.54.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … finished in 10th place at both the Cowboy Preview and the Missouri Southern Stampede.
2016-17
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … placed 16th at The American Indoor Championships with a time of 17:30.06 in the 5,000-meters … set a season-best time of 10:23.03 in the 3,000-meters at the Iowa State Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at St. Paul High School … three-time Kansas 1A Champion in the 3,200-meters and two-time champion in the 1,600-meters … won the 1,600-meters at the 2016 KSHSAA 1A State Championships with a time of 5:28.89 … took first in the 3,200-meters at the state meet as a senior with a time of 11:24.00 … won both the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters in the state of Kansas as a junior while being named High School Female Athlete of the Year by the Parsons Sun … earned her first state championship in the 3,200-meters as a junior, while finishing third in the 1,600-meters … qualified for the state meet as a freshman in the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters … also was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and two-time letterwinner in basketball … three-time cross country state champion.
PERSONAL: Born Jenny Dee O’Bryan on Nov. 21, 1997, in Girard, Kan. … daughter of David and Jane O’Bryan … has one sister … started running track at the age of 13 … majoring in accounting.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 10,000m run …had a personal-best time of 34:54.47 in the 10,000m run at The American Championship for third place … turned in a time of 16:48.18 in the 5,000m run at the John McDonnell Invite.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all three meets … was an all-conference honoree … recorded her fastest time of the season with a time of 22:03.75 for a 14th place mark at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … finished 10th at the OSU Winter Open in a time of 22:54.0 … was 197th with a time of 22:23.6 at the NCAA Championship.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in two meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … ran a season-best time of 17:33.24 in the 5,000-meter run for 12th place … in the 3,000-meter run, crossed the finish line at 10:04.04 for 20th overall … ran a season-best time of 10:02.72 for fourth place in the 3,000m at the Black & Gold Invite.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in six of seven meets … was an all-conference selection … led Tulsa to the AAC title with an eighth place performance … helped lead Tulsa to a second-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 29th-place finish … finished in 184th place in helping Tulsa finish with a school-best 25th place performance at the NCAA Championship … her best finish was fourth place at the Rhodes College Invitational.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Raced in three meets … finished among the top-10 at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships in two events … captured fifth in the 10,000-meter run to a time of 35:26.27 … ran in the 5,000-meters, crossing the finish line in 17:19.64 for ninth place … competed in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting a season-best time of 35:16.65.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … at The American Indoor Track and Field Championship, competed in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 17:07.91 for eighth … posted a time of 10:01.07 in the 3,000-meter run at The American Championship.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … placed seventh at the AAC Championship and 50th at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned all-conference merits.
2017-18
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … earned a sixth-place finish at the American Outdoor Championships, running 17:30.46 in the 5,000 meters … managed a season-best time of 17:11.10 in the 5K to place 10th at the Bryan Clay Invitational … in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational recorded a fifth place finish with a time of 10:06.54.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … finished in 10th place at both the Cowboy Preview and the Missouri Southern Stampede.
2016-17
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … placed 16th at The American Indoor Championships with a time of 17:30.06 in the 5,000-meters … set a season-best time of 10:23.03 in the 3,000-meters at the Iowa State Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at St. Paul High School … three-time Kansas 1A Champion in the 3,200-meters and two-time champion in the 1,600-meters … won the 1,600-meters at the 2016 KSHSAA 1A State Championships with a time of 5:28.89 … took first in the 3,200-meters at the state meet as a senior with a time of 11:24.00 … won both the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters in the state of Kansas as a junior while being named High School Female Athlete of the Year by the Parsons Sun … earned her first state championship in the 3,200-meters as a junior, while finishing third in the 1,600-meters … qualified for the state meet as a freshman in the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters … also was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and two-time letterwinner in basketball … three-time cross country state champion.
PERSONAL: Born Jenny Dee O’Bryan on Nov. 21, 1997, in Girard, Kan. … daughter of David and Jane O’Bryan … has one sister … started running track at the age of 13 … majoring in accounting.
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