Rhian Jenks

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chesterfield, VA

Junior Year: Twice earned All-ACC honors by finishing third in the pole vault at both the indoor and outdoor ACC Championships • Runner-up in the pole vault at the Penn Relays • Named to All-ACC Academic Track and Field team • Made ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year: ACC champion in the outdoor pole vault • Scored in the pole vault indoors, finishing eighth at the ACC Championships • NCAA regional qualifier in the pole vault • Moved to third all-time in the outdoor pole vault - 12-9 1/2.

Freshman Year: All-ACC in the indoor pole vault, finishing second at the ACC Championships • Scored in the pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth • 2004 NCAA East Regional qualifier in the pole vault • Registered the second-best indoor pole vault mark of all-time at Carolina - 12-11 1/2.

Prep: Prince George High School record holder in outdoor pole vault, 4x400-meter relay, 300-meter hurdles and high jump • Prince George High School record holder in indoor pole vault, long jump, 4x400-meter relay, high jump and 55-meter hurdles • Member of two-time regional and four-time district champions track team • 2003 state champion in the pole vault • President of National Honor Society, Model United Nations and student government.

Personal: Majoring in exercise and sport science and communications • On the All-Academic ACC Honor Roll and is an Academic Team Captain for the Tar Heels • Hobbies include reading, skiing and going to the beach • Lists Lance Armstrong as the athlete she most admires • Lists winning the ACC pole vault title as her biggest sports thrill • Her favorite book is "The Great Gatsby" • Rhian Ashley Jenks is the daughter of William and Debbie Jenks • Born January, 11, 1985, in Ft. Hood, Texas.