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2022-23 Women's Track and Field

Jena Hahlbeck

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. - / 0
  • Weight 0
  • Hometown Kansas City, Mo.
  • Prev School Park Hill HS
  • Major Psychology

Biography

Awards

  • 2019 AMC Academic All-Conference (spring)
  • 2019 AMC Academic All-Conference (fall)
  • 2020-21 Heart Scholar-Athlete (Outdoor Track & Field)
  • 2021-22 Heart Scholar-Athlete (XC/T&F)
  • 2022 Heart Indoor Track & Field 2nd Team All-Conference - 600m
  • 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Qualifier - 600m
  • 2022 Heart Outdoor Track & Field 1st Team All-Conference - 800m
  • 2022 Heart Outdoor Track & Field Champion - 800m 
  • 2022 Heart Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Honorable Mention - 4x400
  • 2022 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Qualifier - 800m
  • 2nd All-Time Fastest Time in outdoor 800m at Park 
  • 2021-22 NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • Broke Park's Indoor Track & Field 800m record on 12/10/22 at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic in a time of 2:17.16.
Career PR's: 
  • Indoor:
    • 1000: 3:15.86 - 2021 Mel Tjeerdsma Classic on Dec 4, 2021
    • 600y: 1:25.41 - 2023 Bearcat Invite on Feb 2- 4, 2023
    • 600: 1:34.67 - 2023 Heart of America Athletic Indoor Conference  
    • 800: 2:12.82 - NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Mar 2- 4, 2023
  • Outdoor:
    • JT: 14.25m 46' 9" - William Jewell Darryl Gourley Invite on Apr 13, 2019
    • 1500: 5:13.60 - Emporia State Relays on Mar 23-25, 2023
    • 400: 58.85 - Un. of Central Missouri Mule Relays on Apr 14, 2023

Previous Seasons

  • ?2019: Hahlbeck competed in several meets for the Pirates in her freshman season...During indoor, she competed in two meets, at the Fred Beile Track and Field Classic she finished 13th in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:36 (Feb. 2)...During outdoor, she placed seventh in the Central Methodist Open in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:05 (Mar. 16), at the Baker University Relays she placed 10th in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:43 (Mar. 30), at the SBU Invite she ran her best time in the 400-meter dash crossing the line at 1:02 (Apr. 6), at the William Jewell Darryl Gourley Invite she hit her best mark in the javelin throw of 14.25-meters (Apr. 13), and then at the American Midwest Conference Outdoor Championship, she finished third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02 (Apr. 26-27).
  • 2020: Hahlbeck competed in all the indoor meets for the Pirates...At the Bob Timmons Challenge, she finished fifth in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:24 (Dec. 6, 2019), at the 2020 Northwest Open, she ran her best time in the 800-meter race crossing the finish line at 2:21 placing fourth (Jan. 24-25), and then at the American Midwest Conference Indoor Championship, she finished second in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:33, and she also was apart of the 4x400-meter relay team that brought home the gold with a time of 4:14 (Feb. 8).
  • 2021: Park did not compete in any women's indoor track & field events...
  • 2023 Indoor: Competed in 6 of 6 meets. 
  • 2023 Outdoor: Competed in 7 of 7 meets.

Personal

  • Daughter of Michelle May and Nick Hahlbeck
  • Studying Psychology
  • Chose Park because she had two family members attend Park as well as several family friends and they all gave great reviews of Park. The atmosphere at Park is something that she really enjoys and the people at Park are also very friendly. The track program is also something that brought her to Park. She felt that it was a great school to help further not only her academic career but also her athletic career
  • Graduated from Park Hill Senior High School
  • Community service at Sophie's Run and KC Pet Project
  • Enjoys painting and drawing