Jennifer Rhines

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Jennifer Rhines
College teamVillanova University
ClubThe Mission Athletics Club
Coached byTerrence Mahon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008 5000 m, 14th
World finals2007 5000 m, 7th
Personal best(s)1,500 m: 4:09.52

5000 m: 14:54.29
10000 m: 31:17.31
half marathon: 1:08:07

marathon: 2:29:32

Jennifer Rhines (born July 1, 1974 in

Summer Olympics[1]
and made 15 US Teams.

Rhines attended Villanova University as an undergraduate. While at Villanova, Rhines was a five-time NCAA individual champion: 5000 meters (1994, 1995, and 1996), 5000i meters (1995), and cross country (1994). She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female cross country runner in 1994–95.[2][3]

As a post-collegiate professional runner, Rhines has won three USA 15K national titles (1998, 2005, 2011), a USA half-marathon championship (2011), and was the USA 10,000 meter champion on the track in 2002. She competed in the women's

2004 Athens Olympics, she competed in the women's marathon and finished the race in 34th place with a time of 2:43:52.[4]

Rhines qualified for the

Houston, TX.[6] Jen is coached by her husband Terrence Mahon.[7]

She was the first American to finish at the 2011 Carlsbad 5000, coming third in a time of 15:37 minutes for the 5 km race.[8] On March 28, 2015, Rhines made her 15th USA Team after placing third at the 2015 USA Cross Country Championships.[9] She came in 51st place in the 2015 World Cross Country Championships.

Rhines and Mahon left the Boston Athletic Association in December 2017 to start a coaching group at The Mission Athletics Club in California. As of January 2020, this has been rebranded as the Golden Coast Track Club. [10]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  United States
2000 Olympic Games – 10,000m
Sydney, Australia
16th (sf) 34:08.28
2004 Olympic Games – marathon
Athens, Greece
34th 2:43:52
2008 Olympic Games – 5000m
Beijing, China
14th 16:34.63

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jen Rhines". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Villanova Athletics' Academic History". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cross Country". CWSA. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "iaaf.org - Athletes - Rhines Jennifer Biography". Archived from the original on May 7, 2008.
  5. ^ U.S. Olympic Trials Day 6 results
  6. USATF
  7. ^ Terrence Mahon to coach BAA in 2011 Runner's World
  8. IAAF
    . Retrieved on April 9, 2011.
  9. USATF
  10. ^ "WELLNESS COACH & FOUNDER Jen Rhines". www.goldencoasttrackclub.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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