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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Jeanna Scanlon

Jeanna Scanlon

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Chequamegon
  • Hometown:
    Park Falls, Wis.

Summary

Biography

YELLOWJACKET CAREER
2021-22 Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Made her collegiate debut at The Opener on Dec. 11, competing in the long jump (4.09 meters) and mile run (6:28.04), finishing ninth in both ... Posted a season-best in the mile at the UWRF Winter Classic on Feb. 5 in 6:23.02 for sixth place ... Clocked season bests in the 3,000 meters (12:28.31, seventh) and long jump (4.24 meters, eighth) in the UMAC championship ... Named UMAC Academic All-Conference.
2022 Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Made her outdoor debut at the Hamline Invitational on April 4, running the 5,000 meters in 22:19.85 for 39th place ... Posted a career-best 5,000-meter time of 22:14.02 for 11th place at the Phil Esten Challenge on April 23 ... Season-best 1,500 meters came i the Saint John's Last-Minute Invitational on April 29 in a time of 5:48.01 for 15th ... Finished seventh in the 5,000 at the UMAC championship in 22:21.61 ... Named UMAC Academic All-Conference.

Before UWS: Daughter of Michael and Roberta Scanlon ... Born Jan. 25, 2002 ... Graduate of Chequamegon High School in 2020 ... Ran cross country and track and played basketball for the Screaming Eagles, earning 11 letters (four each in cross country and track and three in basketball) ... Named All-Marawood Conference in cross country four times ... Honorable mention all-conference in basketball as a senior ... Qualified for the state cross country meet in 2016, 2017 and 2019 ... Part of a 4x800 team that broke the Marawood Conference record ... Went to the state outdoor track meet for the 4x800 in 2017 ... Named academic all-state for cross country in 2016 ... Named cross country team MVP in 2017 and 2018 ... Earned Coaches Choice Award in 2019 ... Was a Scholar Athlete Award recipient in 2016, 2017 and 2019 ... Girl's track Rookie of the Year in 2016 ... Senior class vice president ... Went to nationals with Future Business Leaders of America ... Part of the National Honor Society ... Created an event called "Paws For A Cause" to raise money for a local animal shelter in Park Falls ... Grandfather, David Mertig, played for the United States Military baseball team in Hawaii ... Elementary Education major at UW-Superior.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Distance
    5'5"