Jennah Rogers

Photo by: Ball State University

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Senior
High School:
Oswego
Hometown:
Oswego, Ill.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Earned Academic All-MAC (2022-2023).

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets ... finished third in the 100-meter hurdles at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 23) with a time of 14.61 ... finished third in the 100-meter hurdles at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 13) with a time of 14.26 ... finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic (Apr. 20).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in seven meets ... finished second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.86 at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9) ... finished second in the 60-meter hurdles qualifying round with a time of 8.77 at the 2024 Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2).

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets … tied for seventh in the 100m hurdles at the Blizzard Buster (Mar. 17) … ran a college-best in the 100m with a time of 12.55 and placed fifth in the 100m hurdle with a time of 14.54 at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 24-25) … placed third in the 100m hurdle at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 15) with a time of 14.19 … ran a college-best in the 100m hurdle prelims with a time of 13.88 and finished eighth in the finals with a time of 14.15 at the Mid-American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 12).

2022-23 INDOOR: Competed in six meets … ran a college-best in the 60m hurdle prelims with a time of 8.75 and finished first in the finals with a time of 8.78 at the Tom Wright Open (Dec. 10) … placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 14) with a time of 8.91 … placed sixth in the 60m hurdles at the 2023 Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 21) with a time of 8.89 … placed second in the 60m hurdles at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) with a time of 8.99.

2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … set season-low time of 1:10.45 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Blizzard Buster (March 18) … ran season-best time of 14.30 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Redbird Invite (April 2) … also finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.92 at the same meet … placed third in the 100-meter hurdles at the We Fly Challenge (April 16) after crossing the line in 14.36.

2022 INDOOR: Competed in six meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … set sea-son-best time of 8.92 in the 60-meter hurdles at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26), an improvement from 9.10 in the same event at the Hoosier Open (Dec. 10) … helped 4x400-meter relay team to seven-second improvement from 4:07.78 at the Hoosier Open (Dec. 10) to 4:00.72 at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier (Feb. 12).

2021 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets … helped 4x400-meter relay team to finish fifth at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) after crossing the line in 4:07.01 … ran season-best time of 15.58 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Louisville Invitational (April 3) … set season-best time of 1:14.21 in the 400-meter hurdles at the RedHawk Invitational (April 24).

2021 INDOOR: Competed in three meets … took 0.6 seconds off 60-meter hurdle time from 9.96 at the Bowling Green Opener (Jan. 16) to 9.36 at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18) … helped guide 4x400-meter relay team to second at the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29) with a time of 4:10.91 … set season-best mark of 8.01 in the 60-meter dash and took sixth at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18).

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Oswego High School … placed 12th at the IHSA 3A Girls State Track & Field Championships as a junior in the 100m hurdles with a career-fast time of 14.94 … she also took 20th at the state meet in the 200m with a time of 26.05 … turned in a personal-best in the 200m one weekend earlier, placing second at the IHSA 3A Girls Molina Sectional with a time of 25.73 … also took second in the 100m hurdles (14.96) at sectionals her junior campaign … placed 11th in the 100m hurdles at the state meet as a sophomore, clocking in at 15.35 … opened her high school career by placing 36th at the state meet as a freshman with a 100m time of 12.53, which was just off her career-best mark of 12.52 set at the sectional meet one week earlier.

PERSONAL: Has one sister, Jenelle, who also competes on Ball State’s track and field team.