Ashura Jenkins

Sprints
Junior
Aurora, Ill. (Christian)

2009:  Finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.33) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.72) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the 55-meter dash (7.40) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (26.23) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.

2008:  Finished fourth in the 100-meter dash (12.84) and seventh in the 200-meter dash (26.62) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

High School:  Won Illinois High School Association indoor titles in both the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash her junior year and finished third in the outdoor 100-meter dash…part of an 800-meter relay team that finished second in the state her junior year and third in the state her sophomore year…four-year sectional champion in the 100-meter dash…coached by Jeff Schutt…four-year member of the volleyball team and lettered twice…four-year member of the basketball team and lettered twice…Private School League all-academic.

Personal:  Double major in business administration and marketing…her father, Anthony Jenkins, was part of state-record 1,600-meter relay team at Aurora Central Catholic High School…a cousin, Fabian Bowens, played for the NFL Seattle Seahawks…born Nov. 4, 1988.