UNLV REBELS

Jennifer Turk

Class: Junior Hometown: Newbury Park, Calif. High School: Newbury Park HS

Position: Distance Birthdate: 10/15/1982 Experience: HS

UNLV Profile: One-of-three freshmen newcomers who will be the future building blocks of the distance program.

(2001-02 Freshman): During the cross country season, finished 28th in the 5K race at the Stanford Invitational with a season best time of 20:34.00…Came in 21st at the UNM Lobo Invitational in the 6K (25:31.00)…Placed 21st in the 3,000 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships…Named to the Academic All-MWC team.

High School: A 2001 graduate of Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, Calif…Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field under coaches Marty Maciel and Mike Stewart…Four-time track and field MVP…Three-time southern section CIF track and field finalist…Three-time cross country MVP…Qualified twice as a CIF-SS cross country state finalist…1998 Marmonte League Champion in the 800 meters…Holds the NPHS freshman record in the mile (5:12.00)…Set a personal best time in the three mile course (18:48.00) at the Mt. SAC Relays…Personal bests also in the 3,200 meters (12:10.00) and the 800 meters (2:20.00)…Also played one year of JV soccer…President of the California Scholastic Federation (CSF)…Member of the student government…Co-founder of Future Investors…Eight-time scholar athlete…Earned six Golden State awards for academic excellence…Also president of the Statisticians Club and treasurer of the NPHS Key Club…Honor roll student.

Personal: Jennifer T. Turk…Born October 15, 1982 in Santa Monica, Calif., to parents Paul and Ellen Turk…Father attended UCLA…Has one brother and one sister…Enjoys painting, drawing and sculpture…Plays the saxophone…Looking to major in kinesiology at UNLV.

UNLV Career Bests

Cross Country
5K		20:34.00	at Stanford Invitational (9/29/01)
6K		25:09.60	at UCSD Triton Classic (10/13/01)
Indoor
Mile Run	5:23.92		at Minnesota Classic (1/26/02)
3,000M		11:55.01	at Wolf Pack Invitational (2/2/02)
Outdoor
800M		2:25.02		at Outback Invitational (4/27/02)
1,500M		4:52.77		at Cardinal Invitational (5/3/02)