Jenny Barringer
Jenny Barringer "365 Days Later"
May 24, 2009
Jenny Barringer is having arguably the greatest collegiate year by any track and field athlete in NCAA history. She talks about what was going on a year ago after Big 12s when she lost the steeple, hadn't set one record and had yet to become an Olympian. A lot has changed since then. Over a span of 11 months Barringer sets NCAA records in the 3k Steeple (also American Record), the indoor 5k, indoor 3k, indoor mile, and outdoor 5k (with the latter 4 coming between Feb 14th and May 2nd). The future looks bright for Jenny as well as US Women's Distance running.
About Jenny Barringer
| Organization: | Colorado |
| Current School: | University of Colorado |
| High School: | Oviedo (FL) |
| Bio: | On August 17th Jenny Barringer broke her own American Record in the 3k Steeplechase running 9:22.26 while finish 9th in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Barringer first claimed the record when she surprisingly… + See More +On August 17th Jenny Barringer broke her own American Record in the 3k Steeplechase running 9:22.26 while finish 9th in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Barringer first claimed the record when she surprisingly… + See More - See Less -On August 17th Jenny Barringer broke her own American Record in the 3k Steeplechase running 9:22.26 while finish 9th in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Barringer first claimed the record when she surprisingly outkicked Anna Willard in Heusden ( Race Vid HERE). Jenny was the 2007 USA Steeple champ and the runner-up to Willard at the 2008 US Olympic Trials. Barringer was also the NCAA champ in 2006 and 2008 (set NCAA record at that time at Drake). In 2006 and 2007 Jenny was the runner-up at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. She was also named USATF Athlete of the Week twice in 2008 (6/18/08 & 7/23/08). |
P.S. On a minor note, in Jenny's bio for "365 Days Later," change "ladder" to "latter."
But there are a lot of excellent runners who are very humble. It is still nice to see humility in excellent runners, or any high achievers. I think of Josh McAdams as a great athlete who is very humble.
Americans need to step up in all distance and technical events to match the rest of the world. When someone like Jenny raises the bar for the US athletes, it has nothing to do with being prideful. She's genuinely fired up about taking her events to the next level. She has a humble fire in her which is perfectly OK. If you pay close attention, you'll see that she always pays tribute to those who help her or other athletes and does not get y. So, quit the crabs in a bucket syndrome. We need to power our American athletes.
“she's a great runner, so maybe it's justified, but she definitely thinks shes awesome and it comes through in most of her interviews”
but I noticed Jenny!
“Jennie seems like a wonderful person and incredible athlete. But sometimes she lacks a bit of humility in her interviews.”