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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 15, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000m Steeplechase: 9:18.03 (Eugene, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Gabrielle Jennings (born September 15, 1998) is an American track and field athlete. She was the gold medalist in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2022 NACAC Championships. [1]
From Slidell, Louisiana, where she attended First Baptist Christian School. [2] She left high school with 44 Louisiana state titles in track and field and cross-country. [3] She then studied Communication and Studio Art (emphasis in Graphic Design) at Furman University. [4]
Jennings graduated from Furman University and turned pro in 2021. In her final collegiate meet at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held in Eugene, Oregon, she rams new personal best of 9:38.88 in the semi-final of the 3000m steeplechase to reach the final. In the final she set a new personal best time of 9:38.24. [5] She left College athletics as a three-time All-American, having earned the distinction in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track. [6]
She finished fourth at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the steeplechase in 2022 running a new personal best time of 9:25.05. [7] She represented her country at the 2022 NACAC Championships in the steeplechase in 2022, where she set a new championship record time of 9:34.36 to win the gold medal. [8]
Jennings is based in Boulder, Colorado. [9]
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