Missouri State

Event	Personal Best Time at MSU	2024-25 Best Time
50-yard free	24.17 (12/2/23)#	24.17 (12/2/23)#
100-yard free	52.15 (11/3/22)	52.63 (1/25/25)
200-yard free	1:50.40 (2/23/24)	1:50.40 (2/23/24)
500-yard free	4:54.58 (2/27/25)	4:54.58 (2/27/25)
1,000-yard free	10:17.25 (1/20/24)	10:17.25 (1/20/24)
1,650-yard free	16.58.58 (3/1/25)	16.58.58 (3/1/25)
100-yard fly	1:00.76 (1/20/24)	1:00.76 (1/20/24)

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Top Achievements

• 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 800 freestyle relay
• 2023-24 MVC gold medalist in 800 freestyle relay
• 2022-23 MVC gold medalist in 800 freestyle relay

Awards & Honors

• All-MVC First Team: 2023, 2024
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2024
• MVC Freshman of the Week: 11/23/2022
• MVC Honor Roll: 2022-23
• MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2024-25 Season (Junior)
Swam in four meets…Placed third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:19.49), sixth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:58.58), ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:54.58) and 20th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.30) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 26-March 1)...Placed 17th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.58) at the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Led 400-yard freestyle relay win against UIC (3:25.97)...Had eighth-fastest personal season best MVC time in the 500 free (4:54.74).

2023-24 Season (Sophomore)
Swam in all 10 meets…Placed first in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:12.19, MVC Record), fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16.59.01), 17th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.50) and 17th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.40) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 21-24)...Placed seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:59.20), 20th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.77), 19th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.87) and 12th in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:26.88) at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18)...Recorded 10 top-five individual finishes…Named All-MVC First Team…Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.

2022-23 Season (Freshman)
Swam in all nine meets...Placed first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:17.61), fifth in the 1650 freestyle (17:06.39), ninth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.75) and 17th in the 500 freestyle (4:58.11) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 15-18)...Recorded three top-three top finishes in individual events...Posted 10 top-five finishes in individual events...A part of three relay victories...Named MVC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23).

Background
Swam under head coach Mary-Joe Heye for Little Rock Central High...Was an Arkansas all-state swimmer all four years of high school.. As a senior, was named the Arkansas Democratic Gazette All-Arkansas Prep Swimmer of the Year, Little Rock Central High's team captain and earned second in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the state meet...Was an Arkansas representative for USA Swimming during her junior and senior years...As a junior, placed second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle at the state championships...As a sophomore, won the 500 freestyle and grabbed second in the 200 freestyle at the state meet...As a freshman, won the 200 medley relay as the butterfly leg and snagged third in the 500 freestyle at the state championships...In club action, swam for the Little Rock Arkansas Dolphins Swim Team under head coach Carl Auel and won the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle at the 2019 Elite Meet Championship and earned first in the 800 freestyle at the Sectional Long Course Championship, all while breaking four team records.

Personal
Born on 12/29/2003 in Little Rock, Arkansas...Son of Chris and Mandy Jenkins…Has two sisters, Darby and Gabrielle…Majoring in Sports Medicine.

UPDATED: 5/23/2025