University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2013-14 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Savannah Jensen
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Union
- Hometown:
- Dysart, Iowa
2016-17: Top-16 finish in the 1650 freestyle at MVC Championships, timing in at 17:44.16 (2/15-2/18)......Preliminary times in the 200 and 500 freestyles were 1:56.52 and 5:14.25 respectively.....Swam a 26.00 in the 50 freestyle at Mutual of Omaha Invite (12/1-12/3)...Had season best times in the 100 and 200 freestyle at Mutual of Omaha Invite....Timed in at 55.07 in the 100 freestyle and 1:57.87 in the 200 freestyle.....Season best time of 5:12.58 in the 500 freestyle at Kansas Invite (11/18-11/20)…..Swam in the 1000 freestyle, timing in at 11:02.66 against Illinois State (1/20)....Timed in at 18:05.35 in the 1650 freestyle at the UNO Invite.....Season best time in the 100 backstroke, timing in at 1:04.03 at the Mutual of Omaha Invite
2015-16: Competed at the MVC Conference meet...Second place in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:30 (1/16)…400 Freestyle with Alexa Klimes, Lauren Kacmarynski and Meredith Gorman, with a time of 3:51.57 (1/15)… Swam a 25.64 in the 50 Freestyle and 55.19 in the 100 Freestyle. Competed in the 2:01.61 in the 200 Freestyle (12/4)… Competed in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:24.61 (11/20)…500 Freestyle time of 5:34.74 (10/30)
2013: ...
High School: Four-time letter winner in swimming at Union High School… Captain of the swim team… Letter-winner in cheerleading, dance team and soccer… All-American in competitive cheerleading… On the honor roll all four years of high school.
Personal: Born September 11, 1994 in Waterloo, Iowa… Daughter of Barton and Dawn Jensen… Has one sister, Kaylena (23)… Majoring in Physical Education with minors in Health Education and Coaching.…Hobbies include dancing (tap, clogging, ballet and jazz) and baking
Getting to Know Savannah
Favorite Movie: The Goonies
Favorite Song: Any country song
Favorite Book: Hunger Games
Favorite Sports Memory: Senior year- getting my best time in my last race of the year
Best Lesson You’ve Learned in Life: “You have to work for what you what you get and push through the pain”
