Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Jenkins RMAC Hall of Fame Video

Hailing from the San Luis Valley town of Moffat (Moffat HS) Jenkins is a four-time national champion and 19-Time All-American as a middle and long distance runner. She was named to the RMAC’s All-Time Women’s Track & Field team during the 2009 Centennial Celebration. Jenkins was a member of the 1985 National Championship Indoor Track & Field Team (which is also being inducted into this class). Jenkins still holds the ASC school-record in the 800 (2:03.14, set in 1984). She still holds the NAIA Indoor National Championship records of 1:21.78 (600-yards) and her mark of 2:10.69 (880 yards) still stands. She won the 1984 NAIA Outdoor title in the 800 meters and the 1985 NAIA Outdoor title in the 1500 meters. Jenkins earned three of her All-America honors in cross country (1982, 1983, 1984), finishing 13th, second and fourth in the nation, respectively. Jenkins was a two-time individual RMAC Cross Country Champion (1983 and 1984), helping ASC win the team titles in both of those years. Jenkins won at least six individual RMAC titles on the track in events ranging from the 400 to the 1500 and the 4x100-meter relay. She helped ASC win the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field team title in 1985. Jenkins transferred to Brigham Young University for her senior year and earned three All-America honors and the 1987 NCAA Division I Indoor 800m title. Jenkins owns the BYU school records in the indoor mile and outdoor 800 meters. After graduating, she competed in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.