Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
Triple Jump: 39-1.25 (2008)
Pentathlon: 3,384 points (2009 MEAC ID)
Outdoor
Triple Jump: 38-7.5 (2008, Morgan State)
Heptathlon: 4,601 points (2010 MEAC OD)

2009-10: Indoor: Took fourth place in the pentathlon at the MEAC Indoor Championship, scoring 3,283 points…earned sixth place in the triple jump (37-6)…season-best triple jump was a mark of 37-7.25 at George Mason…cleared 5-3 to tie for fourth place in the high jump at George Mason. Outdoor: Recorded 4,601 points in finishing third in the heptathlon at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…leapt 37-7.5 in the triple jump to earn sixth place…also came in 12th in the javelin throw.

2008-09: Indoor: Jumped 37-6.75 in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational…ran an 8.66 in the preliminaries of 55-meter hurdles and an 8.70 in the finals at the CNU Holiday Open…had an indoor-season best time of 9.32 in the 60 hurdles…finished fourth in the pentathlon (3,384 points) and eighth in the triple jump (37-5.25) at the MEAC Indoor Championship. Outdoor: Hit a mark of 38-2 at the Penn Relays in the College section of the triple jump…tied for second in the triple jump (38-7.5) and tied for 12th in the long jump (17-4.25) at the Morgan State Legacy meet…finished third in the heptathlon (4,563 points) and 10th in the triple jump (37-3.25) at the MEAC Outdoor Championship.

2007-08: Indoor: Had the Spartans’ best marks in the triple jump (39-1.25)… ran a 9.11 in the 60-meter hurdles at the UNC Classic. Outdoor: Also posted the Spartans’ best triple jump mark during the outdoor season (38-7.5), when she took second place at the Morgan State Legacy meet…finished fourth in the heptathlon with 4,473 points and fifth in the high jump (5-2.5) at the MEAC Outdoor Championship.

High School: Won three titles at the 2007 Jefferson District Meet, including the 100-meter hurdles (15.83), 300-meter hurdles (47.87), and the triple jump (37-5.25, PR)…also had three other top-four finishes at the district meet, finishing second in the long jump (17-9.25, PR), third in the high jump (5-0), and fourth in the shot put (33-8.5).

Personal: Tanisha Lanora Jenkins…born on November 21, 1989…daughter of Charlene Jenkins…majoring in political science with a minor in sociology…plans to go to law school.