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PV | 3.25m (10- 8) | May 5, 2023 | CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2024-25 (Senior): Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season. Outdoor: Competed at four meets, earning four top-10 finishes in pole vault for the Seahawks ... Finished second with a season-best vault of 2.86 meters (9-4 1/2) at the adidas Trojan Challenge (March 28, 2025).
2023-24 (Junior): Indoor: Competed at two indoor meets. Outdoor: Made three appearances during the outdoor season ... Placed fourth in pole vault at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (March 2, 2024) and sixth at the Phoenix Invitational (March 22, 2024).
2022-23 (Sophomore): Indoor: Made four appearances during the indoor season, including the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 22, 2023). Outdoor: Competed at six outdoor meets for the Seahawks ... Finished second in pole vault, clearing 3.05 meters (10-0) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (March 4, 2023) ... Earned back-to-back fourth-place finishes in pole vault at the Trojan Relays (April 15, 2023) and the USC Open Outdoor (April 22, 2023) ... Finished 15th with a career-best pole vault of 3.25 meters (10-8) at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 5, 2023).
2021-22 (Freshman): Indoor: Competed at three indoor meets for UNCW. Outdoor: Appeared at five meets for the Seahawks ... Placed second in pole vault with a mark of 2.60 meters (8-6 1/4) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (March 5, 2022) ... Finished 17th in pole vault, clearing 2.95 meters (9-8) at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 6, 2022).
High School: Competed four years for coaches Anne and Lee Zumbach ... Earned All-Frederick County Indoor in 2019 and 2020 and All-Frederick County Outdoor in 2021 ... Member of Maryland 1A state championship 4x800-meter relay team in 2019, 2020 and 2021... 2020 Maryland 1A state champion in Pole Vault ... 2021 Maryland 1A state finalist in Pole Vault ... Led Railroaders to the state finals in 2020 and 2021.
Personal: Full Name: Jena Rae Rhodes ... Born in Frederick, Md. ... Daughter of Scott and Christine Rhodes ... Majoring in biology ... Has a sister, Cassidy ... Father played baseball at Indiana University of Pa. ... Sister played women's basketball at Shepherd (W. Va.).
