Georgia State University Athletics

Outdoor Track and Field 2013: Competed in the 3,000m and 5,000m for the Panthers...Finished 10th in the 3,000m at the Samford Invite...Won the unseeded heat of the 5,000m at the War Eagle Invite...Named to the President’s List for the spring semester.

Cross Country 2012: Competed in three meets during the season...Earned a season-best 20th-place finish at the Clemson Invite to open the season...Also ran at the GSU Invite and Commodore Classic before missing the remainder of the season with injury...Served as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President for a second consecutive season.

Outdoor Track and Field 2012: Participated in the 5,000m at the Yellow Jacket Invite, Georgia Intercollegiate, Mississippi Open, War Eagle Invite and CAA Championships...Also competed in the 1,500m in two meets.

Indoor Track and Field 2012: Ran in the 5,000m at the Birmingham Invitational and the Vulcan Invite, finishing in 10th place...Competed in the 3,000m at the UAB Blazer Invite and the Sewanee Invite.

Cross Country 2011: Missed the first few meets of the season recovering from an injury sustained the previous year...Placed 20th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 26:09.4.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011: Did not compete during due to a knee injury...Earned a spot on the President’s List for the spring semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Indoor Track and Field 2011:  Saw action in two meets... Ran the 3,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the Mountaineer Open.

Cross Country 2010: After missing the 2009 season with injury, returned to compete in six races...Finished ninth out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:48...Placed sixth out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 21:12.16...Ran personal best at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K with a time of 19:39.43...Completed the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational with a time of 19:47.0...Ran a 20:51.6 at the Blue Ridge Open 5K and a 23:53 at the 6K CAA Championship, a personal-best for a 6K...Named to the President’s List after achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010: Ran in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor season...Ran 11:24.77 to open the season in the 3,000...Posted a season best at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000 with a time of 20:13.73...Received CAA All-Academic honors.

Indoor Track and Field 2010: Redshirted the indoor season due to injury.

Cross Country 2009: Redshirted the cross country season due to injury...Earned a spot on the fall semester’s Dean’s List.

Outdoor Track and Field 2009: Competed in the 5,000-meter run during the outdoor track season...Ran season-best time at the Gem of the Hills meet, finishing in 20:29.65 in the unseeded event...Ran a 20:38.71 at the Emory Invitational.

Cross Country 2008: Ran best 5K at the Crimson Classic, crossing the finish line in 19:46.35 to place 30th out of 75 runners...Finished the 5K Greater Louisville Classic in 20:32.60...Crossed the finish line in 24:37 at the CAA Championships to finish 75th out of a field of 101 runners.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Eagle’s Landing High School...Was named Henry County track athlete of the year and academic athlete of the year...Set the region record in the 1,600-meter run and 5K during junior year...Named best distance runner in track for two years...Placed sixth at state in the 3,200-meter run in 2007 and 2008.

Personal: Jennifer Kelsey Spinks was born October 26, 1989 to Claud and Cathy Spinks...Has a twin sister Kelley...Father and grandfather ran cross country and track... Majoring in psychology... 2011 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president after serving as vice-president in 2010.

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