Jennifer Watunya
Senior
Distance
Wilmington, Del.
Padua HS
At Delaware:
Cross Country - Two-year letterwinner and 2009 co-captain. 2007 Season: Competed in six events for the Blue Hens • finished a season-best 10th at the Monmouth Invitational in 20:30 • was 15th at the Delaware Invitational #2 and 22nd at the Towson Invitational • placed 39th at the Delaware Invitational #1, 133rd at the NCAA Regionals, and 65th at the ECAC Championships. 2008 Season: Competed in all but one meet on the season for the Blue Hens • finished 74th at the Princeton Invitational in 25:25.1 and 21st at the Delaware Invitational in 19:45 • placed 202nd at the Paul Short Invitational in 23:19 and 11th at the Blue Hen Classic in 19:18.67 • was 41st in the CAA Championships in 23:11, 94th at the NCAA Regionals in 24:31, and 47th at the ECAC Championships in 19:11 • 2009 Season: Competed in four events for the Blue Hens • finished 98th at the ECAC Championships in 19:42.1 • finished 27th at the Blue & Gold Invitational in 20:05.1 • finished 31st in the Delaware Invitational in 20:22.53 • finished 74th at the CAA Championships in 24:26.99.
Indoor Track & Field - Three-year letterwinner for the Blue Hens. 2007-08 Season: Ran the mile in 5:49.07 at the Delaware Invitational #1, the 3,000 meters in 11:26.74 at the Thomson Invitational, and the 5,000 meters in 19:52.24 at the Lafayette Invitational. 2008-09 Season: Ran the 800 meters in 2:39.70 and the mile in 5:30.94 at the John Covert Classic • finished the 1,000 meters in 3:19.12 at the Delaware Invitational and the 3,000 meters in 10:52.01 at the Penn State Open • ran the 5,000 meters in 18:45.90 at the Rider/Lafayette Invitational. 2009-2010 Season: Ran the 800 meters in 2:42.12 at Pyrah • Ran the mile in 5:38.46 at Pyrah • Ran the 3000 meters in 10:52.63 at NYU Invitational • Ran the 5000 meters in 19:08.23 at Lafayette/Rider Invitational
Outdoor Track & Field - Has earned one letter for the Blue Hens. 2008 Season: Did not compete in any meets for the Blue Hens. 2009 Season: Ran the 800 meters in 2:36.48 at the Towson Invitational and the 10,000 meters in 40:47.12 at the CAA Championships • finished the 1,500 meters in 5:00.69 and the 3,000 meters in 10:55.79 at the West Chester Open. 2010 Season: Posted a 4:59.11 in the 1500 meters at the West Chester Open • Posted a 10:46.27 in the 3000 meters at the Delaware Open • Posted a 18:46.95 in the 5000 meters at the Delaware Open II
High School: Member of cross country and track team that each won three state championships at Padua Academy • named second team All-State once and first team All-State three times in cross country • named All-County and All-Catholic all four years • named team MVP for cross country three straight years • selected All-State in track during sophomore season • competed in the Nike Outdoor Nationals over the summer • earned first and second honors.
Personal: Jennifer Mandy Watunya • born Sept. 21, 1989 • daughter of Stephen and Amanda Watunya • has two step-sisters • biology major at Delaware with a minor in Spanish • worked at the Delaware Running Co. during the summer.
