About Jen

• Coach: Erin Dawson
• Agent: Neil Segel
• Philanthropic involvement: Team in Training, Okizu, Purple Stride for Pancreatic Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 
• Training hurdles: In high school I had Osgood-Schlatter Knee in both knees which is a common cause of knee pain in growing adolescents. This was the time I became a swimmer, it was the only way to keep up my fitness without hurting myself!
• Special skills: I speak Spanish, learned from studying abroad twice during my college summers.
• Favorite foods: Pancakes, donuts and Garden of Life chocolate bars
• Hobbies: Traveling, learning other languages, nutrition, personal training and group fitness
• Favorite TV show: Currently, The Office

Both The Okizu Foundation and The Lezo Urreiztieta Endowed Scholarship are very important to me.

The mission of Okizu is to provide support to families affected by childhood cancer. My twin sister had Leukemia when we were young; Okizu helped me through childhood has always been a special part of my life. The Lezo Urreiztieta Endowed Scholarship is for my teammate from college who passed away two years ago. This a brief story that came out the morning after Lezo passed. The UA set up an endowed scholarship in his memory to support one track and field student-athlete per year.

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