Jennifer Rhines, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJennifer Rhines
American long-distance runner
Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1974
Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, United States
Profession: marathon runner
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Jennifer Rhines
- Jennifer "Jen" Rhines (born July 1, 1974 in Syracuse, New York) is an American long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running events.
- She has competed in three different Summer Olympics and made 15 US Teams. Rhines attended Villanova University as an undergraduate.
- While at Villanova, Rhines was a five-time NCAA individual champion: 5000 meters (1994, 1995, and 1996), 5000i meters (1995), and cross country (1994).
- As a post-collegiate professional runner, Rhines has won three USA 15K national titles (1998, 2005, 2011), a USA half-marathon championship (2011), and was USA 10,000 meter champion on the track in 2002.
- She competed in the women's 10,000 meters race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and finished 16th with a time of 31:26.66.
- In the 2004 Athens Olympics, she competed in the women's marathon and finished the race in 34th place with a time of 2:43:52.Rhines qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games by placing second in the 5000 meters at the U.S.
- Olympic Trials.
- She finished 14th in the 5000m Beijing final with a time of 16:34.63.
- Rhines won the 2011 USA Half marathon title, with a time of 1:11:14 in Houston, TX.
- Jen is coached by her husband Terrence Mahon.She was the first American to finish at the 2011 Carlsbad 5000, coming third in a time of 15:37 minutes for the 5 km race. On March 28, 2015, Rhines making her 15th USA Team competed to 51st place in 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race after placing third at the 2015 USA Cross Country Championships.Jen and Terrence left the BAA in December 2017 to coach start a group in California The Mission Athletics Club.
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