Jenna Pellizzari

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Wilmington, N.C.
High school John T. Hoggard HS

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Wilmington, N.C.
High school John T. Hoggard HS

Academic Highlights
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Cross Country
Appeared in one meet for the Gamecocks, running in the Eye Opener to begin the season … Clocked her new collegiate best in the 5K while in Spartanburg, running 19:04.9 to finish 50^th overall, knocking nearly one and a half minutes off her previous personal best.

2022-23

Indoor

Ran in four meets during the indoor season, competing in the mile, 3000 meter, and the distance medley relay … Opened the season with an indoor personal best in the mile, running 5:18.31 at the Gamecock Opener … Her best placement in the mile was ninth at the USC Indoor Open, running 5:23.58 … Ran a personal best time in the 3K at the South Carolina Invitational, finishing ninth overall with a mark of 10:40.50 … Made her indoor DMR season debut at the Carolina Challenge, finishing second as the anchor leg with a time of 12:25.23 … Also ran anchor leg at the South Carolina Invitational, running 12:27.82.

Outdoor

Ran in two outdoor meets, competing in the 1500m in both … Opened the season with a then-personal best time of 4:57.85 at the Weems Baskin Relays … Topped that performance at the USC Open when she finished eighth with a personal best mark of 4:57.49.

Cross Country

Competed in a pair of races during the cross country campaign … Set her new 5K personal record in the season opener at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 20:25.8, finishing 14^th overall … Also ran 20:38.3 in her only other appearance.

2021-22
Indoor

Took part in four indoor meets, including a trio of races where she ran the Mile and one event running the 3,000 meter … Finished 20^th in the Mile at the UofSC Indoor Open, setting a new indoor PR with a time of 5:23.48 … Recorded a new 3,000m PR on Jan. 21 with a time of 11:06.86, finishing 32^nd in the Carolina Challenge.

Outdoor

Competed in three outdoor meets for the Gamecocks, running the 1,500-meter race in each event … Her best finish was 6^th in the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a PR time of 4:59.21.

Cross Country

Took part in all five cross country events during the fall season … Ran a pair of 5K events, recording a season-best mark in the Eye Opener on Sept. 3 with a time of 20:34.5 … Best 5K finish of the season was 19^th in the Winthrop Invitational on Sept. 18 … Posted a new PR in the 6K event at the Paul Short Run on Oct. 1 with a time of 24:25.7 … Best finish in the 6K this season was 44^th at the Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C. with a time of 24:59.3.

2020-21
Indoor

Ran twice for Carolina … Kicked off her season at the Carolina Challenge in the Mile and finished 20^th with a time of 5:45.23 … Also ran at the South Carolina Invitational and clocked in a time of 5:49.16 to take 32^nd.

Outdoor

Ran in three 1,500-meter races … Clocked a season-best time of 5:24.98 at the Gamecock Invitational … Took 19^th at the Weems Baskin with a time of 5:25.66 … Finished in 62^nd place at the USC Open with a time of 5:29.83.

Cross Country

Ran in one meet for the Gamecocks in her first season in Columbia … Made her collegiate debut at the FSU Invite.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Competed in cross country, swimming and track in high school, earning four letters in all three sports … Was a member of the National Honors Society, World Language Honors Society and Science Honors Society … Holds her school record in the 1600m (5:11.14) … Won the Most Valuable Runner twice in high school … Helped her team win the team state championship in cross country in the 2019 season.

Personal

Daughter of Dana and John Pellizzari … Has one sibling, Sarah … Undecided major with plans to go into Sports Medicine work.

Personal Records
Indoor