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2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Javelin
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Deweyville, Utah
    Hometown
  • Bear River HS
    High School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Jenny Bitner-Rogers
Jenny Bitner-Rogers
Javelin
Position
Senior
Class
Deweyville, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: First-Team All-Mountain West Outdoor: Javelin (2019); Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2021); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2021, 2022).

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks sixth all-time in USU history in the javelin with a mark of 45.30 meters (148-7), set in 2019.

2022 (SR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Placed eighth in the javelin with a mark of 41.78 meters (137-1) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Registered a season-best throw in the javelin at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, placing first with a mark of 43.21 meters (141-9)… Placed sixth at the Stanford Invitational after recording a throw of 36.00 meters (118-1)… Finished seventh at the Arizona-hosted Willie Williams Classic to open the season with a throw of 41.83 meters (137-3)... Was named a MW Scholar-Athlete and a USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2021 (JR)
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Outdoor: Placed 10th in the javelin with a throw of 37.96 meters (124-6) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Recorded a season-best throw of 40.29 meters (132-2) in the javelin to finish seventh at the Stanford Invitational… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

2020 (SO)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (FR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing second in the javelin with a mark of 42.69 meters (140-1) at the Outdoor Championships… Made her collegiate debut at the UC Irvine-hosted Collegiate Classic, where she won the javelin with a career-best throw of 45.30 meters (148-7), which ranks fifth all-time in school history… Placed in the top-10 in the javelin at all four meets she competed at… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time letterwinner in the javelin at Bear River High School in Garland, Utah… Named the BYU Invitational Outstanding Female Field Athlete 3A-5A in 2016… Was the 2016 BYU Individual Champion… Named the Bear River Athlete of the Year in 2015-16… Was the 2016 UVU individual champion… Named the Bear River MVP… Placed second at the Great Southwest Classic… Helped the Bears earn the 2016 region championship title… Placed first in state as a senior with a throw of 124 feet, 9 inches… Recorded a career-best throw of 141-8 as a senior at the BYU Invite… Also competed on the Bear River volleyball and basketball teams… Named academic all-region in volleyball in 2015, all-area first team in 2015 and MVP… Was named academic-all region in basketball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Matt and Sally Bitner… Has eight siblings… Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chesapeake, Va., from 2016-2018… Married Tyson Rogers in June of 2019... Majoring in elementary education.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
Javelin NA 45.30 meters (148-7)

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK
2019 Javelin 2nd 42.69 meters (140-1)
2021 Javelin 10th 37.96 meters (124-6)
2022 Javelin 8th 41.78 meters (137-1)
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