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Jensen earns All-America honors

By Max Newman ’16

Senior Joe Jensen completed his indoor track career as a Continental at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 14.

Head Coach Brett Hull and Assistant Coach Ben Carlson accompanied Jensen as he travelled to compete at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Jensen entered the meet seeded at fifth in the 200-meter dash and 12th in the 400-meter run. With top eight times in both of his races, Jensen earned All-America honors as he went on to place fourth in the 200-meter dash and fifth in the 400.

Jensen was the only male to represent Hamilton, yet his performance alone earned the team nine points for a 21st-place tie.

The 400-meter dash was one of the most competitive events of the meet. The top five athletes’ times were separated by a mere seven-hundredths of a second. Jensen’s fifth-place performance was a season-best time of 48.73 seconds. Despite the tight race, Jensen was able to move up seven spots in the 400-meter rankings.

In the 200-meter finals, Jensen clocked in at 22.00 seconds, just 0.25 seconds off the winning time.

As Jensen’s college track career comes to a close, his performances will continue to be recognized on the school record boards. Jensen holds records in the 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 500m, 4x200m relay and 4x400m relay.

Jensen has begun his final season as an outfielder for the Hamilton College baseball team. After he graduates, he plans to pursue a career in professional baseball.

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