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Jenna Parsio
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Calif.
- High School:
- El Toro HS
HONORS AND AWARDS:
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2022-23
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Competed at three outdoor meets ... Took 6th in the 400m (1:00.96) at the Moorpark Open.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed at seven outdoor track meets, specializing in the 200 and 400m dashes ... Ran her collegiate-best time in the 200-meter dash at the Leopard Invitational ... Recorded her season-best time in the 400m dash at the Triton Invite ... Helped Pepperdine break the sprint medley relay school record at the Gaucho Relays ... Competed in three indoor track meets ... Ran the program's seventh-fastest 400m dash time of 1:01.17 at MPSFs.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed in four outdoor track meets, running the 4x400m relay each time.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2023: Competed in five outdoor meets … Ran the 400m five times and was a part of the 4x100m relay team … Competed in one indoor meet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from El Toro High School, located in Lake Forest, Calif., in 2022 … A four-year varsity track athlete … Ranks in three categories on the Sprints Triple Crown all-time list in the 100, 200 and 400 meters … A two-time 4x400 and 4x100 meter relay champion … A CIF Southern Section finalist in three events, including fifth overall in the 400 meters, her senior season … Had a first-place finish in her heat in the 400 meters at the Arcadia Invitational in 2022 finishing in a time of 57.1, which is a personal record … Ranked seventh in the state of California in 2021 on the 4x400 meter relay team … Also lettered in soccer and captained the team for two seasons … Led the soccer squad in goals and assists.
PERSONAL: Born in Orange County, Calif. … Daughter of Ellen and Dave Parsio … Sister to Justin and Brandon … Brother, Brandon, plays soccer at Northwest Nazarene University … Stated a fun fact about herself: “I rescued a beagle from a lab in China named Poppy” … Chose Pepperdine because “Pepperdine has been my dream university for as long as I can remember. It checks all the boxes of what I was looking for in a college such as a location close to home and the beach, prestigious academics and a fantastic faculty to student ratio.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys soccer, going to the beach, playing with her dog and hammocking … Lists her sports hero as Bethany Hamilton … Favorites include Christen Press (pro athlete), Ohio State football (sports team), Harry Potter series (books), Soul Surfer (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy (musical artists), smoothies (food) and soccer (sport other than running).
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2022-23
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Competed at three outdoor meets ... Took 6th in the 400m (1:00.96) at the Moorpark Open.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed at seven outdoor track meets, specializing in the 200 and 400m dashes ... Ran her collegiate-best time in the 200-meter dash at the Leopard Invitational ... Recorded her season-best time in the 400m dash at the Triton Invite ... Helped Pepperdine break the sprint medley relay school record at the Gaucho Relays ... Competed in three indoor track meets ... Ran the program's seventh-fastest 400m dash time of 1:01.17 at MPSFs.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed in four outdoor track meets, running the 4x400m relay each time.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2023: Competed in five outdoor meets … Ran the 400m five times and was a part of the 4x100m relay team … Competed in one indoor meet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from El Toro High School, located in Lake Forest, Calif., in 2022 … A four-year varsity track athlete … Ranks in three categories on the Sprints Triple Crown all-time list in the 100, 200 and 400 meters … A two-time 4x400 and 4x100 meter relay champion … A CIF Southern Section finalist in three events, including fifth overall in the 400 meters, her senior season … Had a first-place finish in her heat in the 400 meters at the Arcadia Invitational in 2022 finishing in a time of 57.1, which is a personal record … Ranked seventh in the state of California in 2021 on the 4x400 meter relay team … Also lettered in soccer and captained the team for two seasons … Led the soccer squad in goals and assists.
PERSONAL: Born in Orange County, Calif. … Daughter of Ellen and Dave Parsio … Sister to Justin and Brandon … Brother, Brandon, plays soccer at Northwest Nazarene University … Stated a fun fact about herself: “I rescued a beagle from a lab in China named Poppy” … Chose Pepperdine because “Pepperdine has been my dream university for as long as I can remember. It checks all the boxes of what I was looking for in a college such as a location close to home and the beach, prestigious academics and a fantastic faculty to student ratio.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys soccer, going to the beach, playing with her dog and hammocking … Lists her sports hero as Bethany Hamilton … Favorites include Christen Press (pro athlete), Ohio State football (sports team), Harry Potter series (books), Soul Surfer (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy (musical artists), smoothies (food) and soccer (sport other than running).
