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Sophia Jungling Season 2024

Position
Distance
Height
5'4
Class
Senior
Hometown
Parkersburg, Iowa
High School
Aplington-Parkersburg HS
Previous School
Northern Iowa
Experience
TR

Sophia Jungling’s TFRRSXC profile (for top performances and meet results)

2023 (JUNIOR AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Ran a time of 18:04 to finish in 23rd place at the Cyclone Preview… placed 25th at the Redbird Invite in a time of 22:54… took 106th place at the Gans Creek Classic in a time of 23:14… finished in 123rd place at the Bradley Pink Classic in a time of 22:52… finished 54th in a time of 22:52 at the MVC Championships… finished in 199th place in a time of 24:09 at NCAA Midwest Regional.

2022 (SOPHOMORE AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Finished in 18th place overall – second among team members – in a time of 22:37.00 at the Redbird Invite… UNI’s third finisher at the Gans Creek Classic, placing 89th in a time of 22:09… ran a time of 23:17 finishing in 50th place at the MVC Championships… finished in 183rd place at the NCAA Regionals in a time of 23:06.

2021 (FRESHMAN AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Opened the season as UNI’s second finisher at the Hawkeye Invite, finishing 38th in a time of 14:56.80… finished fourth for the Panthers at the Redbird Invite in a time of 23:06.90, placing 62nd overall… was UNI’s fourth finisher at the Gans Creek Invite, placing 70th in a time of 22:56.10… was UNI’s fifth finisher at the MVC Championships with a 40th-place finish in a time of 22:44.40… was UNI’s sixth finisher at the regional championships, placing 163rd in a time of 23:11.02.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE – Aplington-Parkersburg HS
Three-time state champion for Aplington-Parkersburg High School… earned a medal in all 12 events qualified for at the Iowa high school state track and field championships… as a freshman at the state championships, she took third in the 1500-meter run, second in the distance medley, was part of the winning sprint medley team and finished third in the 400-meter run… as a sophomore, took second in the sprint and distance medley relays, was third in the 1500-meter run and sixth in the 800… as a junior, she won the 400-meter run and the 800-meter run and took second in the 1,500-meter run and distance medley relay… didn’t have a senior track and field season due to the COVID-19 pandemic… was also a four-time medalist at the Iowa high school state cross country championships, finishing 6th, 5th, and fourth two times… personal best times were 56.96 in the 400, 2:11 in the 800, 4:40 in the 1,500 and 18.28 in the 5K (cross country)… was a four-sport athlete, competing in club soccer as a left forward, basketball as a point guard and also cross country and track and field… earned all-state honors in basketball.

PERSONAL
Born on August 2, 2002, in Cedar Falls, Iowa… daughter of Brian Jungling… has three siblings… plans to complete her graduate degree at LSU in Sports Administration.

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