Kenya Dennee

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Greeley, Colo.
High School:
Frontier Academy

Accolades
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)
Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

Collegiate-Best Marks

Dennee’s Top 20 Appearances In Program History:
(ITF)
5000m - 13th - 16:42.84

Year-By-Year:
2024-2025: (Outdoor) Competed in three meets ... Set a PR in the 5k at the Bryan Clay Invitational (16:31.59) ... Made her 10k debut at the Mountain West Championships ... (Indoor) Competed in four meets ... set a PR in the 3k at the CU Invitational with a time of 9:57.02 ... Ran 16:42.84 in the 5k, a top 15 time in program history, at the Husky Classic.
2023-2024: (Outdoor) Competed in three events ... placing fourth in the 1500 at the Jack Christiansen Invite (Mar 29-30) ... (Indoor) Competed in three events ... Ran a personal best 5:08:32 in the mile at the Husky Classic (Feb 9-10).
2022-23: Competed in two indoor meets… top 800m time was 2:19.64… top mile time was 5:18.25… Competed in five outdoor meets… top 800m time was 2:16.31… top 1500m time was 4:58.20.

Personal/High School:
Was a standout in track & field and cross country at Frontier Academy in Greeley, Colorado, where she specialized in the 200m, 400m, 800m and relays... Competed in track in 2019-22 and cross country in 2021... Was named All-Conference in cross country in 2021... Holds the school record of the 400, 800, 1600, 4x200 and 4x400 at Frontier... Was part of the 4x400 team who placed 6th in 2019 at the state championships... Placed in the top-10 at state in the 400, 800, 1600 and 4x400 her senior year... Named District Six Athlete of the Week in 2022... Daughter of Stephanie Dennee and Jeremy Jenkins-Jones... Has four siblings Ashton, Ayse, Jadyn and Maya.