Jenna Shoemaker (born April 20, 1984) is an actor, writer, former professional US triathlete and former member of the USA National Team.[1] In 2009, she legally changed her name to Jenna Parker.
In 2010 Parker was number 49 in the World Championship Series ranking and number 5 in the USAT ranking. In 2012, she competed at the USA Triathlon Olympic Trials in San Diego, California.
In 2010, she was featured in the October Issue, XX Factor, of Outside Magazine and on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly.[2]
Parker holds a psychology degree from Harvard University. Her brother Jarrod Shoemaker is a professional triathlete, 2009 Duathlon World Champion and 2008 US Olympian.
In 2013, Parker retired from professional racing after winning the New York City Triathlon and finishing third at the Beijing International Triathlon.[3] [4]
She was coached by Brett Sutton from January to June of the 2013 season, and by Darren Smith from September 2008 until April 2010. She also had a short residency from late 2010 to early 2011 working with Terrence Mahon and the Mammoth Track Club.
In 2015, Parker was a member of the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol team that finished second at the first annual Red Bull Surf and Rescue event held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Parker was featured in the mini-documentary around the event.[5] She is also the only woman to win the Cape May Women's Point Challenge event three times (2014, 2016 & 2017) and the only woman to win the LBIBPA "Ironwoman" event (2016, 2017) - a row, run, swim, prone paddle - which was introduced to competition in 2016.
Parker currently splits time between Atlanta, Georgia, New York City and Los Angeles, California where she is cultivating a career as an actor and writer. In mid-2016, she played the lead character "Tracy" in the SyFy feature film, produced by The Asylum, titled Ice Sharks.[6] She has hosted both the IMG Escape from Alcatraz and Beijing International Triathlon events (airing on CBS Sports Network in the US).[7]
In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Shoemaker took part in 48 ITU competitions and achieved 13 top ten positions.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.[8] Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are triathlons (Olympic distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-09 | World Championships (AG 20-24) | Madeira | 11 | |
| 2005-06-12 | Caribbean Cup | Rincon | 6 | |
| 2005-07-10 | Pan American Cup | New York | 13 | |
| 2005-07-17 | World Cup | Corner Brook | 12 | |
| 2005-09-10 | World Championships (U23) | Gamagori | DNF | |
| 2005-09-17 | OSIM World Cup | Beijing | 39 | |
| 2006-04-16 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 24 | |
| 2006-05-14 | Pan American Cup | Honolulu | 12 | |
| 2006-06-04 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 48 | |
| 2006-06-25 | Pan American Cup | Long Beach | DNF | |
| 2006-07-02 | Pan American Cup | Brampton | DNF | |
| 2006-08-05 | Pan American Cup | Bridgeport | 18 | |
| 2006-08-20 | Pan American Cup | Kelowna | 10 | |
| 2006-09-17 | Pan American Cup | Rye Westchester | 19 | |
| 2006-09-24 | BG World Cup | Beijing | DNS | |
| 2007-04-01 | Pan American Cup | Santo Domingo | 17 | |
| 2007-05-12 | Pan American Cup | Ixtapa | 15 | |
| 2007-05-20 | Pan American Cup | Honolulu | 19 | |
| 2007-06-03 | BG World Cup | Madrid | DNF | |
| 2007-07-07 | Premium European Cup | Holten | DNF | |
| 2007-07-14 | Pan American Cup | Geneva | 20 | |
| 2007-08-05 | Pan American Cup | Drummondville | 16 | |
| 2007-08-12 | Pan American Cup | Longmont | DNF | |
| 2008-01-06 | Premium Pan American Cup | Viña del Mar | 9 | |
| 2008-01-13 | Pan American Cup | La Paz | 14 | |
| 2008-03-08 | Pan American Cup | Valle de Bravo | DNF | |
| 2008-04-13 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 32 | |
| 2008-04-19 | PATCO Pan American Championship | Mazatlan | 13 | |
| 2008-05-25 | BG World Cup | Madrid | DNF | |
| 2008-07-12 | European Cup | Athlone | 4 | |
| 2008-07-20 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | 28 | |
| 2008-07-27 | Premium European Cup | Poznan | 6 | |
| 2008-09-27 | Asian Cup | Suixian | 8 | |
| 2009-03-01 | OTU Oceania Championships | Gold Coast | 8 | |
| 2009-03-29 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | 14 | |
| 2009-04-05 | Oceania Cup | New Plymouth | 6 | |
| 2009-04-25 | Pan American Cup | Mazatlan | 1 | |
| 2009-05-16 | PATCO Pan American Championships | Oklahoma | 2 | |
| 2009-05-25 | Pan American Cup | Austin | 3 | |
| 2009-06-21 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Washington DC | DNF | |
| 2009-07-25 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 24 | |
| 2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 32 | |
| 2009-08-22 | Pan American Cup | Tuscaloosa | 2 | |
| 2010-04-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | 23 | |
| 2010-04-18 | World Cup | Monterrey | 9 | |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 27 | |
| 2010-06-12 | Elite Cup | Hy-Vee | 18 | |
| 2010-07-17 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 23 | |
| 2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 40 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas
DNS = did not start
DNF = did not finish