Jelena Rowe

Jelena Rowe (born August 1, 1999) is an American athlete who competes in the high jump.[1]

From Illinois, Rowe was 6 feet tall as a freshman, then 6’3” as a sophomore and 6’4” as a junior. Rowe played a number of sports such as Volleyball and basketball before settling on athletics and the high jump. She cleared a height of 1.85 metres at the Illinois Top Times indoor state meet on March 26, 2017, in Bloomington, Illinois and matched that height outdoors on April 22, 2017, at the Sue Pariseau Invite at Glenbard West.[2] In February 2021 Rowe cleared 1.91 indoors for a new personal best, finishing second to Vashti Cunningham at the American Track League in Fayetteville, Arkansas.[3]

On May 22, 2021, Rowe cleared 1.96m at a meet in Tucson, Arizona and was placed 5th in the world in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Jelena ROWE | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. Narang, Bob. "Preps Plus/WGN-9 Athlete of the Month: Bloom's Jelena Rowe". chicagotribune.com.
  3. Track, World. "American Track League #3 Recap And Results".
  4. "High Jump Women's Overview | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.


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