| Year: | Fr. |
| Hometown: | Holmveien, Norway |
| High School: | Sortland VGS |
2013 Outdoor
Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
in the 1,500-meter distance as she placed seventh overall in the
event at the SoCon Championships (April 20-21) with a personal-best
time of 4:40.60 … Recorded a personal-best time of 2:19.96
in the 800-meter race at the High Point VertKlasse Meet (March
22-23).
2012-13 Indoor
Track
Posted a career-best time in the 800-meter race at
2:23.36 in the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 19) … Her time
is the Spartans’ second-fastest time of the season …
Posted the team’s top time in the 1,000-meter race at 3:06.62
at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 25-26).
2012 Cross
Country
Did not run.
High
School
Ran at Sortland Videregående Skole (Sortland Upper
Secondary School) in Sortland, Norway … Placed first three
times at the North-Norwegian Championship for the 800 meters indoor
race… was also a two-time champion for the 400 meters indoor
race … Took first place twice for the 1500 meters outdoor
race and once for the 800 meters in the North-Norwegian
Championship … was runner-up for the 3000 meters in the
Norwegian Junior Championship and the Norwegian Youth Championship
… Holds club (Sortland FIK) records in the 800 meters,
1500 meters and 3000 meter events.
Personal
Eira Nordeng Jensen … born May 27, 1993 in
Tromsø, Norway… daughter of Monica Nordeng and Audun
Jensen … has three siblings, Isak Nordeng Jensen, Åste
Nordeng Jensen and Audun Nordeng Jensen … majoring in
Psychology.
Top
Performances
Indoor
800m: 2:32.63 (Wake Forest Invitational, 1/19/13)
1000m: 3:06.62 (Hokie Invitational, 1/26/13)
Outdoor
800m: 2.19.96 (High Point VertKlasse, 3/23/13)
1,500m: 4:40.60 (SoCon Championships, 4/21/13)