Wayne Jensen

Hometown: Leadville, Colorado
Sport: Track & Field
Years: 1969-71

Competing for four years for the University of Wyoming in both Cross Country and Track, Jensen lettered eight times.  As a freshman, he took second in the mile and fourth in the three-mile at the Western Athletic Conference championships and set four new UW records.  His sophomore year, he again finished second in the mile at the WAC Championships and was on UW’s record-breaking mile relay team.  In 1970, Jensen was the WAC champion in the outdoor mile.  He was the WAC champion in the indoor mile in 1971, breaking the conference record in the process. As a junior, Jensen was featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd section for holding the mile record in three states (Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah).  He finished his career at Wyoming holding five records.  His records and times are even more remarkable because he ran on cinder tracks. After graduating from UW, he had a long and distinguished career as a chemical engineer.