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{{short description|American long-distance runner}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Jennifer Rhines
| image            = Jennifer Rhines.jpg
| image_size       = 200px
| caption          = Rhines at the 2007 World Championships
| country          = USA
| event            = [[5000 m]], [[10,000 m]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[marathon]]
| alias            = 
| club             = The Mission Athletics Club
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1974|07|01}}
| coach            = [[Terrence Mahon]]
| birth_place      = [[Syracuse, New York]], U.S.
| collegeteam      = [[Villanova University]]
| height           = 5 ft 3 in
| weight           = 
| website          = {{URL|https://twitter.com/jlrhines}}
| turnedpro        = 
| retired          = 
| pb               = '''1,500&nbsp;m''': 4:09.52  <br />
'''5000&nbsp;m''': 14:54.29  <br />
'''10000&nbsp;m''': 31:17.31 <br />
'''half marathon''': 1:08:07 <br />
'''marathon''': 2:29:32
| olympics         = 2008 '''5000&nbsp;m''', 14th
| worlds           = 2007 '''5000&nbsp;m''', 7th
| highestranking   = 
| coaching         = 
| medaltemplates   = 
}}

'''Jennifer Rhines''' (born July 1, 1974 in [[Syracuse, New York]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[long-distance runner]] who competes in [[track and field|track]], [[cross country running|cross country]] and [[road running]] events. She has competed in three different [[Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/rh/jen-rhines-1.html |title=Jen Rhines |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916031253/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/rh/jen-rhines-1.html |archivedate=September 16, 2011 }}</ref> and made 15 US Teams.

Rhines attended [[Villanova University]] as an undergraduate. While at Villanova, Rhines was a five-time NCAA individual champion: 5000 meters (1994, 1995, and 1996), 5000i meters (1995), and cross country (1994).  She won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's top female cross country runner in 1994–95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villanova.com/news/2001/8/18/Villanova_Athletics_Academic_History.aspx|title=Villanova Athletics' Academic History|website=Villanova University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/cross_country|title=Cross Country|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>

As a post-collegiate professional runner, Rhines has won three USA 15K national titles (1998, 2005, 2011), a USA half-marathon championship (2011), and was the USA 10,000 meter champion on the track in 2002.  She competed in the women's [[10,000 metres|10,000 meters]] race at the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]], and finished 16th in her semi-final with a time of 34:08.28. In the [[2004 Athens Olympics]], she competed in the women's [[marathon]] and finished the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|race]] in 34th place with a time of 2:43:52.<ref name="iaaf">{{cite web| url = http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=USA/athcode=110233/index.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080507233332/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=USA/athcode=110233/index.html| archive-date = 2008-05-07| title = iaaf.org - Athletes - Rhines Jennifer Biography}}</ref>

Rhines qualified for the [[2008 Olympic Games]] by placing second in the [[5000 meters]] at the U.S. Olympic Trials.<ref name=womens_5000m>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid=145921.html#u+s+olympic+trials+day+results |title=U.S. Olympic Trials Day 6 results |access-date=July 6, 2008 |archive-date=August 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801194413/http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid=145921.html#u+s+olympic+trials+day+results |url-status=dead }}</ref>  She finished 14th in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000m Beijing final]] with a time of 16:34.63.<ref name="iaaf" /> Rhines won the 2011 USA [[Half marathon]] title, with a time of 1:11:14 in [[Houston, TX]].<ref name=usa_half>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/News/Trafeh,-Rhines-start-2011-with-USA-Half-Marathon-t.aspx 2011 USA Half Marathon Championship] [[USATF]]</ref> Jen is coached by her husband Terrence Mahon.<ref>[http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/terrence-mahon-to-coach-elite-group-for-baa Terrence Mahon to coach BAA in 2011] [[Runner's World]]</ref>

She was the first American to finish at the 2011 [[Carlsbad 5000]], coming third in a time of 15:37 minutes for the 5&nbsp;km race.<ref>Cruz, Dan (April 4, 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59682.html Gebremeskel and Kiros take Carlsbad 5Km victories]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on April 9, 2011.</ref>
On March 28, 2015, Rhines made her 15th USA Team after placing third at the 2015 [[USA Cross Country Championships]].<ref>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/f9/f993f31b-b8d1-433e-95ec-388afaf1b486.pdf 2015 USA Cross Championship results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220054249/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/f9/f993f31b-b8d1-433e-95ec-388afaf1b486.pdf |date=December 20, 2019 }} [[USATF]]</ref> She came in 51st place in the [[2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race|2015 World Cross Country Championships]].

Rhines and Mahon left the Boston Athletic Association in December 2017 to start a coaching group at The Mission Athletics Club in [[California]]. As of January 2020, this has been rebranded as the Golden Coast Track Club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WELLNESS COACH & FOUNDER Jen Rhines |url=https://www.goldencoasttrackclub.com/team/jen#questionnaire |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.goldencoasttrackclub.com}}</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Representing the {{USA}}
|-
| 2000
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] – 10,000m
| [[Sydney, Australia]]
| 16th (sf)
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|34:08.28]]
|-
| 2004
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] – marathon
| [[Athens, Greece]]
| 34th
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|2:43:52]]
|-
| 2008
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] – 5000m
| [[Beijing, China]]
| 14th
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|16:34.63]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jennifer Rhines}}
* {{USATF|old_id=Rhines_Jen|name=Jen Rhines}}
* {{Olympedia|89160|Jen Rhines}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|jennifer-rhines}}

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