Jennifer Lopus Madril

Distance Running, Class of 2008

Jennifer is a homegrown athlete and a 1992 graduate of WAHS who has returned home to raise a family and continue with her 'love of running' and competition.

Over the course of her high school athletic career, Jen Lopus had won six District titles, five in track and one in cross-country. Jen won the District crown for the 3,200 meter run as a freshman. She won the 3,200 and 1,600 events both her junior and senior years for a total of five titles. And, as a senior she won the District Championship in cross-country. Jennifer earned a Division I track/cross-country scholarship to Ohio University and was a four-year letter winner in helping her team win three Mid Atlantic Conference Championships.

In high school Jennifer played varsity basketball and lettered three years as a Dragon. She played on the golf team for three years and was the three-time District qualifier. She was the 1990 Warren County Match Play Junior Champion. In 1992 Jennifer won two District titles and helped Warren win their only Girl's District 10 Track & Field Team Championship. In the '92 Warren County Track Meet, Jennifer won the 800 meters, the 1,600 meters, the 3,200 meters, and finally anchored the 3,200 meter relay team to win four events and the team championship. Jennifer holds the high school record for most points earned for a single season of track and field.

In her senior year, Jennifer opted to not play golf, but rather give cross-country a try. During that season she won the McDowell Invitational, the Warren County Invitational, the TCAC Championship and the District 10 Championship. Jennifer is the first Warren female District 10 Cross-Country Champion. With her leadership she helped her team win the first District Ten Cross-Country Team Championship. In her senior year, Jennifer went on to the PIAA State Cross-Country Championships where she finished 33rd in a field of 290 runners.

Following a successful college career at OU, Jennifer returned to Warren and continues to run and compete in road races from 5K to Half-Marathon events. In 2003, Jennifer won the Arizona Distance Class Half-Marathon. In '05 she ran the PF Chang HM in Arizona and finished 22nd out of 9,993 female runners. She returned to the event in '06 and finished 24th out of 11,678 female runners. Later that year Jennifer finished 3rd Overall in the Maui (Hawaii) Half-Marathon.