Jenna Shoemaker (born April 20, 1984) is an actor, writer, former professional US triathlete and former member of the USA National Team.See http://www.usatriathlon.org/athletes/page/4 . Retrieved January 18, 2011. In 2009, she legally changed her name to Jenna Parker.
In 2010 Parker was number 49 in the World Championship Series ranking and number 5 in the USAT ranking. In 2012, she competed at the USA Triathlon Olympic Trials in San Diego, California. Her highest rankings came in 2009 when she was ranked number 1 in the US and number 17 in the World.
In 2010, she was featured in the October Issue, XX Factor, of Outside Magazine and on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly.Season 10 Episode 1153, Air Date: October 27, 2010
Parker holds a psychology degree from Harvard University. Her brother Jarrod Shoemaker is a former professional triathlete, 2009 Duathlon World Champion and 2008 US Olympian.
In 2013, Parker retired from professional racing after winning the New York City Triathlon and finishing third at the Beijing International Triathlon.
She was coached by Brett Sutton from January to June of the 2013 season, and by Darren Smith from September 2008 until April 2010. She also had a short residency from late 2010 to early 2011 working with Terrence Mahon and the Mammoth Track Club.
In 2015, Parker was a member of the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol team that finished second at the first annual Red Bull Surf and Rescue event held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Parker was featured in the mini-documentary around the event. She has raced for the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol since 2014 and has been part of the 9 year LBIBPA Championships winning streak, which started in 2015 after a 42-year drought for the town. She is the only woman to win the Cape May Women's Point Challenge event six times (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024), she finished 5th at the Superathalon in Cape May - a 2.3 mile run, 2 mile row, and .5 mile swim - in 2024 as the only female in the field. She has won the American Ironwoman race (run, swim, paddle, row) at the LBIBPA Championships six times since its debut in 2016.
In 2016, Parker was cast as the lead character "Tracy" in the SyFy feature film, produced by The Asylum, titled Ice Sharks. She has hosted both the IMG Escape from Alcatraz and Beijing International Triathlon events (airing on CBS Sports Network in the US). Parker is represented by Metropolis Artists Agency and Arise Artists Agency.
ITU Competitions In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Shoemaker took part in 48 ITU competitions and achieved 13 top ten positions.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTIwOQ== . Retrieved January 18, 2011. Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are triathlons (Olympic distance) and belong to the Elite category.
Date Competition Place Rank 2004-05-09 World Championships (AG 20–24) Madeira 11 2005-06-12 Caribbean Cup Rincon 6 2005-07-10 Pan American Cup New York 13 2005-07-17 World Cup Corner Brook 12 2005-09-10 World Championships (U23) Gamagori DNF 2005-09-17 OSIM World Cup Beijing 39 2006-04-16 World Cup Ishigaki 24 2006-05-14 Pan American Cup Honolulu 12 2006-06-04 BG World Cup Madrid 48 2006-06-25 Pan American Cup Long Beach DNF 2006-07-02 Pan American Cup Brampton DNF 2006-08-05 Pan American Cup Bridgeport 18 2006-08-20 Pan American Cup Kelowna 10 2006-09-17 Pan American Cup Rye Westchester 19 2006-09-24 BG World Cup Beijing DNS 2007-04-01 Pan American Cup Santo Domingo 17 2007-05-12 Pan American Cup Ixtapa 15 2007-05-20 Pan American Cup Honolulu 19 2007-06-03 BG World Cup Madrid DNF 2007-07-07 Premium European Cup Holten DNF 2007-07-14 Pan American Cup Geneva 20 2007-08-05 Pan American Cup Drummondville 16 2007-08-12 Pan American Cup Longmont DNF 2008-01-06 Premium Pan American Cup Viña del Mar 9 2008-01-13 Pan American Cup La Paz 14 2008-03-08 Pan American Cup Valle de Bravo DNF 2008-04-13 BG World Cup Ishigaki 32 2008-04-19 PATCO Pan American Championship Mazatlan 13 2008-05-25 BG World Cup Madrid DNF 2008-07-12 European Cup Athlone 4 2008-07-20 BG World Cup Kitzbühel 28 2008-07-27 Premium European Cup Poznan 6 2008-09-27 Asian Cup Suixian 8 2009-03-01 OTU Oceania Championships Gold Coast 8 2009-03-29 World Cup Mooloolaba 14 2009-04-05 Oceania Cup New Plymouth 6 2009-04-25 Pan American Cup Mazatlan 1 2009-05-16 PATCO Pan American Championships Oklahoma 2 2009-05-25 Pan American Cup Austin 3 2009-06-21 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Washington DC DNF 2009-07-25 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 24 2009-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 32 2009-08-22 Pan American Cup Tuscaloosa 2 2010-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 23 2010-04-18 World Cup Monterrey 9 2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 27 2010-06-12 Elite Cup Hy-Vee 18 2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 23 2010-07-24 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 40
BG = the sponsor British Gas DNS = did not start DNF = did not finish
References
External links TheJennaParker.com
US Triathlon Federation: Shoemaker's profile page