Bio

Tench excelled as a two-sport athlete and distance runner for the Athena cross country and track & field teams. In cross country, Tench was a three-time All-West Region runner (1994, 1995, 1996), two-time All-American (1995, 1996) and two-time SCIAC Runner of the Year (1995 and 1996). She was first team All-SCIAC twice (1995 and 1996) and second team All-SCIAC once (1994). As a senior in 1996, Tench won the SCIAC and West Region championships. The Athena cross country team won three SCIAC championships, two West Region championships and had the program’s highest finish ever at the NCAA Division III Championships – 4^th place – while Tench was on the team. In the spring, Tench transitioned to track & field and was a standout there as well, earning NCAA Division III All-America honors in the 3,000 meters, with fifth (1996) and fourth place (1997) finishes. She ranked in the top-5 all-time at CMS in the 3k, with a time of 10:00.21 which she ran during the 1997 season.