Jenna Shoemaker


Jenna Shoemaker is an actor, writer, former professional US triathlete and former member of the USA National Team. 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.
In 2010, she was featured in the October Issue, XX Factor, of Outside Magazine and on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly.
Parker holds a psychology degree from Harvard University. Her brother Jarrod Shoemaker is a 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 the fall of 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 2nd at the 1st annual Red Bull Surf and Rescue event held in Atlantic City, NJ. Parker was featured in the mini-documentary around the event. She is also the only woman to win the Cape May Women's Point Challenge event three times and the only woman to win the LBIBPA "Ironwoman" event - a row, run, swim, prone paddle - which was introduced to competition in 2016.
Parker currently splits time between Atlanta, Georgia, NYC and Los Angeles, California where she is cultivating a career as an actor and writer. In the summer of 2016, she played 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.

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. Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2004-05-09 World Championships Madeira11
2005-06-12 Caribbean CupRincon6
2005-07-10 Pan American CupNew York13
2005-07-17 World CupCorner Brook12
2005-09-10 World Championships GamagoriDNF
2005-09-17 OSIM World CupBeijing39
2006-04-16 World CupIshigaki24
2006-05-14 Pan American CupHonolulu12
2006-06-04 BG World CupMadrid48
2006-06-25 Pan American CupLong BeachDNF
2006-07-02 Pan American CupBramptonDNF
2006-08-05 Pan American CupBridgeport18
2006-08-20 Pan American CupKelowna10
2006-09-17 Pan American CupRye Westchester19
2006-09-24 BG World CupBeijingDNS
2007-04-01 Pan American CupSanto Domingo17
2007-05-12 Pan American CupIxtapa15
2007-05-20 Pan American CupHonolulu19
2007-06-03 BG World CupMadridDNF
2007-07-07 Premium European CupHoltenDNF
2007-07-14 Pan American CupGeneva20
2007-08-05 Pan American CupDrummondville16
2007-08-12 Pan American CupLongmontDNF
2008-01-06 Premium Pan American CupViña del Mar9
2008-01-13 Pan American CupLa Paz14
2008-03-08 Pan American CupValle de BravoDNF
2008-04-13 BG World CupIshigaki32
2008-04-19 PATCO Pan American ChampionshipMazatlan13
2008-05-25 BG World CupMadridDNF
2008-07-12 European CupAthlone4
2008-07-20 BG World CupKitzbühel28
2008-07-27 Premium European CupPoznan6
2008-09-27 Asian CupSuixian8
2009-03-01 OTU Oceania ChampionshipsGold Coast8
2009-03-29 World CupMooloolaba14
2009-04-05 Oceania CupNew Plymouth6
2009-04-25 Pan American CupMazatlan1
2009-05-16 PATCO Pan American ChampionshipsOklahoma2
2009-05-25 Pan American CupAustin3
2009-06-21 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington DCDNF
2009-07-25 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg24
2009-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon32
2009-08-22 Pan American CupTuscaloosa2
2010-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney23
2010-04-18 World CupMonterrey9
2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid27
2010-06-12 Elite CupHy-Vee18
2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg23
2010-07-24 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon40

BG = the sponsor British Gas

DNS = did not start

DNF = did not finish