2015:
- Competed in five indoor and two outdoor meets
- Ran a 3k PR of 10:01.32 at the Notre Dame Invite where she finished 13th
- Ran an indoor 5k PR of 17:32.06 at the Big Ten Championships where she took third in her heat
- Finished second in the 5k at the Fred Wilt Invite
- Finished eighth at the outdoor Kansas Relays in the 5k with a time of 18:03.65
- Ran 19:00.03 at the Rankin/Poehlein Invite to finish ninth in the 5k
2014:
- Competed in two indoor meets and one outdoor meet
- Finished third in the 5000m at the 2014 Fred Wilt Boilermaker Invitational
- PR in the 5000m is recorded at 18:08.46
High School:
- Three-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Wheaton North High School
- Most Valuable junior runner and Most Valuable senior runner for cross country, Two-time captain for cross country and rack
- Three-time DVC all-conference; Three-time DVC all-academic
- Garnered hardest worker award sophomore year for cross country
- Received sophomore award for cross country freshman year
- Garnered the junior varsity award for track freshman year.
Personal:
- Karen Mary Jensen was born May 1, 1993 in Wheaton, Illinois
- Is the daughter of Herman and Mary Jensen
- Enjoys traveling, swimming and skiing
- Majoring in dietetics/nutrition and fitness/health