Jeanne Lenhart

Jeanne Lenhart
Born 1945/1946 (age 69–70)[1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
Nationality  United States
Education San Diego State University
Occupation Teacher, amateur volleyball player
Spouse(s)
  • Tom Wright (divorced)
  • Dan Kestly (divorced)

Jeanne Lenhart (born 1945 or 1946)[1] is a senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner and former performing arts high school teacher from San Diego, California.

Early life and education

Lenhart grew up in Mission Beach and attended Mission Bay High School. She attended Mesa College for two years, where she played on the volleyball team and was a cheerleader.[2] She went on to graduate from San Diego State University, majoring in physical education and playing on the Aztec women's volleyball team.[3][4] She also holds a degree in Interior Design.

Career

Lenhart taught dance at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts as well as coached gymnastics at San Diego High School.[4] Now retired from teaching, she is a volunteer dance instructor and volleyball coach.

Beginning in 2012, she has been a cast member in the annual theater performance of Senior Follies, at the Lincoln Performing Arts Center in San Diego.[5][6]

She was named Ms. Senior San Diego 2012 at its February 2012 pageant. She won first runner up in March 2013 in the Ms. Senior Inland Empire 2013, advancing to the state pageant to compete for the 2013 title of Ms. Senior California.[7][8][9] She was named 4th runner up in the Ms. Senior California Pageant in Westminster on August 31, 2013.[10]

Lenhart opened an interior design business, Mission Design, in 1993, which she continues to own and operate.[11]

Athletics

In 1964, she won the title Miss Surf in a surfing competition and Miss Quivira Basin in a sailing race.[12][13]

In 1997, she placed 1st in women's beach volleyball in the California Senior Olympics.[14]

In 2012, her volleyball team placed 2nd in the 2013 USA Volleyball Open Championships in the Women’s 65 and Over category.[15] Also in 2012, she competed in the US Open Nationals.[11]

Lenhart has twice won Old Mission Beach Athletic Club's annual Over-the-Line tournament in the Women's Open Division. She has also won the two-person beach volleyball tournament in Estero Beach, Ensenada, Mexico in the women's category.

She described herself in August 2013 on KUSI's "Good Morning San Diego" as a lifelong exercise enthusiast.

Honors

In October 2013 at Mesa College's homecoming, officials launched the school's 50th anniversary with Lenhart as the alumni honoree (class of ’66).[2]

Personal life

Her grandfather, Robert Hogg, was a conductor and a founder of the first orchestra at Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego.[12] Her brother, Jeff Lenhart, is a competitive sailor on U.S. sailing teams.[13][16]

For 60 years, on her birthday, she has ridden the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster in Mission Beach to commemorate the day.[12]

Lenhart lives in Pacific Beach, a coastal neighborhood of San Diego.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lamb, Mariko (February 29, 2012). "PB woman wins Ms. Senior San Diego crown for 2012". sdnews.com (San Diego Community News Group). Jeanne Lenhart, 66
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Celebrating 50 years of teaching and learning (page 9)". San Diego Community College District's WE - With Excellence newsletter. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ The ultimate California girl Page 1 of 2 | San Diego Union-Tribune
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pacific Beach woman, 66, to compete in Ms. Senior California pageant". SDNews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Camaraderie plays lead role in ‘Follies’," Page 2 of 3 | San Diego Union-Tribune
  6. ↑ Senior Follies ECC - East County Californian
  7. ↑ REGION: Ms. Senior Inland Empire crowned | Riverside Press-Enterprise
  8. ↑ The Pasadena / San Gabrial Valley Journal News - "Seniors From All Over California will Compete for Ms. Senior California Title," African American News from your Black Newspaper
  9. ↑ "The SAGE Study: Update," Successful Aging magazine, April 2012, vol. 4, no. 7
  10. ↑ "Los Angeles Opera Singer is Crowned Ms. Senior California 2013," Newsday
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Local Interior Designer Wins Ms. Senior San Diego," Scoop San Diego
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Roller Coaster Birthday". XETV news.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 BEAUTY AT ANY AGE | UTSanDiego.com
  14. ↑ California Senior Olympics Beach Volleyball Results
  15. ↑ TeamUSA.org, Results, 2013 USA Volleyball Open Championships Louisville, Kentucky
  16. ↑ Augie Diaz and Hannah Swett Named 2003 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year | Sailing World

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