Jeanne Lenhart

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

Jeanne Lenhart
Born1945 or 1946 (age 77–78)[1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
EducationSan Diego State University
Occupation(s)Teacher, amateur volleyball player
Spouses
  • Tom Wright (divorced)
  • Dan Kestly (divorced)

Early life and education

Lenhart grew up in Mission Beach and attended Mission Bay High School.[2] She attended Mesa College for two years, where she played on the volleyball team and was a cheerleader.[3] She then graduated from San Diego State University, majoring in physical education and playing on the Aztec women's volleyball team.[4][5] She also holds a degree in Interior Design.

Career

Lenhart taught dance at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts and coached gymnastics at San Diego High School.[5] She is a faculty member of the San Diego Dance Theater.[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]

Since 2012, she has been a cast member in the annual theater performance of Senior Follies at the Lincoln Performing Arts Center in San Diego.[11][12]

Lenhart opened an interior design business, Mission Design, in 1993.[13]

Athletics

In 1964, she won the title Miss Surf in a surfing competition and Miss Quivira Basin in a sailing race.[14][15]

In 1997, she placed 1st in women's beach volleyball in the California Senior Olympics.[16]

In 2012, her volleyball team placed 2nd in the 2013 USA Volleyball Open Championships in the Women’s 65 and Over category.[17] Also in 2012, she competed in the US Open Nationals.[13]

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 Mesa College officials launched the school's 50th anniversary with Lenhart as the alumni honoree (class of ’66).[3]

Personal life

Her grandfather, Robert Hogg, was a conductor and a founder of the first orchestra at Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego.[14] Her brother, Jeff Lenhart, is a competitive sailor on U.S. sailing teams.[15][18]

For 60 years, on her birthday, she has ridden the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster in Mission Beach to commemorate the day.[14]

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

References
  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. "San Diego Community News Group – Miss Senior San Diego of PB takes first runner up in state pageant".
  3. "Celebrating 50 years of teaching and learning (page 9)" (PDF). San Diego Community College District's WE – With Excellence newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. The ultimate California girl Page 1 of 2 | San Diego Union-Tribune
  5. "Pacific Beach woman, 66, to compete in Ms. Senior California pageant". SDNews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. "San Diego Dance Theater".
  7. REGION: Ms. Senior Inland Empire crowned | Riverside Press-Enterprise
  8. "RSM Woman in Ms. Senior California Pageant". Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Patch. 22 August 2012.
  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. "Camaraderie plays lead role in ‘Follies’," Page 2 of 3 | San Diego Union-Tribune
  12. Senior Follies ECC – East County Californian
  13. "Local Interior Designer Wins Ms. Senior San Diego," Scoop San Diego
  14. "Roller Coaster Birthday". XETV news. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15.
  15. "BEAUTY AT ANY AGE".
  16. "Google Groups".
  17. TeamUSA.org, Results, 2013 USA Volleyball Open Championships Louisville, Kentucky
  18. Augie Diaz and Hannah Swett Named 2003 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year | Sailing World
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