Jenkins has competed at both Australian national and international level, and has been Australia's top-ranking female trampoline sports athlete.

At the beginning of 2011, Jenkins retired from trampoline sports to pursue a career in professional beach volleyball.

[2] Jenkins graduated from Firbank Grammar School in Melbourne in 2005 as Dux of her year 12 cohort and was awarded perfect scores in Biology and Maths.

Her academic capability extended to other subjects including English and Psychology, in which she was awarded near perfect scores.

[3] In 2010, Jenkins graduated from Monash University in Melbourne with a dual degree in Bachelor of Arts (Chinese)/Bachelor of Economics.