Background
Pensgen was born in Fairport, New New York
Pensgen was born in Fairport, New New York
Pensgen studied at Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She later attended Oakland Community College, and the University of Colorado. In 2007, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from State University of New York Brockport.
She is now a meteorologist for WROC-television News 8 in Rochester, New New York She trained in gymnastics from the age of three until she was fifteen. Pensgen began skating at the age of six after watching figure skating on television
From 1998, she was coached mainly by Richard Callaghan at the Onyx in Rochester.
She was also coached by Mitch Moyer at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her highest placement at the United States. Championships was sixth in 2000.
In 2003, she was coached by Diana Ronayne in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pensgen also competed in pair skating.
In 2002, she teamed up with Derek Trent and placed 14th at the 2003 United States. Championships.
Programs
Results
= Single skating = Pair skating with Trent
13 WHAM television
13 WHAM television hired Pensgen in August 2006 as a part-time meteorologist and reporter. She quit working at WHAM in January 2011. WROC-television News 8
Pensgen was hired by WROC-television News 8 in February 2011.
She is the weekend meteorologist for News 8 at 6, and News 8 at 11.
She also fills in for chief meteorologist Scott Hetsko and morning meteorologist John DiPasquale. Pensgen has also done some reporting work for WROC, "Living Here" segments (which feature information about what makes some of the Western New York small towns unique), and "Around Town" segments (on what is happening that weekend around Rochester, New York).