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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Kristen Washington

Kristen Washington

  • Position:
    Sprints / Jumps
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    New Haven, Conn.
  • High School:
    James Hillhouse
  • Major:
    Master of Public Health

Summary

Biography

2022-23: Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2022) and Academic Excellence (Spring 2023) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Two-time USTFCCCA All-East Region honoree, earning the distinction in the long jump and triple jump … Competed in eight meets during the indoor season … Opened up the year with back-to-back second place finishes in the long jump at the Art Kaddish Invitational and the Beacon Invitational before returning from the holiday break to take first place in both the trop and long jump at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational … Followed that up taking first place in the triple jump in each of the next two meets, the Ramapo College Opener and the William Sutherland Invitational, while again sweeping the two jump events at the Sutherland meet … Closed out the season finishing third overall in the long and triple jump at the Northeast-10 Championship. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Two-time USTFCCCA All-East Region honoree, earning the distinction in the long jump and triple jump … Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season … Northeast-10 Conference Champion in the long jump with her leap of 5.78 meters (18’ 11.75”) leading the field … Also finished second in the triple jump at the NE10 Championship … Followed that up with a new personal best in the triple jump at the New England Outdoor Championship with a distance of 12.09 meters (39’ 8”) to finish second overall in the field.

2021-22: Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2021) and Academic Excellence (Spring 2022) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the fall semester … INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Two-time USTFCCCA All-East Region honoree, earning the distinction in the long jump and triple jump … Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, primarily in the triple and long jump but also as a member of the 4x400 meter relay … Opened up the indoor season with a pair of top-three performances at the Art Kaddish Elm City Challenge, including taking home medalist honors in the long jump with a distance of 5.53meters … Followed that up taking home first place in the long jump in each of the next two meets with a distance of 5.61 meters at the Yale Season Opener and 5.33 meters at the MLK Collegiate Relays … Also took second place in the triple jump at the MLK Relays with a distance of 10.92 meters … Heading into Championship season, took third place in the triple jump at the Ramapo College Track & Field Opener and second place in the long jump at the William Sutherland Invitational … Took seventh place honors in both the triple and long jump at the New England Championship … Hit a season-best in both the triple (11.79 meters, 38’ 8.25”) and the long jump (5.61 meters, 18’ 5”) at the Northeast-10 Championship, finishing second in both events. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Named All-East Region in the triple jump … Competed in six meets during the outdoor season, capping off the season earning a spot in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship where she hit a mark of 11.30 meters (47’ 1”), finishing 23rd overall … Opened up the outdoor season with a then personal best leap of 12.40 meters (40’ 8.25”) in the triple jump to take home first place honors at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational … Also finished second in the long jump at the same meet … Took home first place medalist honors in both jump events at the TCNJ Invitational, while also winning medal honors in the long jump at the Wilton Wright Invitational … Competed in just the long jump at the Northeast-10 Championship, finishing seventh overall.

2020-21: Named to Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team ... Earned Academic Excellence (Fall 2020) and Academic Distinction (Spring 2021) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following both semesters. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SEASON: 2020-21 indoor season canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SEASON: Two-time USTFCCCA All-East Region honoree, earning the distinction in the long jump and triple jump … Competed in all seven of the Chargers meets in a season limited due to the CoVID-19 pandemic … Earned medalist honors six times through the first five meets of the season … Opened up the year taking home first place distinction in the long jump and second place honors in the triple jump at the Wilton Wright Invitational (Apr. 3) … Took home a pair of medals winning the long and triple jump at the Coast Guard Tri Meet (Apr. 10) … Added another long jump medal at the James Barber Invitational (Apr.11) and a triple jump medal at the Jack Maloney Invitational (Apr. 30) … Earned All-Conference accolades in two events at the NE10 Outdoor Championships (May 6-8) … Named Second Team All-Conference in the long jump with her leap of 5.39 meters … Added Third Team All-Conference in the triple jump with a distance of 10.91 meters … Added two All-New England honors in the same two events, finishing fourth in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump at the New England Championships (May 14-15).

2019-20: Named to the Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team following the indoor season ... Earned Academic Distinction (Fall) and Academic Honors (Spring) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll ... Also named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Fall semester ... Named a United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Athlete. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Captured her first career Northeast-10 Conference Championship by winning the long jump, leaping 5.66 meters on her final attempt … Also took seventh in the triple jump (11.04m) at the NE10 Championships … Earned All-New England honors by placing sixth in the long jump (5.71m) at the New England Championships … Won the long jump at six separate meets throughout the season … Turned in her season-best long jump at the William Sutherland Invitational at 5.77 meters, which exceeded a NCAA DII provisional qualifying mark and served as the longest jump in the NE10 all season … Her second place triple jump of 11.41 meters at the Elm City Challenge ranked as the No. 6 triple jump in the NE10 all season … Competed in the 200 meters (27.21) at the Giegengack Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2018) and Academic Honors (Spring 2019) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the fall semester … Named to Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Named USTFCCCA All-East Region in the long jump … Finished runner-up in the long jump (5.70m) at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships … Placed third in the long jump (5.53m) at the Giegengack Invitational … Leapt a season-best 11.02 meters at the Spartan Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Two-time USTFCCCA All-East Region honoree, earning the distinction in the long jump and triple jump … Captured the New England championship with her first-place, personal-record long jump of 5.83 meters, and took runner-up in the triple jump at 11.89 meters at the NEICAAA Championships … Placed sixth in the long jump (5.37m) at the Northeast-10 Championships … Set season-best in the 100 meters (13.15) at the Silfen Invitational…Won the triple jump (10.75m) at the Mark Young Invitational … Placed second in the long jump with a distance of 5.28m at the Yale Springtime Invitational.

High School: Participated in Track and Field for four years at James Hillhouse High School ... Named Class M Champion in the Long Jump and Triple Jump…Garnered All-State honors four times … Three-time recipient of All-Area, All-SCC, and All-New England … Holds the record for Triple Jump at James Hillhouse … Named to the High Honor Roll…Received the New Haven Academy Scholar Award.

Personal: Daughter of Brent and Marjorie Washington … Has two brothers, Brent, Jr. and Michael … Has six sisters, Anisah, Monifa, Yvette, Suraya, Nyia, and Briana ... Received a Bachelor of Science in health sciences in January 2022 … Currently pursuing a Master of Public Health with an expected completion date of May 2023.


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