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2015-16 Women's Track & Field Roster

Christine Rickert

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Hempfield
  • Hometown Lancaster, Pa.

Biography

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156192015-2016: Outdoor, came into the season strong with a career best of 52.27m (172' 2") in the javelin shattering her previous Big South and High Point records at the VertKlasse Meeting placeing second...Millis Scholar-Athlet

2014-15: Capital One Academic All-District...Outdoor, won Big South title in the javelin throw with a school record and Big South record throw of 49.53m (162-6)...Competed in the NCAA Preliminary for the third-straight year and finished 15th (47.14m, 154-8), just two spots from an NCAA Championship berth...Set VertKlasse Meeting record with mark of 48.32m (158-60 to claim javelin title at home event...Won five javelin titles on the year...Millis Scholar-Athlete...Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2013-14: Outdoor, won Big South javelin title (47.22m, 154-11) and finished 18th at NCAA Preliminary...Won javelin title at HPU VertKlasse Meeting with mark of 47.26 meters (155-1) ... Won javelin at Winthrop Invite with throw of 45.64 meters (149-9) ... Runner-up in the javelin at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with mark of 43.96 meters (144-3) ... Named Big South Field Athlete of the Week on April 9 after setting HPU VertKlasse Meeting record with mark of 47.26 meters (155-1) ... Indoor, came in 10th in the shot put at Dennis Craddock Invitational with career-best mark of 10.68 meters (35-0.5) ... Posted mark of 10.67 meters (35-0.25) in shot put at Big South Championship....Millis Scholar-Athlete...Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2012-13: Outdoor, won event and set HPU outdoor-record in javelin throw with a toss of 47.78 meters (156-9) at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational ... Also won the javelin throw at the Aggie Last Chance meet and HPU VertKlasse Meeting with throws of 43.85 meters (143-10) and 45.22 meters (148-4), respectively ... Runner-up in javelin throw at Big South Championship with toss of 45.72 meters (150-0) ... Also runner-up at the Duke Twilight meet and finished third at the Wake Forest Open ... Set new career-best in discus throw at HPU VertKlasse Meeting with 31.76 meters (104-2) ... Indoor, threw a career-best 9.22 meters (30-3) in the weight throw at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: Competed for three years in track & field at Hempfield … Finished high school as school and league Javelin record holder with a 135-3 mark … Also played volleyball where she helped team to state championship and swimming.

Personal: Triple majoring in international relations, political science and Spanish … Daughter of Jeffery and Michele Rickert … Has two older brothers, Matthew and Kevin Rickert … Born July 5, 1994.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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    5'8"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

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    5'8"
  • 2014-15Junior

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    5'8"
  • 2015-16Senior

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    5'8"