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2017-18 Track and Field Roster

Colette Christensen

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Central HS
  • Hometown Rapid City, S.D.

Biography

Career Bests

2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the triple jump in 38-2 at the Summit League Championships … also placed seventh in the high jump after clearing 5-2 ½ at the league meet … finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a leap of 38-3 ½.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Won the triple jump at the Red Raider Open with a leap of 36-0 … finished runner-up in the triple jump in 36-7 ½ at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … also placed sixth in the high jump at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays after clearing 5-1 … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the high jump at the Summit League Championships … leaped season bests of 37-10 in the triple jump and 5-1 in the high jump at the Summit meet … took fourth in the triple jump at the Jack Johnson Classic … tallied five top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 35-7 ¾ at the Wildcat Classic prior to a season-ending injury.

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in both the triple jump and the high jump at the Summit League Championships … cleared a season best 5-5 ¾ in the high jump at the Summit … reached 38-6 in the triple jump to finish runner-up at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … took fifth in the high jump at the Jim Emmerich Invitational in 5-5.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Took eighth in the triple jump at the Summit League Championships … leaped a season best 37-9 ½ in the triple jump at the Beach Invitational … cleared 5-1 for fifth in the high jump at the Baldy Castillo Invitational … took third in the triple jump at the USD Twilight … posted eight top-10 finishes … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the triple jump at 38-11 ¾ and the high jump at 5-5 ¼ at the Summit League Championships … won the triple jump by leaping 38-4 ¾ at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet … placed third in the triple jump at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a mark of 38-1 ¼ … took fourth by clearing 5-2 ½ in the high jump at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Invitational … ranks seventh in school history in the triple jump (38-11 ¾).

Outdoor Track & Field
Finished seventh in the high jump by clearing 5-3 ¼ and eighth in the triple jump with a mark of 38-11 at the Summit League Championships … notched a season best 38-11 ¾ in the triple jump to take third at the Baldy Castillo Invitational … placed third in the high jump with a mark of 5-2 ½ at the CSULA Twilight Open … took fourth at the Dakota Duals with a triple jump of 38-0 ¼ … ranks seventh in school history in the triple jump (38-11 ¾) ... named to the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Won four Class AA state titles and held South Dakota's triple jump record at a mark of 40-4f...won the state title in the high jump three years in a row from 2012-14 and the triple jump title in 2012...the 2012 National Youth high jump and triple jump champion...holds RCCHS's high jump record of 5-7 1/2 and has experience in the heptathlon...named Rapid City Female Athlete of the Year in both 2013 and 2014.

Personal
Daughter of Jens and Rochelle Christensen...medical biology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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