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  Crystal Bourque

Crystal Bourque

Player Profile

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Coventry, R.I.
High School:
Coventry
Event:
Throws
Major:
Business

2009 Outdoor: Finished fifth and eighth in the hammer and javelin, respectively at the Atlantic 10 championships (5/3)... Took fourth in the hammer throw at the New England championships (5/9) with a toss of 177-8... Competed in the hammer throw at the Penn Relays (4/23)... Finished eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 175-1 at the Sun Angel Track Classic (4/10)... Placed second at the Bryant Invitational (3/28) in the hammer throw with a toss of 182 feet, 4 inches.

2008 Outdoor: Competed in the hammer, javelin, discus and shot put events... Placed seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 170 feet, 5 inches at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Columbus, Ohio... Posted a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw with a performance of 166-6 at the Atlantic 10 championships... She also finished in the top 10 in the javelin at the league championships as placed seventh following a season-best throw of 112 feet... Borque's fourth place finish in the hammer was the top mark among conference freshmen... Placed second in the hammer throw at the Brown Springtime Invitational with a mark of 157-9 (April 27).

2007-08 Indoor: Borque opened her collegiate career at the Brown Invitational (Dec. 1) where she had her registered her best throw of the year in the shot put with a toss of 36 feet, 1 1/2 inches... In the 20-pound weight throw, Borque held the longest mark of any URI freshman with a performance of 48-10.5... Her season-best mark came at the URI Invitational (Feb. 2).

High School: Competed in track and field and football ... captain of track and field team in 2006 and 2007 ... captain of the JV football team in 2005 ... received the Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year award in 2006-07 ... set high school record in indoor/outdoor shot put, weight, hammer, and javelin.

Personal: Born January 7, 1989 ... daughter of Mary and John Bourque ... has one sibling - Ashley ... business major at URI.