Women's Track & Field
Kristen Hinz
| Born: | 07/10/1982 |
| Year: | Graduate Student |
| Hometown: | Dover, N.H. |
| High School: | Dover |
| Position: | Throws |
Placed 10th in the shot put at the Brown Invitational (Dec. 4) with a throw of 35-01.75 and also took sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 46-06.75 ... Was seventh in the shot put and in the weight throw at the URI New Year Classic (Jan. 7) throws of 33-06 and 47-03-75 ... Took seventh (33-08.75) in the shot at the Brown New England Challenge Cup (Jan. 16) and second in the weight throw (46-09.50) ... Finished eighth in the shot put with a mark of 35-08.75 and also placed seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 49-02.50 at the GoRhody Classic (Jan. 21) ... Placed 16th in the shot put with a mark of 34-07.75 at the Boston Universtiy Invitational (Jan. 29), also placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 46-07.50 ... Placed fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 47-08 at the URI Invitational (Feb. 5) ...Posted a 17th place finish with a throw of 46-09 at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 11) ... Placed seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 48-1.25 at the A10 Indoor Track Championships (Feb. 19) ... Finished 13th in the hammer throw with a throw of 41.78m at the South Florida Invit. (April 2) ... Threw a season best mark of 138-06 in the hammer throw at the UCONN Invit. (April 24) ...
2002-2003:
Placed sixth in the hammer throw in outdoor...Placed 6th in the New Englands with a personal best of 51'9" with a 20lb weight ... Placed sixth in outdoor Atlantic 10 championship with the hammer throw, PR:153'4" ... Awarded 2003 Indoor and Outdoor Team Award: Most Improved Athlete ... Placed 10th in the hammer throw in the 2003 outdoor New Englands.
In her first collegiate season on the team, finished sixth in the hammer throw at the Atlantic 10 Conference championship.
High School:
Participated on the track and field, softball, and basketball teams at Dover High ... Named track and field team MVP in 2000 ... Helped lead team to the Seacoast Conference title in 2000.
Personal:
Born Kristen Marie Hinz July 10, 1982 to Robert and Ann-Marie Hinz ... Majoring in general science and secondary education ... Hopes to become a middle school teacher and a track and field coach ... An active member of the student senate, and a former member of the school's rugby team ... A two-time Dean's List student ... Has visited Spain ... Has met talk show host Conan O'Brien ... Favorite hobbies are playing sports, listening to music, and travelling.
