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2017 Women's Track & Field Roster

Ellinor Persson

Ellinor Persson

  • Position:
    Jumps/Sprints
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Ava Gymnasium
  • Hometown:
    Taby, Sweden

Summary

Biography

2017 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Went for third place in the long jump (18’9¾), fifth in the 100 meter hurdles (15.31) and eighth in the triple jump (36’7) at the Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays on March 17…Captured second place in the 100 hurdles (14.71) at the Monmouth Season Opener on March 24…Selected as MAAC Field Performer of the Week on April 11 after taking third in the long jump (19’8¼) and 10th in the 100 hurdles (14.72) at the Spec Towns Invitational on April 7…Won the long jump (19’1¼) to go along with a seventh-place showing in the 100 hurdles (14.93) at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on April 14…Made the final of the college women’s long jump at the Penn Relays on April 27, ending up sixth overall with a leap of 19’2…Matched her season-best time of 14.71 seconds, which was good for fourth place in the 100 hurdles at the Lions Invitational on April 29…Placed second in the long jump (19’6¼), third in the triple jump (38’6¼) and seventh in the 100 hurdles (14.94) at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 6…Finished 11th in the long jump (18’2¼) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships on May 12.

2016-17 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Named MAAC Field Performer of the Week on Jan. 17 for her winning performance of 18’10½ in the long jump at the Tiger Invitational (Jan. 14)…Secured second place in the long jump (18’1¾) and ninth in the 60 hurdles (9.22) at the Penn 8-Team Select on Jan. 21…Placed third in the long jump (18’3) and seventh in the 60 meter hurdles (9.14) at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Feb. 2…Took second in the long jump (19’3½), third in the triple jump (37’4) and eighth in the 60 hurdles (9.19) at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18...Earned the silver medal in the long jump (19’0¾) at the ECAC Indoor Championships on March 3.

2016 Outdoors: Took third in the triple jump (35’5¼), fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (15.62) and fifth in the long jump (18’0¼) at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on April 8…Placed first in the long jump with a leap of 19’1¼ at the Princeton Outdoor Invitational on April 15…Snagged fourth place with an 18’9 effort in the long jump at the Larry Ellis Invitational on April 22…Named Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events at the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 7) after winning both the long jump (19’1¼) and triple jump (37’8¾) to go along with a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter relay and an eighth-place showing in the 100 hurdles (15.11)…Finished 14th in the long jump (18’3) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships on May 13.

2015-16 Indoors: Placed first in the long jump (17’11¾) and second in the 60 meter hurdles (9.13) at the Spartan Regional Preview on Jan. 15…Captured fourth place in the triple jump (36’5¾) to go along with an eighth-place showing in the long jump (16’10¾) and 10th-place showing in the 60 hurdles (9.36) at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Feb. 4…Took first in the 60 hurdles (9.13) and third in the long jump (18’5¾) at the Draddy Invitational on Feb. 13…Earned 19 team points at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 21 by finishing first in the long jump (18’7¾), second in the triple jump (36’11) and eighth in the 60 hurdles (9.20)…Got out to a distance of 17’7½ in the long jump at the ECAC Indoor Championships on March 4.

Before Manhattan: Posted personal-best times of 14.81 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles and 26.07 seconds in the 200 meters…Established personal bests of 18’6½ in the long jump and 36’9¼ in the triple jump in 2015…Won the 60 meter hurdles at the 2014 Scandic Indoor Games.

Personal: Daughter of Torgny and Ulrika…Has one sister, Viktoria…Born on March 16, 1996.

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