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2012-13 Women's Track and Field Roster

Susan Kalkstein

Susan Kalkstein

  • Position:
    Triple Jump/Sprints
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Burrell
  • Hometown:
    New Kensington, Pa.

Summary

Biography

Kalkstein All-Time Results

2012 Co-Valedictorian of Undergraduate Class
Horizon League Academic All-League Team:
2012 Winter, 2012 Spring
Horizon League Honor Roll: 2010 Indoor, 2010 Outdoor, 2011 Outdoor, 2012 Spring
Team's Student-Athlete Award: 2010 Outdoor
Team's Rookie of the Year Award: 2009 Indoor
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: 2010, 2011, 2012

Career Marks:
Varsity Letters:
4
400m:              61.15
Long Jump:   17-8         #8 Titan
Triple Jump:  37-9.5      #2 Titan

2012 Outdoor: Did not participate.

2012 Indoor: Season cut short due to injury... Season-best in triple jump (34’ 9.5”) placed her third at Eastern Michigan (12/9) and ran 44.79 300m PR... Was the triple jump runner-up at Central Michigan (1/13) with 33’ 1.25” and IPFW (1/28) with 33’3”.

2011 Outdoor: Took first place in the triple jump in the Oakland Dual with a mark of 35-9.25... Recorded her season-best triple jump distance of 36’8.5” at Hillsdale... Placed 11th in the triple jump at the Horizon League Championships (36-3.5).
 
2011 Indoor: Placed ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 36-4 at the Horizon League Championships... Recorded a season-best distance of 37-7.5 in the triple jump at the Silverston Invite.
 
2010 Outdoor: Honored with the team Student-Athlete Award... All triple jump performances were over her best from the 2009 season... Broke into Horizon League scoring with a fifth place finish in both the long and triple jump... Set a PR and moved into eighth place on the Titan Top 10 with a leap of 17-8 in the long jump... Just missed a PR in the triple jump at 37-9.25... Also ran the first leg of the 4x100m at the HL meet... Helped the relay team finish fourth in 49.02... Opened the season as runner-up at Cincinnati with a mark of 37-4.5 in the triple jump... Set a career-best mark of 37-9.5 in the triple jump at Bucknell (3rd place)... The mark moves her to second on the Titan Top 10 list... Set a new facility record in the triple jump with a first place finish at the Oakland Dual (37-5.75)... Also ran the first leg of the 4x100m relay that won in a time of 49.66... Lowered her 400m PR at EMU with a time of 1:01.15 (13th place)... Took third place at the Hillsdale Relays with a triple jump mark of 36-9.
 
2010 Indoor:  Won triple jump (35-3) at Grand Valley’s Holiday Open... Tuned up for the Horizon League meet with a third place finish in the triple jump (36-7) at the Silverston Invite... Just missed scoring in both the long and triple jump at the HL Championships... Placed ninth with a leap of 17-3 in the long jump, while taking seventh in the triple jump (37-4).
 
2009 Outdoor: Won team’s Rookie of the Year award... Horizon League finalist in triple jump taking seventh with best jump of 35-10... Also ran leg of fifth place 4x100m and placed 15th in long jump... Runner-up in both triple jump competitions on Titan Track with leaps of 34-10 each time... 61.39 400m best at EMU.
 
2009 Indoor: Won team’s Rookie of the Year award... Horizon League triple jump finalist finishing eighth at 34-11 and placed 15th in long jump... Triple jump finalist at Michigan Intercollegiate placing seventh at 35-1... 35-5 triple jump mark at Silverston Invite for second... 16-8.5 long jump best to win dual versus Valparaiso.
 
High School: 2008 Pennsylvania Class AA triple jump 12th- place finish and 4x400m qualifier... Also helped her school’s 4x400m to a fifth-place tally at the 2007 Pennsylvania Class AA.
 
Personal: Daughter of Carol and Richard Kalkstein

Academics: Graduated with GPA of 3.98 and an undergraduate degree in English Literature... Served as Co-Valedictorian for 2012 undergraduate class... Currently pursuing MBA at UDM.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-2009Freshman

    Triple Jump/Sprints
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Triple Jump/Sprints
  • 2010-11Junior

    Triple Jump/Sprints
  • 2011-12Senior

    Triple Jump/Sprints
  • 2012-13Graduate Student

    Triple Jump/Sprints