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...action after having sat out the last three competitions to claim the top spot in the high jump with a clearance at 1.80 meters.“The biggest thing with Becky is that she’s just a great talent,” Saretsky said of Christensen??s discretion in selecting meets. “It’s going to be best for her to choose her spots.”Seniors Clara Blatter and co-captain Sally Stanton provided a one-two punch in the pole vault, both clearing 3.55 meters.On the men?...
...jump. “She went in there as the last person on the list and came out fourth,” said Harvard assistant coach and high jump coach Will Thomas. “She was the underdog...and she beat a lot of competitors.” Christensen??s prior 1.83m clearance was last year against Yale in the outdoor season, which culminated with her tenth-place finish at the outdoor Nationals and an All-American. But Christensen??s road to 1.83m this time didn’t come easily. According...
...spring outdoor season, the Celina, Texas native finished 10th in the NCAA Championship with a 1.77m jump to notch her first All-American nod. Prior to that she finished fourth in the 2006 outdoor NCAA East Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships as a freshman. Christensen??s first 1.83 meter clearance came last year at home against Yale in the outdoor season. But the indoor season is decidedly different from outdoor competition, making this weekend’s achievement all the more impressive. “I’m sure if you were...
...said. “She’s a great addition to the team.” Rookies Claire Richardson and Meghan Cleary offered back-to-back finishes in the women’s 3K with 20th- and 21st-ranked 10:03.20 and 10:06.29 times, respectively. Junior Becky Christensen??s 1.79m clearance in the high jump came up just one centimeter short of her personal indoor best, but provisionally qualifies her for the NCAAs. Co-captain Sally Stanton and senior Clara Blattler cleared 3.55m and 3.85m, respectively, in the pole vault, while senior Danielle...
...having fallen second to Cornell’s Sarah Wilfred in the prior two seasons—as well as a bid for the NCAA Championships in two weeks.“It’s nice to have that title,” Stanton said of Christensen??s first-place finish. “It was also nice that they gave an award in honor of our coach who passed away last year, Paul Turner.”Former Harvard track and field coach Frank Haggerty was on hand to award Christensen the first Paul Turner High...