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2012-13 Women's Track and Field

Chrissy Soares-Fernandes

Chrissy Soares-Fernandes

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Taunton
  • Hometown:
    Brockton, Mass.

Summary

Biography

2011-12Competed in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw in her firstseason at UMass Boston ... Set her career-best mark in the shot putat the Northeastern U. Solomon Invitational with a throw of29-03.75 feet ... Also set her career-best marks in the discus andhammer throw at the Northeastern U. Solomon Invitational withthrows of 82-04.00 and 78-05.00 feet respectively ... Earned hersecond-best throw in the shot put at the Little East Conference/NewEngland Alliance Championship meet on April 28 with a toss of27-01.75 feet ... Recorded a distance of 82-04.00 feet in thediscus at the conference championship meet on April 28.

PERSONAL/HIGHSCHOOL Graduated from Taunton High School in 2008 ...Member of volleyball and track and field programs ... NamedAll-Scholastic honoree in 2007 as a member of indoor and outdoortrack and field programs ... Named a Taunton All-Star in 2008 ...Received the Unsung Hero award in volleyball and Most Spirited ... Daughter of Maria Soares and AlbertoFernandes ... Has nine siblings: Antunes, Giovanislson, Roberto,Rui, Taijour, Francelina, Derick, Alvin, and Yanni ... Majoring inCriminal Justice.

INDOOR PERSONALBESTS

Shot Put 25-09.50 ft 2/4/2012 Tufts University Stampede Invite

OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS

Shot Put 29-03.75 ft 4/14/2012 Northeastern U. Solomon Invitational
Discus 82-04.00 ft 4/14/2012 Northeastern U. Solomon Invitational
Hammer 78-05.00 ft 4/14/2012 Northeastern U. Solomon Invitational

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Junior

    5'4"

  • 2012-13Senior

    5'4"
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