Women's Track
 

  Jen Strysko

Jen Strysko

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Hillburn, N.Y.

High School:
Suffern

Height:
5-9

Event:
Sprints, Hurdles

Birthdate:
04/11/1983

Major:
Dietetics

2004-2005:
At the Brown Invitational on December 4, 2004 accomplished a New England qualifying time of 8.53 seconds in the 55m hurdles, in addition placed second in the 4x400 with a time of 3:57.40 with teammates Oakes, Woodbury, and Price ...Garnered a fourth place finish in the 55m Hurdles at the URI New Year Classic (Jan. 7) with a time of 8.95s ... Finished fourth in the 55m Hurdles at the Brown New England Challenge Cup (Jan. 16) with a time of 8.67s ... Finished 11th in the 500m at the GoRhody Classic (Dec. 21) with a time of 1:22.76 and also placed fourth in the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.64 and was part of the 4x400m which placed first with a season best time of 3:53.42 ... Finished 29th in the 200m with a personal best time of 26.21 at the Boston University Invitational (Jan. 29) and was part of the 4x400m which took fourth and ran a season best 3:50.06 and made the No. 4 spot on the URI All-Time performance list ... Placed third in the 500m with a time of 1:20.99, and was part of the 4x400m relay which took first in a time of 3:51.83 at the URI Invitational (Feb. 5) ... Part of the 4x400m relay that finished first and broke an A10 record with a time of 3:50.92 and placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 26.01 at the A10 Indoor Championships (feb. 19) ... Was part of the 4x400m relay that set a New England Championship record and URI record finishing first with a time of 3:44.83 qualifying for ECAC's at the New England Championships (Feb. 16) ... Was part of the 4x400m relay that took seventh place with a time of 3:47.33 (third best URI mark all-time) at the ECAC Championships (March 6) ... Finished 15th in the 100m hurdles in a time of 15.28 and was part of the 4x100m relay which finished 11th in a time of 49.39 and the 4x400m relay that placed ninth with a time of 3:57.85 at the South Florida Invit. (April 2) ... Was part of the 4X100m relay that tok first in a time of 47.66 at the UConn Invitational (April 9) ... Took forth in the 100m hurdles with a season best time of 14.76 and was second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.37, also was part of the 4x100m relay that placed second in a time of 47.56 at the Brown Invitational (April 16) ... Placed second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.22 at the UCONN Invit. (April 24) ... Was part of the 4x100m relay that placed first in a time of 47.85 at the Brown Invitational (May 1) ... Placed third in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles with times of 14.62 and 1:04.88 and was part of the 4x100m and the 4x400m relays that both placed first in times of 47.45 and 3:49.55 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (May 8) ... Finished fourth in the 100m with a time of 15.35 and also placed 11th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:06.79 at the New England Championships (May 14) ...

2002-2003:
Placed 5th in the 100HH in Atlantic-10's ... Placed 3rd at New Englands in the 100HH ...

High School:
Captained the track and field team in 2000 and 2001 under coach Biddy and coach McTaggert ... Helped lead the 4X400 team to the New York State title in 2000 and the 4X200 squad to gold in 2001 ... Ran on the 4th ranked sprint medley team in the nation in 1998 and 1999 ... A two time team MVP ... Also finished 5th in the 110 HH at the New York State Championship ... A member of the Foreign language and the social studies honor societies and also served as a peer leader ...

Personal:
Born Jennifer Strysko 4/11/83 to Thomas and Eileen Strysko ... Majoring in dietetics and minoring in business ... Hopes to become a dietician and start and own her own practice ... Is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society ...