2019 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: One-year letterwinner. Three years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic (2019).
Junior (2019): INDOOR – Ran in his first-ever GNAC Championships, placing 16th in the 60-meter dash (7.39) and 25th in the 200 (24.46). The 200 time was an indoor personal best. ... Set a PR of 7.37 in the 60 dash at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview. ... Ran in three meets. OUTDOOR – Ran in eight meets, capped by a personal-best time of 11.55 for the 100-meter dash in the regular-season finale Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track on May 4.
Sophomore (2018): INDOOR – Ran in three meets, doing the 60-meter dash in all three. ... Made indoor debut at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 13, clocking a 7.47. OUTDOOR – Ran in eight meets, all in the 100 and 200, and triple jumped once. ... Match his 100-meter PR of 11.97 at the UBC Open in Vancouver, B.C., on March 30. Exactly one week later at the Western Washington Invitational in Bellingham, set a new PR of 11.87. ... Broke that one with an 11.79 in the Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track in his season finale on May 5. ... Set a 200-meter PR five times, capped by a 23.50 at the Shannon – his first-ever sub-24. ... The only meet in which he triple jumped resulted in a personal-best performance of 36-8 1/4.
Freshman (2017): INDOOR – Did not compete. OUTDOOR – Competed in eight meets, primarily in the 100 and 200, with two tries at the triple jump. ... Broke 12 seconds in the 100 for the first time with an 11.97 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 29. ... At that same meet, posted his first sub-25 in the 200, locking 24.80, then went even faster the following week at the Ken Shannon Invitational, coming across the line in 24.66.
Liberty High School: Advanced to the Class 2A (medium / small school) West Central District meet in the triple jump as a senior in 2016, placing 14th. ... Started his senior year by winning the triple jump in the season-opening dual meet against Sammamish. ... Also won the triple twice in two regular-season meets as a junior in 2015.
Personal: Christian Conner Wong. ... Exercise science major.
Fun facts: Has done track since 5th grade. ... Also has played tennis. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "The Nutty Professor." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Do Hard Things." ... Favorite sport to watch is football. ... Favorite junk food is potato chips. ... Favorite healthy food is corn on the cob (with butter). ... Favorite TV program is "Designated Survivor." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. ... His dream car is a BMW 18. ... Favorite kind of shopping is for clothes and shoes. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, and he would serve pasta carbonara, steamed rolls with butter, chicken fried steak, and Italian sodas. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Superman "so I could fly to all of my classes." ... In 10 years, plans to be attending graduate school, or becoming an athletic trainer. ... Was born in Canada.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60-meter dash: 7.37 (1/12/2019)
200: 24.46 (2/15/2019)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.55 (5/4/2019)
200: 23.50 (5/5/2018)
Triple jump: 36-8 1/4 / 11.18m (4/6/2018)
CAREER RESULTS
