2017 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-American indoor in 4x400 relay (2016). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor in 4x400 relay (2016). ... All-GNAC indoor in 4x400 relay (2016, 2017). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region outdoor in 4x400 relay (2016). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 4x100 relay (2016). ... GNAC All-Academic (2015, 2016, 2017). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016, 2017).
Senior (2017): INDOOR – Ran the third leg on the 3rd-place 4x400 relay that clocked an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:48.80 and provided the final six points the Falcons need to clinch the GNAC championship by 4 1/2 points over Simon Fraser ... Also placed 9th in both the 200 (25.62, a personal best) and the 400 (59.12) at GNAC. ... Stuck to those two events plus the 4x400 for the entire season. OUTDOOR – Placed 9th in the 400 meters (58.96) and 17th in the 200 (27.29) at GNAC. ... Ran a PR time of 56.67 in the 400 on March 18 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open in Portland. ... Set a 100-meter dash PR of 12.41 on April 1 at the JD Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma. ... In that same meet, anchored the winning 4x100 relay, following Becca Houk, Olivia Gabriel, and Kyra Brannan with the baton.
Junior (2016): INDOOR – Ran third leg on the 3rd-place and school record-setting 4x400 relay at NCAA Division II nationals on March 12. Relay time of 3:42.44 broke the school record of 3:46.34 that had stood since 2013. ... Ran third leg on 2nd-place 4x400 relay at GNAC. ... Placed 6th in the 400 at GNAC with a PR time of 57.43. ... Placed 14th in GNAC 200 with a PR of 25.82. ... Competed in six meets altogether. ... Did her first indoor 400 at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 16, clocking 59.35. OUTDOOR – Ran second leg on the 3rd-place 4x100 relay at GNAC. ... Placed 7th in the 400 (58.27) and 10th in the 200 (25.74) at GNAC. ... Ran third leg on the 4x400 relay that posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:43.76 on April 2 at the Stanford Invitational, teaming up with Jalen Tims, Lynelle Decker, and Jahzelle Ambus.... Posted PRs in all three sprints: 12.61 in the 100 on April 30 at the Ken Shannon Invitational, 24.95 in the 200 on May 6 at the Central Washington Last Chance Open, and 56.92 in the 400 on April 15 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. The sub-25 was her first ever in the 200. ... Had not previously run the 100 or 400 (though she had run the 400 indoors). With those two, now has competed in 11 of the 19 individual outdoor events (including the heptathlon).
Sophomore (2015): INDOOR – Placed 8th in the GNAC pentathlon with 2,903 points, a career-best by 71 points.That included a third-place finish in the 800-meter portion of that event in 2:28.61. ... Placed 9th in the individual 60-meter hurdles in a personal-best 9.32. OUTDOOR – Placed 5th in the GNAC 400 meters with a PR time of 57.89, having entered the meet not seeded to score, but then qualifying for finals with a 7th-place finish in prelims. ... Placed 14th in 200 meters at GNAC. ... Ran in eight meets altogether, switching from the 100- and 400-meter hurdles early in the season to the 200- and 400-meter dashes for the final six weeks. ... Set a PR of 1:07.21 in the 400 hurdles at the Rose City Preview on March 21.
Freshman (2014): INDOOR – Participated in three meets. … Placed 8th in the pentathlon at the GNAC Championships with 2,832 points, her first collegiate multi-event competition. Placed 5th in both the long jump (16-1 1/2) and 800-meter (2:32.50) portions. Her 60 hurdles time of 9.77 was a PR, as was her long jump and her shot put (23-6) from her marks in earlier meets. OUTDOOR – Participated in nine meets, including two multi-event contests. … Matched her indoor pentathlon performance with an 8th-place finish in the GNAC heptathlon, totaling 3,738 points. Best finish was 3rd in the 200 meters in 26.04. Ran the 400 hurdles in the GNAC Championships, placing 13th in 1:09.42. ... Just 12 days prior to the GNAC Multi-Event Championships, scored 4,073 points in the California Invitational heptathlon. Posted PR marks in three of the seven events: 25.67 in the 200 meters, 80-2 ¾ the javelin, and 2:26.61 in the 800. Highest individual finish was 11th in the 200.
Jefferson High School: Qualified for the Class 4A (large school) state meet in the 400 meters, posting the 9th-best time of 58.68 after finishing 2nd in the league meet and 3rd at district, setting a PR of 58.29 in the district preliminaries. ... Also as a senior in 2013, set personal-best marks in the 100-meter dash (12.74), 200 (25.88) and long jump (16-10 3/4). ... Part of three consecutive South Puget Sound League championship teams. ... Team MVP and captain as a senior in 2013. ... Most Improved as a sophomore. ... TJ's Sprinter of the Year as a junior.
Personal: Cheryl Lin Hong. ... Born Nov. 17, 1994. ... Psychology major.
Fun facts: Started track in 7th grade, albeit somewhat reluctantly at first. ... Played soccer for 10 years, including her first two years at Jefferson on the JV team. Also played basketball for one year. If not for track, would have continued pursuing soccer. ... Favorite sports to watch are gymnastics and figure skating. ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. ... Favorite junk food is salt & vinegar chips. ... Favorite healthy food is apples. ... Favorite TV program is "Leverage." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Sounders. ... Favorite athlete is David Beckham. Her dream car "is one that does not break down." ... Her friends call her Churl, Hong Kong, an CherBear. ... In 10 years, plans to be writing about life and helping people through psychology.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 25.62 (2/17/2017)
400: 57.43 (2/20/2016)
800: 2:28.61 (2/20/2015)
60 hurdles: 9.32 (2/20/2015)
High jump: 4-9 ¾ / 1.47m (2/16/2014)
Long jump: 16-1 ½ / 4.91m (2/21/2014)
Shot put: 23-6 / 7.16m (2/21/2014)
Pentathlon: 2,903 (2/20/2015)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 12.41 (4/1/2017)
200: 24.95 (5/6/2016)
400: 56.67 (3/18/2017)
800: 2:26.61 (4/17/2014)
100 hurdles: 15.72 (3/22/2014)
400 hurdles: 1:07.21 (3/21/2015)
High jump: 4-9 ½ / 1.46m (4/28/2014)
Long jump: 15-11¼ / 4.88m (3/8/2014)
Shot put: 23-2 ½ / 7.07m (4/28/2014)
Javelin: 80-2 ¾ / 24.54m (4/16/2014)
Heptathlon: 4,073 (4/16-17/2014)
CAREER RESULTS
