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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

SCSU/Mike Kobylanski
CAA
Jim Pierce

Betsy Garnick

  • Position Multis
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bishop Guertin
  • Hometown Pelham, N.H.

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Mark
60 meter hurdles 8.56
100 meter hurdles 14.09
200 meters 25.56
Shot Put 11.85 (38' 10.5")
Long Jump 5.83m (19' 1.5")
Heptathalon 3,510
 
Career Highlights
• Ranks 3rd, All-Time Indoor Performance List, 60m hurdles (8.56).
• Ranks 5th, All-Time Indoor Performance List, 55m hurdles (8.02).
• Ranks 6th, All-Time Indoor Performance List, pentathlon (3,414).
• Ranks 8th, All-Time Indoor Performance List, long jump (5.74m).
Ranks 8th, All-Time Outdoor Performance List, heptathlon, (4,321).
• Ranks 10th, All-Time Outdoor Performance List, 100m hurdles (14.33).
Ranks 10th, All-Time Outdoor Performance List, long jump (5.83m).
New England Runner Up in the Indoor 60m hurdles.
 
Awards/Honors
 •Team captain alongside Zoe Taitel (2016-17)
 
2016-17
OUTDOOR
  • 1st 100m hurdles Mark Young Invite (14.72)
  • 12th shot put Mark Young Invite (10.93m/35’ 10.5”)
  • 4th 100m hurdles Northeast Challenge (14.67)
  • 18th 200m Northeast Challenge (26.95)
  • 7th long jump Northeast Challenge (5.33m/17’ 6”)
  • 6th long jump Brown Springtime Invite (5.28m/17’ 4”)
  • 1st 100m hurdles Brown Springtime Invite (15.05)
  • 4th heptathlon 2017 CAA Outdoor Championships (4502)
  • 6th heptathlon New England Championships (4653)

INDOOR
  • 10th shot put BU Season Opener (11.85m/38’ 10.5”)
  • 3rd pentathlon Harvard Multi Meet (3510)
  • 4th long jump Joe Donahue Games (5.34m/17’ 6.25”)
  • 10th long jump Harvard Crimson Elite (5.53m/18’ 1.75”)
  • 4th 60m hurdles New England Championships (8.77/8.75)
  • 1st pentathlon New England Championships (3463)
 
2015-16
OUTDOOR
• Won the 100mH (1:03.60) at the Massachusetts Leap Year Tri-Meet (April 9).
• Finished fourth in the long jump (5.83m) and eighth in the 100mH (14.80) at the Connecticut Northeast Challenge (April 16).
• Won gold in the 100mH (14.64) at the Brown Springtime Open (May 1).

• Finished fifth in the long jump (5.61m) and sixth in the 100mH (14.59) at the 2016 CAA Championships (May 6-7).
• Finished fifth in the 100m hurdles and the long jump (5.56m) at the New England Championships (May 14).

INDOOR
• Placed third in the 60m hurdle (8.89) at the Boston University (BU) Season Opener (Dec. 5).
• Won the 60m hurdle (8.84) at the Harvard Multi-Meet (Dec. 15).
• Placed fourth in the shot put (10.27m) at the Harvard Multi-Meet (Dec. 15).
• Placed third in the long jump (5.36m) at the Harvard Multi-Meet (Dec. 15).
• Placed sixth in the 60mH (8.89) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 23).
• Placed third in the 60mH (8.56), a new personal best, at the Harvard Crimson Elite (Feb. 5).
• Placed fourth in the 60m dash (8.65) at the BU Valentine Invitational (Feb. 13).
• Placed eighth in the long jump (5.60m) at the BU Valentine Invitational (Feb. 13).

• Placed third in the long jump (5.74m) and second in the 60mH (8.62) at the New England Indoor Championships (Feb. 27-28).
• Placed ninth in the 60mH (8.95) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (March 4-6).


 
2014-15
OUTDOOR
• Placed third in the 100-meter hurdles (14.77), fourth in long jump (5.32m), and sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:08.71) at the Carolina Classic in Puerto Rico (March 21).
• Took home fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:12.02) and eighth in long jump (4.83m) at the Snowflake Classic at Tufts (March 28).
• Finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (15.74) and 13th in the 200-meter dash (27.15) at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational (April 4).
• Placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.83) and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:07.00) at the Minuteman Invitational (April 11).
• Took home first place in the 100-meter hurdles (14.66) and second in long jump (5.74m) at the Mark Young Yale Invite (April 18).
• Tied for 18th in the long jump (5.32m) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (May 15-17).

INDOOR
• Finished fourth overall in the 60-meter hurdles at the Jay Carisella Invitational with a time of 9.09 (Dec. 13).
• Secured a second-place finish in the long jump, posting a mark of 5.54 meters (Dec. 13).

•  Placed third in 60-meter hurdles (9.06), fifth in shot put (10.37m), eighth in the 4x400 relay, first in long jump (5.40m) and seventh overall at the Harvard Multi meet (Jan. 17).
• Finished 10th in long jump at 5.30m at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 23).
• Came in 12th in long jump (5.32m) at the Harvard Fast Meet (Feb. 6).
• Placed 16th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.00) and 14th in long jump (5.45m) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 13).
• Finished 12th in the long jump (5.33m) and second in 60-meter hurdles (8.78) at the New England Championships (Feb. 28).

 
2013-14
OUTDOOR
• Competed in the 100-meter hurdles (14.98) and the long jump (5.04 meters) at the New England Championship (May 8).
• Placed sixth overall in the heptathlon at the CAA Championship with a score of 4,321, setting personal bests in the 200-meter dash (26.51) and shot put (10.869 meters) (May 2-3).
• Took silver in the long jump at the Brown Springtime Open with a New England qualifying mark of 5.36 meters (April 27).
• Recorded personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles (14.97) and and javelin (25.91 meters) at the Mark Young Yale Invitational (April 19).
• Competed in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump at the Raleigh Relays (March 28).

INDOOR
• Notched new personal bests in the long jump (5.57), shot put (10.15) and 800-meter run (2:31.22) at the New England Championship (Feb. 28).
• Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the SPIRE Invitational with a score of 3,179 to rank 10th on the all-time performance list at Northeastern (Feb. 14-15).
• Qualified for the New England Championship in the 60-meter hurdles at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 7) and the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 24).
• Claimed first place in the long jump at the Harvard Open with a New England qualifying mark of 5.55 meters (Jan. 18).
• Placed third in the 200-meter dash at the Jay Carisella Invitational with a time of 26.09. Also notched a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles, timing in at 8.83 (Dec. 14).
• Made her collegiate debut at the BU Opener, placing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (9.00) and competing in the high jump (1.45 meters) (Dec. 7).

 
Before Northeastern
• Ran track for four seasons at Bishop Guertin High School under coach Robert DeSisto.
• Helped the Cardinals to four straight NHIAA Division I Indoor State Championship from 2010 to 2013, as well as the 2011 outdoor title.
• Holds the 55-meter hurdle and 100-meter hurdle NHIAA state records.
• Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the 2012 New Balance National Championship.
• Captured the 55-meter hurdle and 100-meter hurdle New England Indoor and Outdoor championship titles, respectively, in 2013.
• Won the 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and long jump state titles at various points during her career.
• Was named the Team MVP and won the Coaches Award following her junior campaign.
 
Personal
• Plans to major in Health Science.
• Class of 2018.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Multis
  • 2015-16Junior

    Multis
  • 2016-17Senior

    Multis