Stats
As a Senior in 2017-18:
2018 NCAA Champion in the weight throw indoors…2018 NCAA runner-up in the hammer throw outdoors…Named both the NE10 Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and the NE10 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…Tabbed as the USTFCCCA Regional Field Athlete of the Year both indoors and outdoors …NE10 and New England Champion in weight throw…Named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of both the NE10 Indoor Championships and the NE10 Outdoor Championships…All-Region and All-New England in shot put (indoors and outdoors), hammer throw and weight throw …Finished first in the weight throw (20.08m) and the shot put (12.97m) at the Elm City Challenge…Placed first in the weight throw (20.16m) at the Yale Season Opener…Took first in the weight throw (21.29m) at the Dartmouth Relays…Placed first in the weight throw (20.20m) and the shot put (12.84m) at the URI Sorlien Invitational…Finished first in the weight throw (19.65m) and seventh in the shot put (13.02m) at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships…Took first in the weight throw (20.25m) and in the shot put (13.67m) at the NE10 Indoor Championship…Finished first in the weight throw (20.79) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships…Placed first in the hammer throw (66.63m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on 4/14…Took first in the hammer throw (62.18m) at the George Davis Invitational on 4/21…Finished first in the hammer throw (65.40m) and shot put (13.56m) at the Yale Invitational on 4/29…Won the hammer throw (66.23m) and shot put (14.40m) at the NE10 Outdoor Championships on 5/4-5…Finished third in both the hammer throw and the shot put at the New England Outdoor Championships…Posted a NCAA runner-up finish in the hammer throw and was also 16th in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
As a Junior in 2016-17:
All-American in the weight throw and the hammer throw…USTFCCCA Regional Field Athlete of the Year both indoors and outdoors…NE10 Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year… NE10 Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…Most Outstanding Field Performer of NE10 Indoor Championship… Most Outstanding Field Performer of NE10 Outdoor Championship…New England Champion in the hammer throw…All-New England in the shot put and hammer throw…NE10 champion in the shot put (indoors and outdoors), weight throw (indoors) and hammer throw (outdoors)…Placed second in the weight throw (18.53m) and third in the shot put (11.75m) at The Elm City Challenge on December 3…Placed first in the weight throw (19.62m) at the Dartmouth Relays on January 8… Finished first in the weight throw (19.76m) and the shot put (13.87m) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 13…Finished first in the shot put (13.29m) and the weight throw (19.47m) at the Sorlien Invitational on January 21…Finished first in the weight throw (17.38m)and in the shot put (13.41) at the NE10 Championship on February 18… Placed first in the weight throw (19.55m) and fourth in the shot put (13.25m) at the New England Championships on February 25…Took first place in the hammer throw (58.60 meters) at the Mark T Young Invitational on April 1…Finished second in the hammer throw (58.09 meters) and sixth in the shot put (11.54 meters) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on April 8…Placed second in the hammer throw (60.67 meters) and the shot put (13.90 meters) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 15…Finished second in the hammer throw (59.83 meters) at the USC Open on April 22…Took first place in the hammer throw (59.69 meters) and shot put (14.09 meters) at the NE10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 5-6…Placed first in the hammer throw (62.51 meters) and fourth in the shot put (13.28 meters) at the New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 12-13…Finished third in the hammer throw (59.52 meters) at the NCAA Division ll Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
All-American in the Hammer Throw…Northeast-10 Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Year… Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…USTFCCCA Regional Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…Northeast-10 Indoor Championships Most Outstanding Field Performer…New England Champion in weight throw…Northeast-10 Champion in shot put and weight throw…All-Region in shot put, weight throw and hammer throw…All-New England in shot put and hammer throw…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished first in shot put (12.79 meters) and weight throw (16.06 meters) at the Elm City Challenge on December 10…Placed second in weight throw (16.72 meters) and fifth in shot put (12.58 meters) at the Dartmouth Relays on January 10…Finished first in shot put (13.00 meters) at the Tufts Stampede and Multi on January 30…Captured first in shot put (13.70 meters) and third in weight throw (16.92 meters) at the NYC Metro Champs on February 2…Finished first in both shot put (13.06 meters) and weight throw (16.92 meters) at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 20…Took first in weight throw (17.66 meters) and eighth in shot put (12.61 meters) at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 26…Finished first in hammer throw (56.69 meters) at the Yale Multi Team on April 2…Claimed first in hammer throw (57.16 meters) and ninth in shot put (12.04 meters) at the UCONN Northeast Challenge on April 16…Placed third in hammer throw (54.90 meters) at the George Davis Invitational on April 23…Finished first in hammer throw (57.75 meters) and second in shot put (12.81 meters) at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 6…Captured second in hammer throw (54.83 meters) and fifth in shot put (13.32 meters) at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 13.
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Outdoor Field Rookie of the Year…Northeast-10 Champion in the shot put indoors…All-New England performer in the shot put indoors…All-Region in the shot put and weight throw indoors…All-Region in the shot put and weight throw outdoors…Northeast-10 Champion in the shot put outdoors and runner-up in the hammer throw…All-New England in the shot put and hammer throw…New England runner-up in the shot put…At the Dartmouth Relays, placed fifth in the weight throw with a throw of 45 feet, 5.25 inches and fourth in the shot put with a throw of 43 feet, 3 inches…Finished third in the weight throw at The Elm City Challenge with a throw of 44 feet, 10.25 inches and first in the shot put with a throw of 43 feet, 7.75 inches…At the Yale Season Opener, registered 12th place in the weight throw (34 feet, 6.75 inches) and second in the shot put (44 feet, 6.25 inches)…Earned second place in the shot put with a mark of 43 feet, 0.25 inches and 10th place in the weight throw with a mark of 44 feet, 6.25 inches at the Sorlien Invitational...Earned first place in the shot put with a mark of 43 feet, 4.5 inches and sixth place in the weight throw with a mark of 46 feet, 10 inches at the Metropolitan Championships…At the NE-10 Championship, finished first in the shot put (43 feet, 9.75 inches) and second in the weight throw (50 feet, 10.25 inches)…Took second in the shot put (44 feet, 10.25 inches) and 11th in the weight throw (49 feet, 6.5 inches) at the New England Championships…Took first in the shot put (42 feet, 0.5 inches), fourth in the hammer throw (145 feet, 3 inches), and ninth in the discus throw (102 feet, 10 inches) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational…Took third in the shot put (41 feet, 8.75 inches) and seventh in the hammer throw (145 feet, 6 inches) at the UConn Northeast Challenge…Finished fifth in the hammer throw (162 feet, 6 inches) at the Mark Young Invitational…Finished first in the shot put (13.79 meters) and second in the hammer throw (49.53 meters) at the NE-10 Championship…New England runner-up in the shot put (13.39 meters) and was sixth in the hammer throw (51.55 meters) at New England’s.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Member of the women’s track and field team and the women’s basketball team…Team captain her senior year…Helped her team become the Oronque Division Champions in 2014…Named SCC West, SCC, Class M and State Champion both indoor and outdoor season for shot-put…Placed third in New England’s and 12th in the National Championship…Was ranked 39th in the country during the indoor season…Set the school and SCC West region record in both shot put and discus…All-Conference in shot put and discus..Recorded an undefeated outdoor season record for shot put.
Personal:
The daughter of Lisa Santiago….Born in Brooklyn, N.Y…Majoring in chemistry.
