Temple University Athletics
2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kiersten LaRoche
- Event:
- Multis
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bowie, Md.
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara
PERSONAL RECORDS:
200m Dash: 25.10 – Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 21, 2012)
400m Dash: 58.21 – Maryland Invitational (Mar. 31, 2012)
800m Run: 2:28.02 – American Outdoor Championships (May 2, 2014)
60m Hurdles: 9.06 – Penn State National Invitational (Jan. 25, 2013)
100m Hurdles: 15.08 – Carolina Relays (Mar. 21, 2014)
High Jump: 1.63m 5-04.25 – Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (May 5, 2013)
Long Jump: 5.96m 19-06.75 – Penn Relays (Apr. 25, 2013)
Triple Jump: 11.70 38-04.75 – Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (Feb. 16, 2013)
Shot Put: 11.19m 35-2 – American Indoor Championships (Feb. 28, 2014)
Javelin: 30.54m – Owls Alumni Invitational (Apr. 19, 2014)
Heptathlon: 4824 – American Outdoor Championships (May 2, 2014)
Pentathlon: 3650 – Altantic 10 Indoor Championships (Feb. 16, 2013)
2014 OUTDOOR: Had two personal-best marks at the American Outdoor Championships (5/2) in the heptathlon (4824) and heptathlon 800m (2:28.02) while also placing third in the heptathlon 200m (25.78) and first in the heptathlon long jump (5.66m)...Took first place in the javelin at the Owls Alumni Invitational (4/19) with a personal-best distance of 30.54m and placed second in the 4x100m relay (49.69) and shot put (10.39m)...Took first place in the long jump at 5.52m and 10th in the 100m hurdles in a time of 15.10 at the Hurrican Alumni Invitational (4/12)...Placed second in the high jump at the Colonial Relays (4/3) with a mark of 1.55m...Finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.36m at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/28)...Ran a personal-best time in the 100m hurdles at the Carolina Relays (3/21) with a time of 15.08 and finished ninth in the 400m (1:00.47) and sixth in the high jump (1.53m).
2014 INDOOR: Won the long jump at the ECAC Indoor Championships (3/7) with a distance of 5.63m and finished third in the pentathlon (3536), sixth in the pentathlon 60m hurdles (9.19), fourth in the pentathlon shot put (10.75m), and seventh in the pentathlon high jump (1.54m)...Had a personal best shot put throw at the American Indoor Championships (2/28) with a distance of 11.19m and also had top 10 finishes in the pentathlon long jump (5.75m), 800m (2:33.86), high jump (1.58m), 60m hurdles (9.12), and overall pentathlon (3579)...Placed third in the long jump with a distance of 5.58m at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games (2/14)...Finished eighth in the 800m in 2:32.38 and took an individual title in the long jump with a mark of 5.69m at the Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/7).
2013 OUTDOOR: Won the long jump at the Penn Relays with a personal-best mark of 5.96m...Placed third in the high jump at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a personal-best mark of 1.63m...Placed seventh in the 100m hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a personal-best mark of 15.31m...Tied for ninth in the long jump at the ECAC Championships with a mark of 5.68m.
2012-13 INDOOR: Set a Temple record in the pentathlon and placed second overall with 3,650 points at the Atlantic 10 Championships...Took fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Penn State National Invitational (1/25) with a personal-best time of 9.06...Recorded a personal-best mark of 11.70m in the triple jump at the Alantic 10 Indoor Championships (2/16), placing eighth overall...Also set a personal best in the shot put at the A-10 Championships, placing fourth with a mark of 10.72.
2012 OUTDOOR: Won the heptathlon title at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5-5/6)…Competed on an international level at the Sagicor NGC National Open Championship in Trinidad and Tobago where earned a fourth place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.76 meters (6/25)…Finished in third place in the long jump landing 5.67 meters at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/14)…Finished in fourth place in the hepthlon at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20-4/21)…Finished in eighth place in the long jump landing 5.66 meters at the Penn Relays (4/26-4/28)…Part of the sprint medley relay that finished in 30th place overall with a time of 4:08.56 at the Penn Relays (4/26-4/28)…Placed ninth in the triple jump with an average mark of 11.31 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5-5/6).
2011-12 INDOOR: Finished in first place in high jump with a distance of 1.62 meters, and finished in second place in the long jump with a distance of 5.47 meters at the Father Diamond Invitational (1/7)…Placed 16th through five events. In the high jump, Laroche landed a distance of 1.56 meters. Also placed eighth in the shot put, reaching 9.77 meters on her throw, took 13th place finishes in the long jump and the 60 meter hurdles before ending the 800 meter run in 2:46.97 for 16th place at the Penn State National Invitational (1/27-1/28)…Finished in third place in the penthalon at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/17-2/18)…Finished 13th overall in the penthalon at the ECAC Championships (3/3-3/4).
