Temple University Athletics
2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster
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Gaston, Kenya
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Kenya Gaston
- Event:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Maplewood, N.J.
- High School:
- Columbia
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS:
200m: 24.63 - David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb. 12, 2016)
300m: 42.01 - Terrapin Invitational (Jan. 17, 2015)
400m: 54.58 - Princeton Open (May 1, 2015)
500m: 1:15.06 - Penn State National (Jan, 20, 2016)
2016 OUTDOOR: Helped the 4x100-meter relay take first place at the Philadelphia College Classic with a time of 47.75... Played a crucial role in the 4x100-meter relay at numerous meets including the Princeton Invitational and Morgan State Legacy Meet where the Owls earned top-five finishes in the event.
2016 INDOOR: Hit career-best marks in the 200 and 500-meter races… Posted her top 200-meter mark of 24.63 seconds at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational… Poster her top 500-meter mark of 1:15.06 at the Penn State National Invitational where she placed second overall… Placed first in the 200-meter race at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals meet with a time of 25.37 seconds… Helped the distance medley relay to a second-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 11:43.70… Played a crucial role in the 4x400 meter relay team that placed fourth overall at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships… Earned 11 top-five finishes throughout the course of the indoor season.
2015 OUTDOOR: A crucial part of the school-record setting sprint medley relay team at the Penn Relays that earned seventh-after finishing in a time of 3:56.77… Took fifth place in the 400 meter dash at four separate meets, including the Princeton Open where she set her personal-best time of 54.58 (5/01)… Helped the 4x400 meter relay team place first at the Philadelphia College Classic and Princeton Open and place second at the Colonial Relays… Helped the 4x100 meter relay team place second at the Philadelphia College Classic (3/21)… Member of the 4x400 meter relay that placed first at the 2015 Penn Relays ECAC section with a season best time of 3:42.75.
2015 INDOOR: Won the 400 meter dash at the Yale Giegengack Invitational with a time of 56.99 (2/06)… Member of the 4x400 meter relay that placed first at four indoor meets (Jack Pyrah, Tiger Open, Patriot Games, Yale Giegengack).
200m: 24.63 - David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb. 12, 2016)
300m: 42.01 - Terrapin Invitational (Jan. 17, 2015)
400m: 54.58 - Princeton Open (May 1, 2015)
500m: 1:15.06 - Penn State National (Jan, 20, 2016)
2016 OUTDOOR: Helped the 4x100-meter relay take first place at the Philadelphia College Classic with a time of 47.75... Played a crucial role in the 4x100-meter relay at numerous meets including the Princeton Invitational and Morgan State Legacy Meet where the Owls earned top-five finishes in the event.
2016 INDOOR: Hit career-best marks in the 200 and 500-meter races… Posted her top 200-meter mark of 24.63 seconds at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational… Poster her top 500-meter mark of 1:15.06 at the Penn State National Invitational where she placed second overall… Placed first in the 200-meter race at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals meet with a time of 25.37 seconds… Helped the distance medley relay to a second-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 11:43.70… Played a crucial role in the 4x400 meter relay team that placed fourth overall at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships… Earned 11 top-five finishes throughout the course of the indoor season.
2015 OUTDOOR: A crucial part of the school-record setting sprint medley relay team at the Penn Relays that earned seventh-after finishing in a time of 3:56.77… Took fifth place in the 400 meter dash at four separate meets, including the Princeton Open where she set her personal-best time of 54.58 (5/01)… Helped the 4x400 meter relay team place first at the Philadelphia College Classic and Princeton Open and place second at the Colonial Relays… Helped the 4x100 meter relay team place second at the Philadelphia College Classic (3/21)… Member of the 4x400 meter relay that placed first at the 2015 Penn Relays ECAC section with a season best time of 3:42.75.
2015 INDOOR: Won the 400 meter dash at the Yale Giegengack Invitational with a time of 56.99 (2/06)… Member of the 4x400 meter relay that placed first at four indoor meets (Jack Pyrah, Tiger Open, Patriot Games, Yale Giegengack).
2014 OUTDOOR: Was a part of the 4x400m relay team that finished ninth at the ECAC Outdoor Championships (5/16)...Posted a personal-best time of 56.60 in the 400m at the American Championships (5/2) and was a part of the fifth-place finishing 4x400m relay team...Finished seventh in the 200m in a personal-best time of 25.90 and second in the 400m (1:00.07) at the Owls Alumni Invitational (4/19)...Placed ninth in the 400m (59.29) and was a part of the fifth place 4x400m relay team (3:47.57) at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)...Was a sixth-place finisher two times at the Colonial Relays (4/3) in the 4x400m relay and 1600m sprint medley relay team.
2014 INDOOR: Was a winner for the Owls at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games (2/14) in the 400m with a time of 56.88 and was a part of the third-place finishing 4x400m relay team...Finished with an ECAC qualifiying time of 56.97 in the 400m at the Terrier Invitational (1/24)...Placed second as a part of the 4x800m relay team in 10:49.40 at the Rutgers Tri-Meet (1/10) and finished fourth in the 500m in 1:17.22...Was a part of the 4x400m relay team that placed first at the Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/7) in a time of 4:02.23 and also placed sixth in the 500m with a time of 1:21.58.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in track and field at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J...As a senior, won the Coaches Award and was named the Senior Athlete of the Year...Also earned a varsity letter in soccer at Columbia.
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-med/biology at Temple.
2014 INDOOR: Was a winner for the Owls at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games (2/14) in the 400m with a time of 56.88 and was a part of the third-place finishing 4x400m relay team...Finished with an ECAC qualifiying time of 56.97 in the 400m at the Terrier Invitational (1/24)...Placed second as a part of the 4x800m relay team in 10:49.40 at the Rutgers Tri-Meet (1/10) and finished fourth in the 500m in 1:17.22...Was a part of the 4x400m relay team that placed first at the Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/7) in a time of 4:02.23 and also placed sixth in the 500m with a time of 1:21.58.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in track and field at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J...As a senior, won the Coaches Award and was named the Senior Athlete of the Year...Also earned a varsity letter in soccer at Columbia.
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-med/biology at Temple.
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