2012 Women's Track & Field

Kelly Collins

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Calif.
  • Highschool Santa Margarita HS

Biography

2012 (Senior)
Earned All-Big West honors as a member of the second-place 4x400 relay team (3:42.25)
Also scored in the 400m hurdles (5th) and came in ninth in the 100m hurdles at the conference championships
Ran personal-records of 14.26 (100H) and 61.51 (400H) in the Big West prelims
Also clocked in at 14.26 seconds to place 15th in the 100H at the Steve Scott Invitational
Won the 4x400 relay at the Big West Challenge and Ben Brown Invitational

2011 (Junior)
Finished 16th in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Challenge
Notched a season-best 14.45 to take third at the Irvine-Fullerton Dual Meet
Had a top-eight showing in both the 100H and 400H at the Big West Challenge
Posted a 400H season-best 64.64 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational

2010 (Sophomore)
Won the 400m hurdles in a season-best 63.75 seconds, and took third in the 100H (14.62) at the Irvine-Fullerton Dual Meet
Ran a 100H wind-aided season-best 14.45 to finish ahead of the pack at the Soka Peach Invitational
Also placed third in the 400H (65.54)
Finished eighth at the Cal-Nevada Championships (64.88)

2009 (Freshman)
Had season-bests of 15.47 in the 100H and 65.43 in the 400H

High School
Graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2008
Lettered four years in track and field
Earned team MVP honors as a junior and senior
Garnered All-Orange County recognition and was tabbled the Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year in 2007
Member of the 4x400 relay that set a school record

Personal
Majoring in sociology
Three-time Big West Scholar-Athlete
Parents are Cathy and Scott Collins
Has two older siblings, Scott and Lauren

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m Hurdles = 14.26 (2012 Big West Championships)
400m Hurdles = 61.51 (2012 Big West Championships)