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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Throws
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Sheridan, Wyo.
    Hometown
  • Sheridan
    High School
Jordan Christensen
Jordan Christensen
Throws
Position
Junior
Class
Sheridan, Wyo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field: 
Competed in the shot put during the indoor season posting her best at the Mark Colligan Memorial where she went 41-8.5 to finish in eighth… Took seventh at the Prairie Wolf Invite with a toss of 39-6.5… Finished 18th at the Mountain West Championships with a mark of 39-9.25.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field: Competed in the shot put at every meet during the season… Had her best throw of the season at the Power Meet recording a mark of 42-1.50 to finish seventh… Took 15th at the Championships at the Peak with a toss of 41-3.25... Finished in 12th at the Air Force Invitational. 
Outdoor Track and Field: Had a career best mark of 136-5 in the hammer throw at the Kit Mayer Classic where she took eighth… Earned a fifth place finish in the shot put at the Jack Christiansen Invite with a career best toss of 44-10.25… Took 11th in the shot put at the MW Championships with a throw of 43-3.75. 

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field: Redshirted during the indoor season.
Outdoor Track & Field: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

High School: Competed as a thrower for Sheridan High School, earning three letters… As a senior, was the regional champion in the shot put and discus, as well as the state champion in the shot put with a runner-up performance in the discus… Earned all-state honors as a junior, as her team finished fourth at state, and she earned her team’s “High Point Award” for scoring the most points on the team throughout the season… Also competed in soccer, volleyball and basketball… Earned all-conference honors as a junior in basketball… Earned all-conference honors in volleyball as a junior and senior and was a team co-captain both years… Was a member of the honor roll all four years of high school, was a member of the National Honor Society and finished top-10 in her class.

Personal: Daughter of Greg and Susan Christensen… Has two siblings, including twin brother Parker who will play football at Wyoming… Father, Greg, played football at Montana Western University and Rocky Mountain College, and her sister, Shayla, competed on Minot State’s track & field team, her cousin Myka Steinbeisser ran track at Arizona State and her cousin Colin Moran played basketball at Rocky Mountain College.

Personal Bests
Indoor:
Shot Put: 42-1.50 (2021)

Outdoor:
Shot Put: 44-10.25 (2021)
Hammer Throw: 133-2 (2021)