Personal Bests
60m: 7.44
100m: 11:58
200m: 24.12 (In); 23.82 (Out)
400m: 56.09 (Out)
2015
• Competed in the 100M, 200M, 400M as well as both relays during the outdoor season
• Earned bronze medal honors at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in the 100M with a personal best time of 11.58 seconds
• Also won the 100M in 11.60 seconds at the Twilight Invitational
• Placed second in the 200M in a personal best time of 23.82 seconds at the Twilight Invitational
• Earned American Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week honors following performance at Twilight Invitational
• Placed 12th in the 200M at the American Athletic Conference Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 100M, 200M and 4x100 Relay
• Placed 29th in the 100M and 38th in the 200M at the NCAA East Prelims
• As a member of the UCF 4x100 relay, won the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship and set both a facility and meet record with a time of 44.47 seconds
• The squad placed 12th at the NCAA East Prelims in a time of 44.41 seconds to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Earned USTFCCCA honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the 4x100 team that placed 21st at nationals
• Ran in four meets during the indoor season
• Recorded a season-best time of 7.56 seconds in the 60 meter dash twice
• Placed eighth in the 60 at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championship
• Ran a season-best 24.48 in the 200 meter dash to place 10th at the AAC Indoor Championship
2014
• USTFCCCAA All-American Second Team (4x100)
• All-American Athletic Conference Outdoor First Team (4x100)
• Represented UCF at the NCAA Championships and posted an 11th-place finish at 44.45
• NCAA East Preliminary participant in the 4x100 relay, recording the eighth-best time of 44.54
• Helped the Knights finish runner-up in The American Outdoor Championship with first in the 4x100 at 44.87m, seventh in the 200M at 25.51 and eighth in the 100M at 25.51. • Set a personal best in the 100M at the UNF Invite with a mark of 11:68.
• Posted a time of 11.69 in the 100M at the Mt. SAC Relays
• All-American Athletic Conference Indoor Second Team (4x100)
• At the American Indoor Championships, earned bronze with a PR of 24.12 in the 200M • Clocked season-best 7.45 in the 60M at the American Indoor Championships to qualify for the finals where she earned points in fifth place (7.51)
2013
• Matched her season-best 60M time in the prelims of the C-USA Championships with the fourth-fastest mark of 7.45, just one-hundredth of a second off her PR
• Shined at the Hokie Invitational with a first-place, season-best time in the 200M at 24.24 and a second-place showing in the 60M with a time of 7.50
• Redshirted the outdoor season
2012
• Competed at the USA Junior Championships in the 100M
• One of a school-record 14 competitors to represent the Knights at the NCAA East Preliminaries (5/24)
• Scored points in the 60M at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/26) with a time of 7.54 and seventh place finish
• Ran for a personal record time of 7.44 in the 60M at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/13)
• Recorded a personal best time of 24.48 at the Tyson Invitational (2/11) in the 200M
• Posted a season-best time of 11.70 in the 100M at the Florida Relays (4/6)
• Part of the 4x400 relay that scored points at the C-USA Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish and season-best time of 3:38.69
Prior to UCF
• A member of the USA Indoor Nationals team
• As a junior, emerged as Group 3A state champion in the 20Mm with a time of 24.09 and finished runner-up in the 100M with a time of 11.88
• Broke the record in the 60M dash at the Nike Indoor Nationals as a junior
Personal
• Majoring in pre-clinical Health Sciences
Christal Peterson Season 2015-16
PositionSPRINTS
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownHampton, Va.
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