2012-13 Women's Track and Field Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

Priscilla Appiagyei

Priscilla Appiagyei

  • Position:
    Sprints/Jumps
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    South Windsor, CT
  • Highschool:
    South WIndsor

Summary

Biography

JUNIOR (2011-12):

INDOOR: Ran the 200-, 300-, 400- and 500-meter dashes… finished in the top-10 in five of her six entries in the 400 meters… opened the season with a second-place finish in the 300-meter dash at the Vermont Dual… Also took third in the 400-meter dash at Vermont… finished second in the 400-meter dash at the Harvard Open, covering the distance in 58.64 seconds… took ninth place in the 400 at the Joe Donahue Collegiate Indoor Games… notched a third-place result in the 400 at the Springfield College Invite… also took fifth in the 200 meters at Springfield… ran a leg for the school-record setting 4x200-meter relay the finished first at Springfield with a time of 1:46.99… helped the Hawks to a second-place mark in the 4x400 relay at Springfield… finished 14th in the 500-meter dash at the Valentine Invitational with a personal best time of 1:17.18… scored points for the Hawks in the 400-meter dash at the America East Championship, finishing seventh with a season-best mark of 57.58 seconds… grabbed 14th place in the 400 meters at the New England Championships. OUTDOOR: Opened the Spring with an eighth-place finish in the 200 at UConn, crossing the line with a time of 26.45… ran in the 100-meter dash for the first time as a collegian at UMass, finishing 14th… helped the Hawks to what was then a school-record time of 48.58 in the 4x100-meter relay at UMass… took second in the 400 meters at AIC with a time of 58.64… notched another second-place result in the 400-meter dash at the Holy Cross Invite, finishing with a time of 56.99… also finished third in the 200 meters at Holy Cross with a wind-aided mark of 25.75 seconds… anchored the 4x400 relay to a win and a school-record of 3:50.65 at Holy Cross… took third in the 200 at Yale with a time of 25.90… posted a season-best 200 time of 25.63 at the New England Championships… earned All-New England status in the 400-meter dash with a third-place finish and a season-best time of 56.67… competed at the Penn Relays as a member of the 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams… named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

SOPHOMORE (2010-11):

INDOOR: Named to the 2010-11 America East Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team … All-New England in the 400-meter distance … broke school records in the 300 and 400-meter distances as a sophomore … season-best 200-meter time of 26.16 came at the Valentine’s Invitational … improved her 300-meter school record time in her lone attempt, clocking-in at 42.56 for first place honors at the Vermont Duals … placed in the top-six at all five meets in the 400-meter run … captured the gold at the Wesleyan Invitational (1:00.17) … broke Hartford’s record in the 400 at the America East Championships (57.31) … went on to place sixth in the 400 at the America East Championships … named All-New England for covering the 400 in 57.31, matching her school record and placing sixth … ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the event at the Vermont Duals (4:12.16) … part of the 4x4 relay squad that placed eighth at the America East Championships (3:57.18) … tabbed the America East Track Performer of the Week on December 7 … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. OUTDOOR: Named to the 2011 America East Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team … America East All-Conference and All-New England in the 400-meter run … ran the 200 and 400-meter events during the outdoor season … notched a personal-best time of 25.47 at the America East Championships and placed 13th overall … won the 400-meter race at the Gerry Gravel Classic (1:00.31) and the Holy Cross Quad Meet (58.53) … earned a spot on the podium at the America East Championships, earning the bronze after racing to a new school record time of 56.27 in the 400 … earned the silver medal in the 400 at the New England Championships (56.79) … ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that took first place at the Solomon Invitational (4:08.67) … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

FRESHMAN (2009-10):

INDOOR: Competed in the sprints and hurdles during her rookie season … covered the 300-meters at the Vermont Duals in 43.19, a former school record time … took eighth place in the 400-meters at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 58.01 … combined for a distance of 10.49-meters and ranked second in the triple jump at the Vermont Duals … a member of the 4x400-meter teams that took first place at the Vermont Duals (4:08.07) and the Wesleyan Invitational (4:07.66) … also ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 3:55.87 … earned All-New England honors for running a leg of the seventh place 4x400-meter relay at the New England Championship (3:56.19) … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. OUTDOOR: Ran the 400-meters at five meets … took first in the 400-meters at the RPI Invitational with a time of 59.32 … turned in a fourth place finish in the 400-meters at the America East Championship with a previous school record breaking time of 56.40 … landed a spot on the podium at the New England Championship with a third place performance in the 400-meter run finishing in 57.15 … also competed in the 200-meter dash and triple jump … season-best triple jump distance of 10.71-meters came at the Holy Cross Quad Meet where she finished second overall … part of the 4x400-meter relay team that took first place at the RPI Invitational (4:02.76) … ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished eighth at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 3:55.06 … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

BEFORE HARTFORD:

Ran four seasons of indoor and outdoor track and field at South Windsor High School … holds the school record in the 400-meter run, the long jump and the triple jump.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"