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2017-18 Track & Field Roster

Kiera Washpun

  • Class Senior
  • High School City High
  • Hometown Iowa City, Iowa

Biography

2017-18: Competed exclusively in the long jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors during the outdoor campaign ... Recorded back-to-back victories at the Jack Jennett Open (19-00.50; 5.80m) and the Mark Messersmith Invitational (18-11.75; 5.78m) ... Notched her top leap of the indoor season at the Tyson Invitational, reaching 19-01.25 (5.82m) as she finished eighth ... Earned another victory (18-05.75; 5.63m) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Took 10th (18-06.00; 5.64m) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Notched consecutive runner-up finishes at the Benedictine Invitational (17-04.00; 5.28m) and the Musco Twilight (18-09.00; 5.71m) ... Posted a season-best leap of 19-03.25 (5.87m) as she finished seventh at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Earned a second-place finish (19-02.50; 5.85m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2016-17: Established herself as one of the conference's top long jumpers during her junior campaign ... Opened indoor season with jumps of 18-01.75 (5.53m) and 18-07.25 (5.67m) at the GVSU Holiday Open and John Tierney Classic, respectively ... Earned a third-place finish at the MVC Indoor Championships following a top leap of 19-09.50 (6.03m) that saw her move to second on Loyola's all-time indoor record board in the event ... Kicked off the outdoor campaign with consecutive long jump wins at the Stan Lyons Invitational (16-07.00; 5.05m) and the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (19-05.50; 5.93m) ... Solidified her spot in second place on the program's all-time outdoor record board following a wind-aided jump of 20-00.25 (6.10m) at the Redbird Invitational ... Booked her first postseason appearance by virtue of a leap of 19-10.75 (6.06m) at the Beach Invitational ... Took home the Missouri Valley Conference title in the long jump after reaching 19-11.50 (6.08m) at the outdoor league meet ... Finished 42nd overall (18-05.25; 5.62m) at the NCAA West Regional. 

2015-16: Finished in the top 10 six times between the triple and long jumps during the indoor season ... Took home the long jump title at the Windy City Rumble with a top mark of 5.20m ... Moved to sixth all-time at Loyola in the triple jump when she leapt 11.19m at the Gladstein Invitational ... Opened the indoor season with a new personal best in the 60m dash (8.12) at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Competed in both the triple and long jumps at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Set a new outdoor personal best in the long jump of 5.86m at the Redbird Invitational to capture the event title and move to second on Loyola's all-time outdoor record board ... Took fifth in the triple jump that same weekend with the ninth-best mark (10.91m) in program history ... Also posted new personal best marks in both the 100m (13.11) and 200m (26.90) dashes during the outdoor season.

2014-15: Recorded six top-10 finishes in the long jump during the indoor season...Posted the second-best long jump mark in school history (5.57m) en route to placing fourth at the Indiana Relays...Finished 13th in the long jump at the MVC Indoor Championships.

High School: Two-time runner-up at the 4A State Championships...Two-time runner-up in the long jump at the prestigious Drake Relays...One of eight Iowa girls to hit 19 feet in the long jump...Helped lead Iowa City High to a State Championship title in 2011.

Washpun's Collegiate Bests

Event Mark Meet Date
60m (I) 8.12 GVSU Holiday Open 2015
200m (I) 27.05 GVSU Big Meet 2015
Long Jump (I) 6.03m MVC Championships 2017
Triple Jump (I) 11.19m Gladstein Invitational 2016
100m (O) 13.11 Black & Gold Invitational 2016
200m (O) 26.90 Gibson Invitational 2016
Long Jump (O) 6.10m Redbird Invitational 2017
Triple Jump (O) 10.91m Redbird Invitational 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Jumps
  • 2017-18Senior

    Jumps