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2012-13 Women's Track and Field Roster

Courtnay Newman

  • Position Multiple Events
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hamilton, N.J.
  • Highschool Hamilton West

Biography

2012-13: Indoor: Was second at the Manhattan Season Opener in the high jump, clearing 5’ 5” (12/1)… Was fourth in the high jump (5’ 1”) and sixth in the 60 meter hurdles (9.86) at the Rutgers Invitational (1/5)… Placed second at the NYC Gotham Cup in the high jump, clearing 5’ 5” (1/11)… Tied for second in the high jump (5’ 3”) at the Metropolitan Championship (1/25)… Scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship by placing seventh in the high jump with a height of 5’ 5” (2/17). Outdoor: Finished second in the high jump (5’ 5 ¼”) and tenth in the 100 meter hurdles (16.21) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/13)… Won the high jump event at the Golden Ram Invite, clearing 5’ 3 ¾” (3/23)… Was third in the high jump (5’ 3 ¼”) and fifth in the 100 meter hurdles (16.20) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/20)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2011-12: Indoor: Won the high jump (5' 1") and took sixth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Fordham Season Opener in 9.4 seconds (12/2)... Tied for second in the 60 meter hurdles (9.4), and won the high jump event (5' 3") at the Christmas Classic (12/9)... Placed second in the high jump at the NYU Gotham Cup, clearing 5' 5" (1/13)... Was fifth in the high jump (5' 5") at the Metropolitan Championships (1/27)... Won the high jump event at the Charley Torpey Invitational, with a career-best mark of 5' 7" (2/4)... Won the high jump event at the Manhattan/Southern Connecticut Tri-Meet, clearing 5' 5" (2/8)... Tied for third at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the high jump, clearing 5' 5" (2/18)... Was 16th in the high jump (5' 6") at the ECAC Championship (3/4). Outdoor: Won the high jump (5' 3") at the George Mason Opener, while placing third in the 100 meter hurdles (15.95) (3/17)... Placed sixth in the high jump (5' 2 ½") and tenth in the 100 meter hurdles (15.99) at the UVa Team Swashbuckle (3/24)... Was third in the javelin throw (106' 11") at the FDU Knight Classic (3/31)... Finished second in the high jump at the Metropolitan Championship, clearing a career-best 5' 7" (4/14)... Was 13th in the open division of the high jump (5' 5") at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21)... Tied for fourth in the high jump at the Atlantic 1-0 Championship , clearing 5' 6" (5/6)... Qualified for the ECAC Championship in the high jump, but failed to clear a height at the championship (5/13).

2010-11: Indoor: Posted the Rams' top marks in the hurdle and high jump events... Won both the high jump (5' 3") and 60 meter hurdles events at the Fordham Season Opener (12/3)... Won the high jump event, clearing 5' 5", at the Christmas Classic (12/10)... Won the high jump event at the Metropolitan Coaches Invitational, clearing 5' 5 ¾" (1/7)... Placed fourth in the high jump at the Metropolitan Championship, clearing 5' 5" (1/29)... Placed seventh in the high jump at the Atlantic 10 Championship, clearing 5' 5" (2/19)... Placed fifth in the high jump at the Armory Collegiate Challenge, clearing 5' 5 ¼" (2/25). Outdoor: Won the high jump (5' 1 3/4"), placed second in the javelin throw (105' 5"), and took fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (15.96) at the Battleground Relays (3/18)... Finished fourth in the high jump at the Monmouth Season Opener, clearing 5' 3 3/4", and ninth in the 100 meter hurdles in 16.75 seconds (3/26)... Placed third in the high jump at the Rutgers Invitational, clearing 5' 4 ¼" (4/9)... Finished second in the high jump (5' 3 ¾") at the Metropolitan Championship (4/16)... Won the high jump event at the Yale Springtime Invitational, clearing 5' 5" (5/1)... Placed third in the high jump, clearing 5' 5" at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/8).

2009-10: Indoor:  Recorded fastest 55m hurdles (9.00) and 60m hurdles (9.4) times at Fordham... Also had the top shot put (34' 4.75") and pentathlon (2,940 points) at Fordham... Tied for first in the high jump (5' 1"), took fifth in the 60m hurdles (9.50) and seventh in the shot put (33' 3") in the shot put at the Fordham Season Opener... Finished second in the high jump (5' 3"), third in the 60m hurdles (9.6) and fifth in the shot put (33' 2") at the Fordham Christmas Classic... Placed second in the high jump (5' 5") at the Metro Coaches Invitational... Was tenth in the 60m hurdles (9.86) at the Yale Invitational... Was fourth in the high jump (5' 3"), 12th in the shot put (32' 6.25") and 16th in the 60m hurdles (9.67) at the NYRR Saturday Night at the Armory I Meet... Tied for fourth in the high jump and placed fifth in the pentathlon (2,940) at the Metropolitan Championships... Placed eleventh in the pentathlon (2,905) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship... Tied for tenth in the high jump (5' 1") at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Tied for seventh in the high jump (5' 1") and finished 12th in the 60m hurdles (9.82) at the NYU FasTrack Invitational... Outdoor: recorded the fastest 100m (15.75) and 400m (1:04.46) hurdle times at Fordham... Also had the top high jump (5' 3") and shot put (33' 0.25") performance for the Rams along with the second best javelin performance (102' 11 1/2")... Took seventh in the 100m hurdles (16.28) and eighth in the high jump (1.55m) at the George Mason Spring Opener... Finished seventh in the high jump (5' 2.5") at the Raleigh Relays... Placed ninth in the high jump (5' 1") at the Yale Springtime Invitational... Placed 15th in the javelin (97' 5") at the Raleigh Relays... Took sixth in her flight of the javelin (30.65m) at the Colonial Relays... Was eighth in the 100m hurdles (16.13) at the Metropolitan Championships... Placed tenth in the 100m hurdles (16.23) at the Yale Springtime Invitational.

Before Fordham: Multi-sport athlete at Hamilton West High School, earning varsity letters in soccer, indoor track and outdoor track... 2009 Hamilton West Athlete of the Year... Named indoor track MVP... Received the outdoor track Rookie of the Year award as a freshman... Member of the National Honor Society.

Major: Communications & Media Studies.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor 800m: 2:48.90 (2010)
Indoor 55mH: 8.84 (2011)
Indoor 60mH: 9.34 (2010)
Indoor high jump: 5’ 7” (2012)
Indoor shot put: 34’ 4 ¾” (2010)
Indoor pentathlon: 2,940 pts.(2010)
Outdoor 100mH: 15.75 (2010)
Outdoor high jump: 5’ 7” (2012)
Outdoor javelin throw: 114’ 0” (2011)
Outdoor 10,000m: 35:05.66 (2013)

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Multiple Events
    6'0"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Multiple Events
    6'0"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Multiple Events
    5'9"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Multiple Events
    5'9"