Katherine Finnegan
	Class: Senior Hometown: Harvard, Mass. High School: The Bromfield School Height: 5-8 Event: Jumps/Sprints

As a junior in 2012: Outdoor: Competed in four meets, appearing in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x400 meter relay and the long jump ... Jumped 17-11.5 in the long jump for a third place at the New England Championships (5/11) ... Leaped 18-3 at the A-10 Championships, placing ninth in the long jump (5/5) ... Finished third in the UMass Invitational in the long jump (4/14) ... Placed second at the AIC Invitational in the long jump with a mark of 17-9 (4/7). Indoor: competing in the 55 meter dash, 60 meter dash, 4x400 meter relay, and the long jump ... Finished third in the 4x400 meter relay at the GoRhody Invitational (1/20) ... Claimed a first place finish in the long jump at the Sorlein Invitational (1/14).

As a sophomore in 2011: Outdoor: Participated in the long jump and had a season high mark of 17-9.50 at the New England Championship Meet...Also tried her hand in the 100 meter run and the 200 meter run. Indoor: Participated in the 55 meter dash, the 55 meter hurdles, the 60 meter dash, and the 200 meter dash...Had a season high time of 27.09 at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games in the 200 meter dash...She also competed in the pentathlon at the A-10 Championships, finishing with a score of 2088.

As a freshman in 2010: Outdoor: Qualified for the New England Championships in both the 200 meters and the long jump...At the New England Championships (5/8), leaped for a mark of 17-10.75 and a fourth place finish in the long jump...Posted a time of 12.79 in the 100 meter dash at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/2)...Qualified for the New England Championships in the 200 meter dash by posting a mark of 25.84 at the A-10s...Also helped the 4X100 meter relay squad to an eighth place finish (48.38) and qualified for the New England Championships in the long jump with a mark of 17-10.25 and a seventh place finish at the conference meet...Took fourth place in the 100 meter dash at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/24)...Grabbed third place in the long jump with a mark of 17-04.00 at the UMass Nine-Way Meet (4/10)...Placed fifth in the long jump at the UConn Invite (4/3) with a jump of 17-00.50...Indoor: Set personal best mark of the season in the 200 meters at the Giegengack Invitational (2/5) by crossing at 26.21 and placing 14th... At the Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1/29), placed eighth in the long jump and set her best mark of the season 17-02.25... Also posted a time of 7.67 in the 55 meter dash at the meet.

Before UMass: A 2009 graduate of The Bromfield School in Harvard, Mass. where she was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Ray Dunn ... Three-time all-state selection in both indoor and outdoor track in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ...Owns seven school records in the 100 meter, 200 meter, 300, meter, 4 x 100 meter, 4 x 400 meter, 4 x 200 meter and long jump ... Three-time 300 meter district champion in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... 4 x 400 relay team qualified for USA Track and Field National Championships in 2009 ... Three-time Worcester Telegram and Gazette indoor track all-star ... Captain of indoor and outdoor track teams during the 2008-2009 season.

Personal: Katherine Hester Finnegan ... Born June 9, 1991 in Boston, Mass. ... Daughter of Steve and Mary Finnegan ... Has one brother, Conor ... Currently has not declared a major.