Christine Ekness

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-7
High School:
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Hometown:
Wilbraham, Mass.

2006 OUTDOOR TRACK UPDATE: At the Southern Connecticut Invitational (4/1) placed eighth in the javelin competition (100-01)...Placed thirteenth in the javelin (85-03) at the Wildcat Invitational (4/8)...At the Brown Invitational (4/15) placed seventeenth in the javelin competition (81-10)...Placed 8th in the javelin throw (99-03) at the UConn Invitational (4/22)...At the New Hampshire Invitational (4/29) placed eighth in the javelin (99-10)...At the A-10 Championships (5/7) placed 15th in the javelin (97-08).

Before UMass: A 2005 graduate of Wilbraham and Monson Academy where she was a four-year team MVP selection and won three New England Prep School Championship titles in the javelin and pole vault ... won back-to-back championship titles in the pole vault as a junior and senior ... earned her first championship title as a freshman in the javelin ... holds school records in the pole vault at 8-feet, 6.5 inches, the javelin at 105-feet, 6-inches and the shot put at 30 feet even ... was an honor student.

Personal: Christine Elizabeth MacMonegle Ekness ... born Sept. 24, 1987 in Greenfield, Mass. ... daughter of Paul Ekness and Heather MacMonegle ... has two siblings: Jessica and Kelsey ... intends to major in pre-veterinary studies at UMass.