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California Institute of Technology

2015 Track and Field

Bridget Connor

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Albuquerque Academy
  • Hometown Albuquerque, NM

Biography

As a Sophomore (2012-13):

Basketball - Ended the season with the second highest field goalpercentage on the team (.359)…Went 4-5 with eight points in20 minutes in Caltech’s win over Bethesda Christian(12/05)…Had a season high 12 points in the final game of theyear against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on 2/18…Scored ninepoints (again on 4-5 shooting) on Feb. 7 against Redlands...Rackedup 13 offensive boards on the season (49 total)…Dished 18assists and nabbed seven steals throughout the year…Finishedthe year with 10 games with four points or more.

Track/Field - Posted best college marks in two events ... Ran a1:22.27 in the 400 hurdle in quad-meet at La Verne ... Jumped 7'8"in the pole vault during Pomona-Pitzer Invitational ... Had seasonbest throw of 98'7" in the javelin at the SCIAC Championships

As a Freshman (2011-2012):

Basketball -- Played in 25 games while making 23 starts for theBeavers...Was 2nd on the team in rebounding and field goalpercentage...Had five steals in a game against ULVW on1/19/12...Tallied her first double-double when she had 10 pointsand 12 rebounds against Arizona Christian on 12/12/11...Had acareer high 11 points against Whittier College on 1/12/12...Pulleddown 13 rebounds against Pacific Union College on 12/18/11

Track/Field -- Particpated in a wide range of events ...Partipated in both 100m and 400m hurdles as well as the 400m races... Threw javelin as well as long jumped


High School:

Played basketball and softball in high school...Named AcademicAll-District two times in both softball and basketball...Named 1stteam All-District two times in softball...Won the districtchampionship during her senior year in basketball


Personal:

Chemistry major...Plans on attending grad school aftercompleting her studies at Caltech...Lists her hobbies as sports,drawing, painting, and reading...Her favorite team is the Green BayPackers...Her most exciting research project was making moreefficient solar cells this summer...Her biggest influences havebeen her parents, Julia and John...Has three siblings named Julia,Ellen, and John

Historical Player Information

  • 2012First-Year

    5'6"
  • 2013Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2014Junior

    5'6"
  • 2015Senior

    5'8"