2015 Outdoor Track
Roster
Barbaro, Christina

Christina Barbaro
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Elk Township, NJ
- High School:
- Delsea Regional
- Position:
- Sprint/Hurdles
Bio
PERSONAL BESTS | ||
Event | Time | Date |
100m | 12.96 | UMass Minuteman Invitational (4/15/17) |
200m | 26.55 | UMass Minuteman Invitational (4/15/17) |
400m | 59.37 | Yale Springtime Invitational (4/29/18) |
100m H | 16.41 | Yale Springtime Invitational (4/26/15) |
400m H | 1:01.10 | MAAC Championships (5/6/17) |
- 2017 Wolfie Invitational 400m Hurdles Champion
- Three-Time MAAC All-Academic Team (2016-18)
As a Senior in 2018:
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- All-MAAC in 400-meter hurdles
- Earned a third-place finish at the MAAC Championships in the 400-meter hurdles with a 1:02.91 (5/6)
- Ran over one second faster than she did in prelims a day earlier (1:04.06)
- Also helped Quinnipiac's 4x400 relay team to a second place finish at MAACs with a 3:56.42
- Came in second place in the 400 meters at the Yale Springtime Invitational with a 59.37 (4/29)
- Was 22nd in the 400-meter hurdles at the Virginia Challenge (4/21)
- Came in 13th at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in the 400h with a 1:02.99 (4/14)
As a Junior in 2017:
- 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Competed in and achieved season-highs in six different events across the season: 100m (12.96 seconds), 200m (26:55), 400m (26.55), 400m hurdles (1:01.10), 4x200m relay (1:43.89) and 4x400m relay (3:54.38)
- Set the school record for the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.10 at the MAAC Championships (5/6) which earned her a second place finish in the event
- Combined with Marlo Wehrer, Cori Reid and Alyson Caron to post the seventh-fastest 4x400m relay time in program history at 3:54.38 in the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/7)
- Started the season placing seventh out of 63 competitors in the 400m hurdles at the Colonial Relays (3/30) with a time of 1:03.30
- Ran well at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/7), placing sixth out of 15 runners in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.45
- Picked up her first career victory, taking first place in the 400m hurdles at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) with a time of 1:02.72
- Posted a solid fourth place finish in the 400m dash at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/30) with a time of 58.56 seconds
- Showed well at the MAAC Championships (5/6), running a school record and placing second in the 400m hurdles while also leading the Bobcats to third place in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:57.84
- Capped her season placing 14th in her first career ECAC Championship (5/12) as she crossed the line in 1:01.59 in the 400m hurdles
As a Sophomore in 2016:
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Took eighth place in the 400m hurdles at the George Mason Springtime Invitational (4/9) with a time of 1:06.23
- Placed sixth overall in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:05.92 at the UMass Minuteman Invitational (4/16)
- Picked up a third place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Wolfie Invitational (4/23) with a time of 1:04.17
- Placed for the first time in her career at the MAAC Championships (5/8), earning a sixth place finish in the 400m hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:04.07
- Appeared in the New England Championships (5/13) where she placed 26th with a time of 1:06.69 in the 400m hurdles
As a Freshman in 2015:
- One of the Bobcats’ most versatile runners, competing in four different events across the 2015 season
- Season highs: 200m (27.05), 400m (1:00.82), 100m hurdles (16.41) and 400m hurdles (1:05.36)
- Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/26) with a time of 1:06.94
- Landed in 10th place in the 400m hurdles preliminary round at the MAAC Championships (5/2), finishing with a time of 1:05.84
- Ran a personal-best time of 1:05.36 in the New England Championships (5/7) 400m hurdles preliminaries as she finished 21st
Prior to Quinnipiac:
- Graduated from Delsea Regional High School in 2014 with varsity letters in soccer, cross country, winter and spring track
- Was a First Team and South Jersey All-Star all four years of track at Delsea
- Qualified for the Meet of Champions every year since her sophomore season (2012)
- Also qualified for Outdoor New Balance Nationals in the 400m hurdles in her senior year
- Named Team Captain as a junior and senior
- Competed for a powerhouse program that won the Outdoor South Jersey Group III Sectional Championship in 2011 and 2012, the Indoor South Jersey Group II Sectional Championship all four years of high school (2011-14), Indoor State Relay Champions Group II all four years (2011-14) and the Gloucester County Champions and Tri-County Champions all four years (2011-14)
- Individually, Barbaro stood out in the hurdles as she most recently won the 2014 Indoor Group II Sectional Championship in the 55m hurdles
- She also was the 2014 Gloucester County Champion in the 400m hurdles, setting a new meet record of 1:02.6
- Her stellar senior season continued at the 2014 Tri-County Championship where she won the 55m hurdles
- Awarded Most Valuable Track Athlete for the Camden-Gloucester County Relays in both 2013 and 2014
- Also awarded Most Valuable Track Athlete of Delsea in 2013
- Earned the Delsea Coaches Award in 2014
- Anchored Delsea’s winning 4x400m team at the Penn Relays for South Jersey Small Schools in 2014
- Also excelled in the classroom with an induction into the National Honor Society and Atheneum League
Personal:
- Born in Vorhees, N.J. and raised in Elk Township, N.J.
- Daughter of Phil and Michelle Barbaro
- Has two brothers Philip and Andrew
- Majoring in nursing
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