Becky Christensen ’09 Shines at Indoor Nationals

Becky Christensen recorded her highest finish ever at a USATF National Championship meet (David Silverman).

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Former Harvard track and field standout Becky Christensen ’09 turned in a stellar performance at the 2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, notching a second-place finish in the high jump competition at the meet. The result represents Christensen’s best finish at a USATF National Championship meet in her career.   

Christensen recorded a final clearance of 1.83 meters (6’0”) to take second in the high jump. She finished just 0.3 meters behind teammate Epley Bullock, who was the lone competitor to clear 1.86 meters (6’1.25”) in the competition. Both Christensen and Bullock represented team RIADHA at the meet, a philanthropic organization focusing on improving human health worldwide while supporting track and field athletes.

The Celina, Texas native was a six-time Ivy-League Champion and four-time All-American in the high jump during her time at Harvard. She has been competing at the international level since 2008, recording a second-place finish at the 2008 North America, Central American and Caribbean Under-23 Championships in Toluca, Mexico, in her first international competition. Christensen set her personal best mark of 1.91 meters at the 2009 indoor HYP meet during her senior year in Cambridge.

For full USA Indoor Track and Field Championships results, click here.