Krissy Liphardt

Class: Senior Hometown: Ajax, Ontario High School: Dunbarton Event: Sprints/Hurdles Birthdate: 04/13/1980 Honors: 2001 Big Ten Champion (Indoor 400m and 4x400; Outdoor 4x400); School Record Holder (Indoor 60m Hurdles and 200m

2001-02: (Outdoor) Redshirted … (Indoor) Ran the 200m, 400m and 60m hurdles … finished 10th in the 400m at the Big Ten Championships, clocking a season-best and team-leading 56.93 … won the 400m at the Ohio State Invitational (57.15) … recorded fastest 60m hurdles time among Boilermakers (8.53) to claim first place at the Hawkeye Invitational … ran one 200m during the season, registering a 25.52 at the Purdue Open to finish second … garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2000-01: (Outdoor) A member of the Big Ten champion 4x400m relay team … also ran a leg of the fifth-place 4x100m relay team … was fifth in the 400m at the conference championships with a personal best time of 53.89 … also earned points for the Boilermakers in the 200m dash clocking a personal best 24.10 … ran career-best time of 13.67 in the 100m hurdles at the Boilermaker Open … won the 400m hurdles at the Illini Invitational with a personal best 57.95 … (Indoor) Won the Big Ten title in the 400m dash with a season-best time of 54.89 … ran a leg of the Big Ten champion distance medley relay (11:45.24) … also ran on the winning 4x400 relay team (3:42.91) … set school record in the 200m dash with a time of 24.50 at the Fred Wilt Invitational … won the 60m hurdles against Indiana State with a school record time of 8.47 … earned Purdue Athlete of the Month honors in March 2001 … Academic All-Big Ten.

1999-2000: (Outdoor) Took third in the 400 hurdles at Big Ten’s (54.18) … placed first in the 400 hurdles at the Boilermaker Open (59.91) … (Indoor) Broke the school record in the 60m hurdles with a 8.58 against Indiana State ... finished second in the 400m at the Big Ten Indoor meet (55.19) … picked up first-place finishes in the 60m hurdles at both the Carl Busey Invitational (8.72) and the Black and Gold Open (9.29) … was first in the 200m dash at the Red Simmons Invitational (24.78) …garnered Academic All-Big Ten recognition.

1998-99: (Outdoor) Placed sixth in the 400m hurdles (1:01.90) and eighth in the 100m hurdles (14.10) at Big Ten’s … ran leadoff leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished third at the conference meet … won the 100m hurdles (14.95) at the Purdue Open … placed second in the 400m at Eastern Illinois, posting a season-best 58.32 … ran a personal-best 59.89 in the 400m hurdle prelims at the Big Ten meet … (Indoor) Took sixth in the 400m (56.67) at Big Tens … led off the 4x400m relay that finished second at Big Ten’s … won the 60m hurdles vs. Indiana State (8.70) … won the 400m at the Purdue Open (57.05).

High School: Canadian Junior champion in the 400m and 400m hurdles … bronze medalist in 400m at 1998 Canada Games … member of Canadian Junior National team at Pan-American Games as a senior … member of Canadian Junior National team in Cayman Islands during junior campaign ... provincial champion at Dunbarton High School all four years ... was a four-year honor roll student.

Personal: Given name Kristin Liphardt … born 4/13/80… parents are Robert and Lourdes Liphardt … has a sister, Nicole ... double major in law and society, and psychology.