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Colgate University Athletics

2006-07 Women's Track Roster

Rita Santibanez

Rita Santibanez

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Previous Team:
    Cascade
  • Hometown:
    Salem, Ore.

Summary

Biography

Sophomore Year (2006-07): Indoor Track—Captured gold medal honors and first-team all-Patriot League recognition with a victory in the shot put at the Patriot League Championship … Established  a Colgate record in the shot put with a toss of 14.14 meters to win the event at the Syracuse Invitational … Qualified for the ECAC Championship in the shot put … Took first place in the shot put five times during the season … Finished seventh in the weight throw at the Patriot League Championship … Had a season-best throw of 14.28 meters in the weight throw at the Syracuse Invitational … That effort ranks fourth all-time at Colgate. Outdoor Track—Owns the Colgate record in the shot put and javelin … Broke the school’s shot put record three different times … Posted a record throw of 13.67 meters to take second at the Patriot League Championships … Earned all-Patriot League second-team honors for her effort … Also threw a personal best 39.88 meters in the discus to finish sixth in the Patriot League Championship … Effort ranks third all-time at Colgate… Broke the javelin record with a throw of 42.61 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic … Took 10th in the javelin at the Patriot League Championship … Qualified for the ECAC Championships in both the shot put and javelin … Finished 10th in the shot put and 31st in the javelin at the ECAC Championships.
 
Freshman Year (2005-06): Indoor Track: Broke the Colgate shot put record in her first collegiate meet with a toss of 43-4 1/2 for fourth place at the Cornell Relays … Grabbed third-place honors in the shot put (12.44 meters) at the Patriot League Championship meet … Won the shot put and finished second in the 20-pound weight throw at the Class of ’32 Invitational …  Owns three of the top four shot put performances in Colgate history. Outdoor Track: Broke the Colgate shot put record with a toss of 41-3 at the Penn Relays … Took eight in the javelin at the Patriot League Championship … Threw a personal-best 35.83 meters in the discus at the Ithaca Invitational … Logged a season-best throw of  34.36 meters in the hammer throw at the Ithaca Invitational  …Won the shot put competition at the Ithaca Invitational and at Hamilton’s Spring Fling Invitational and Mid-Week meets … Is on the Colgate top-10 list in the shot put, hammer throw, and javelin throw … Finished in the top-two seven times.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06First Year

    Throws
  • 2006-07Sophomore

    Throws