2017-18 Women's Indoor Track & Field Roster
Roster
Barbaro, Christina

Christina Barbaro
- Position:
- Sprint/Hurdles
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elk Township, NJ
- High School:
- Delsea Regional
- Position:
- Sprint/Hurdles
Bio
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PERSONAL BESTS Event Time Date 60m 8.22 Giegengack Invitational (2/3/17) 60m H 9.27 MAAC Championships (2/21/16) 200m 26.36 Valentine Invitational (2/10/17) 400m 58.09 MAAC Championships (2/18/17) 500m 1:16.73 New England Championships (2/24/17)
As a Senior in 2017-18:
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Helped the Bobcats to a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay with a 3:51.11 at the MAAC Championships (2/18)
- Finished ninth at MAACs with a 58.91 in the 400 meters (2/18)
- Earned a seventh-place finish at New Englands in the 500 meters with a 1:17.58 (2/3)
- Came in sixth at the BU Terrier Classic with a 1:16.85 in the 500 (1/26).
- Helped Quinnipiac win the 4x800 relay at the Yale Season Opener (12/9) with a 9:53.16.
As a Junior in 2016-17:
- 2016-17 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Improved her personal records in all four events in which she competed (60m, 200m, 400m, 500m)
- Earned Top 5 results in both the MAAC Championships (5th, 400m) and New England Championships (4th, 500m)
- Claimed seventh place out of 31 in the 400m at the Yale Season Opener (12/10) with a time of 59.40 seconds
- Placed 13th overall out of 31 in the 500m at the Great Dane Classic (1/14) while clocking in at 1:17.78
- Put together a very solid ninth place finish out of 47 runners in the 500m at the Terrier Invitational (1/27) as she crossed the line in 1:17.22
- Picked up a pair of Top 10 results at the Giegengack Invitational (2/3) as she claimed eighth in the 60m dash (8.26) and seventh in the 200m (26.39)
- Impressed again in the following meet at the Valentine Invitational (2/10) where she placed 79th out of 212 in the 200m (career high 26.36) and 38th out of 159 in the 400m (career high 58.09)
- Scored four points for Quinnipiac with a fifth place finish in the 400m at the MAAC Championships (2/18) as she clocked in at 58.09
- Closed out the season in style with a fourth place finish in the 500m at the New England Championships (2/24) as she crossed the line in a career-best 1:16.73
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
- 2015-16 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles at the Yale Season Opener (12/5) with a time of 9.61
- Took eighth place at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout (12/11) in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.74
- Posted an 18th place result out of 45 in the 60m hurdles at the Gotham Cup (1/22) with a time of 9.42
- Picked up an eighth place finish at the Giegengack Invitational as she ran the 60m hurdles in 9.49
- Scored 10th place at the MAAC Championships (2/21) in the 60m hurdles with a career-best time of 9.27
- Helped the Bobcats place third out of nine teams in the 4x400m relay at the MAAC Championships (2/21) with a time of 3:55.76
- Appeared at the New England Championships (2/26) where she placed 21st with a time of 9.34
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
- Competed in a wide array of events (60m, 60m hurdles, 200m, 400m, 500m) that totaled five in all
- Tied for the second-most appearances (19) of any Bobcat on the team
- Placed 9th overall at the Yale Season Opener (12/6) with a time of 1:01.83 in the 400m
- Placed 10th overall at the Yale Invitational (1/10) with a time of 9.38 seconds in the 60m hurdles
- Ran her top time of the season in the 60m hurdles at the Metro Team Challenge (1/23), clocking in at 9.32 seconds
- Posted a time of 8.55 seconds in her lone 60m dash appearance of the season at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/7)
- Put together a season-best time of 27.05 seconds in the 200m at the Valentine Invitational (2/13)
- Placed 9th overall at the MAAC Championships (2/21) with a time of 9.43 seconds in the 60m hurdles
- Clocked in with a season-best time of 1:00.82 in the 400m at the MAAC Championships
- Ran a season-high time of 1:20.96 in the 500m at the New England Championships (2/28)
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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