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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Dave Jahnke

Kierra Arceneaux

  • Height 5-2
  • Events Jumps/Sprints
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.
  • High School Hinkley
  • Indoor Yr. Redshirt Senior
  • Outdoor Yr. R-Sr.

Biography

TFRRS Career Results Page

Career Honors
  • NCAA Championship Qualifier (2022-4x100m Relay)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021-22)
  • 7x RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
2023 Outdoor (Redshirt Senior): Competed in four meets, including the RMAC Championships… Contested the long jump at each while also running the 100 meters twice… Had a season-best long jump mark of 5.53 meters (18-1.75) in the season-opening CSU Pueblo Open… Was 11th on the RMAC season-long performance list with that mark… Finished ninth at the RMAC Championships with a leap of 5.15 meters (16-10.75)… Had a career-best 100-meter time of 12.58 at the Kit Mayer Classic… Was on the Mavs’ 4x100-meter relay team at the RMAC Championships… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 Indoor (Redshirt Senior): Contested the long jump at five meets, posting a season-best of 5.43 meters (17-9.75) at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi to qualify for the RMAC Championships… Finished 15th at the conference meet… Was ranked 12th on the season-long performance list… Also ran to a 60-meter time of 8.15 seconds at the Western Colorado Open in her long sprinting attempt… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2022 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior): Competed in seven meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships… Was a national qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay… Helped the Mavs post four of the eight fastest times in program history in that event, including the national qualifying time of 45.85, set at the Maverick Top Gun Last Chance Meet… That time ranks third in program history… Helped the Mavs run to a time of 46.53 at the APU Last Chance and to times of 46.54 seconds at both championship meets… The relay squads finished third at the RMAC Championships and 12th at the NCAA Championships… Also competed in the long jump at five regular season meets while running the individual 100-meter dash at one… Set an all-conditions best long jump mark of 5.73 meters (18-9.75) to finish eighth at the RMAC Championships… Was ranked seventh on the RMAC’s season-long performers list… Had a wind-legal career-best of 5.67 meters (18-7.25) at the Maverick Top Gun Last Chance to rank fifth in program history… Ran to a time of 12.74 seconds in her lone 100-meter attempt of the season at the Maverick Invite #1… Was selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team... Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 Indoor (Redshirt Junior): Competed in five meets, qualifying for the RMAC Championships in both the 60-meter dash and long jump… Took seventh to score two team points in the long jump with a mark of 5.33 meters (17-6), just off her season-best of 5.34 meters (17-6.25), which she had turned in at the Western Colorado Open… Ran to a career-best time of 7.81 seconds at the RMAC Championships, finishing 13th… Named to RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2021 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in the long jump at four meets… Had a season-best of 5.62 meters (18-5.25) to take second at the Maverick Sun Classic and qualify for the RMAC Championships…  Finished tenth at the conference meet with a mark of 5.48 meters (17-11.75)… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.
 
2021 Indoor (Junior):
Redshirt season… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven meets, contesting the long jump in each… Also ran the 60 meters three times… Had a season-best mark of 5.61 meters (18-5) to place second in the long jump at the Western Colorado Alumni Open on Feb. 21… Was tied for second on the team and tied for eighth on the RMAC season-long performers list with that mark… Is tied for fourth in program-history as well… Later finished seventh at the RMAC Championships with a mark of 5.52 meters (18-1.5) scoring her first two career conference championship team points… Had a season-best time of 8.07 in the 60 meters at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational… Earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll status.

2019 Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets, contesting the long jump at each... Also ran the 100 meters on two occasions... Won the long jump at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open (Apr. 6) with a wind-legal season-best of 5.51 meters (18-1)...  Later finished tenth in that event at the RMAC Championships with a mark of 5.46 meters (17-11)... Had an all-conditions season-best of 5.57 meters (18-3.25) at the Air Force Twilight Open (May 3)... Posted an all-conditions season-best of 12.63 seconds in the 100 meters at the Mines Kit Mayer Invite.

2018-19 Indoor (Freshman): Competed in the long jump at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi, her lone meet of the season... Placed 11th with a leap of 4.95 meters (16-3) on her only attempt.

Prep: Placed 12th in the long jump at the 5A State Championships as a senior (2018) with the Hinkley HS Thunderbirds... Had finished 16th as a junior in 2017... Coach was Sarah Bryan... Won the league title in that event with a mark of 17-7 before a wind-aided 17-8.5 at the Rangeview Last Chance Qualifier to set a new PR... Also had a PR of 12.75 in the 100 at the EMAC League Championships.

Personal: Is majoring in nursing with plans of becoming a pediatric nurse.

Why I Chose CMU: I chose CMU because of the nursing program and the opportunity to compete.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'2"