Kerissa D'Arpino

Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
North Valley HS
Hometown:
Grants Pass, Ore.

PERSONAL BESTS

60m: 7.57 (i)
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/24/17
100m: 11.77
Oregon Relays
Eugene, Ore., 4/16/16
200m: 24.25
Bulldog Invitational
Clovis, Calif., 4/23/16
400m: 56.44
Stanford Invitational
Palo Alto, Calif., 4/3/15
400 hurdles: 1:00.20
Oregon Twilight Meet
Eugene, Ore., 5/6/16
400 relay: 46.01
Sun Angel Classic
Tempe, Ariz., 4/9/16
1600 relay: 3:50.92
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/27/16
4000 distance medley relay: 11:24.59
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/24/17

Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2016: 400 hurdles, 12th, 1:01.81
2015: 100m, 22nd, 12.04
2015: 200m, 24th, 24.80

TRACK AND FIELD

2017
Outdoor: Redshirted, competed unattached ... Had season-bests of 11.96 (100m) and 24.06 (200m). Indoor: Ran in three meets ... Took 20th in 60m at MPSF meet in 7:57, No. 2 all-time ... Took 8th in 200m in school-record 24.65 ... Ran sprint leg on school-record 4,00m distance medley relay team (11:24.59) ... Earned MPSF all-academic honors. Season Bests: Indoor - 60m, 7.57, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/17); 200m, 24.65, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/17); 4,000m distance medley relay, 11:24.59, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/17).

2016
Outdoor: Set school record in 100 (11.77), No. 3 time in 200 (24.25) and No. 3 time in 400 hurdles (1:00.20) ... Ran on 400 and 1600 relays teams; 400 relay set school record at Bulldog Invitational (46.01) and took 6th at Pac-12 meet with No. 2 all-time clocking (46.14) ... Honorable-mention Pac-12 all-academic. Indoor: Competed in four events ... Placed 24th at MPSF Championships in 60 (7.72) and 29th in 400 (57.61), also ran a leg on 1600 relay team that placed 12th in 3:50.92, No. 2 time in school history ... Tied school record in 60 (7.71) at Husky Classic on 2/13/16 ... Ran No. 2 all-time clocking in 400 (56.81) at Husky Classic on 2/13/16 ... Named to MPSF all-academic team. Season Bests: Outdoor - 100m, 11.77, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/16/16); 200m, 24.25, Bulldog Invitational, Clovis, Calif. (4/23/16); 400 relay, 46.01, Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, Ariz. (4/9/16); 1600 relay, 3:51.05, Pac-12 Championships, Seattle, Wash. (5/15/16). Indoor - 60m, 7.71, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/13/16); 200m, 25.42, Washington Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/30/16); 400m, 56.81, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/13/16); 1600 relay, 3:50.92, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/27/16).

2015
Outdoor: Placed 22nd in 100m (12.04) and 24th in 200m (24.80) at Pac-12 meet ... Ranks No. 2 all-time in 100m (11.89) and No. 3 in 200m (24.27) at High Performance Meet (5/1/15) and No. 4 in 400m (56.44) at Stanford Invitational (4/3/15) ... Ran a leg on 4x100 relay foursome that posted fifth-fastest time (47.47) in OSU history at Utah dual (3/21/15) ... Also ran a leg on 4x400 relay team that posted fifth-best time in OSU history (3:51.34) at Utah dual (3/21/15). Indoor: Competed in four events ... Placed 20th at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships in 200 (25.11) and 30th in the 400 (57.48) ... Had No. 2 all-time indoor clocking in 200m (25.11) and No. 3 all-time clocking in 60m (7.73). Season Bests: Outdoor - 100m, 11.89, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (5/1/15); 200m, 24.27, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (5/1/15); 400m, 56.44, Stanford Invitational, Palo Alto, Calif (4/3/15). Indoor - 60m, 7.73, UW Preview, Seattle, Wash. (1/17/15) and UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/30/15); 200m, 25.11, MPSF championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/27/15); 400m, 57.38, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/14/15).

NORTH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in track and field as a sprinter, with all-Skyline Conference honors in numerous events ... State champion in 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 relay, and second-place in 400 meters, as a senior ... Holds state 4A record in 100 meters (11.94) ... Took second place at 2013 4A state meet in 200 and 400 and third place in 100 ... Took third place at 2012 state meet in 100 and 200 ... Had PRs of 11.94 in 100, 24.34 in 200, 55.63 in 400 ... Lettered four times in soccer as a midfielder and was second-team all-state and second-team all-conference and team captain as a senior ... Lettered in basketball as a freshman and sophomore and in cross country as a sophomore.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Sherry and Brian D'Arpino ... Has a twin sister, Venessa, who is also on the OSU track team, and a younger brother, Cory ... Graduated from NVHS with a 3.52 GPA and is majoring in Human Development and Family Science, with an option in child development ... Made OSU honor roll in 2015 winter quarter ... Was an Oregon Dairy Farmers Academic Award winner and academic all-state all four years at NVHS ... Chose to attend Oregon State because of the school's atmosphere ... Top athletic thrill to date was "breaking the state 100-meter record and becoming a three-time state champion and receiving the first state team title for my high school."