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2017-18 Women's Track and Field

Fanta Faro

Fanta Faro

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    New Haven
  • High School:
    James Hillhouse '15
  • Events:
    Sprints

Summary

Biography

High School: Four-year member of track & field program... ran sprints and relays... 

PERSONAL: Born Fanta Faro December 25, 1996 in Guineau-Conakry, West Aftrica… Mother: Manou… Siblings: Condet, Mohamed... Major: Social Work… Residence: New Haven, CT... 

INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS:

2016/17: Indoor T&F All-New England Selection (7th in 4x200m relay at DIII meet),  Outdoor T&F 2x All-LEC Selection (3rd in 400m at Little East meet, 5th in 400m at NE Alliance meet)

FANTA... REVEALED

Personal goal for the season: Break 60 

Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Don’t really have any

If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Caring

Biggest waste of money: Buying things I don’t need

Biggest adjustment to college life: Time management

If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: Read people’s mind

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Saudi Arabia

One thing you would like to do before you died: Accomplish my goals 

The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: BMW 2017 

Dream job: Doctor

Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: 19 hours 

Favorite Olympic sport to watch: The 400

Greatest Olympian of all time: Bolt  

If your life could be made into a movie, the title would be: A Girl Who Can Overcome Anything

One thing you would change about Eastern: Have more opportunity for the track team and everyone  

 

INDOOR   
DateMeetMarkFinish
200m   
2017/18   
January     27Springfield28.6913th (35)
February     3Wesleyan28.05#24th (51)
2016/17   
January     14 Coast Guard28.385th (18)
2015/16   
January     23Smith28.9718th (66)
January     30Springfield28.4012th (32)
    
400m   
2017/18   
December  9RIC1:04.775th (19)
January    20Plymouth State1:05.865th (23)
January    27Springfield1:04.135th (24)
February    3Wesleyan1:03.8015th (35)
February   10LEC1:04.466th (10)
 NE Alliance 12th (18)
2016/17   
January   21Plymouth State   1:04.551st (12)
January   28Springfield1:04.565th (17)
February   4URI1:05.1419th (25)
2015/16   
January    16   Coast Guard   1:08.84    4th (6)
January    23Smith1:05.84   16th (27)     
January    30Springfield1:05.689th (21)
February    6Boston U.1:02.68#37th (47)
#-Personal best     
    
OUTDOOR   
200m   
2017   
March       25Wesleyan28.3710th (25)
April           2 UMass Dart27.80#11th (59)
April         21ECSU28.118th (16)
    
400m   
2018   
March       30Warrior Invite1:04.152nd (9)
April          7Coast Guard1:04.306th (18)
April         14Mt. Holyoke1:02.313rd (20)
April         20ECSU1:02.142nd (11)
April         28NE Alliance1:01.3912th (24)
   9th (16)
2017   
March       25 Wesleyan1:06.002nd (10)
April           2UMass Dart1:03.589th (29)
April           8AIC1:05.05 19th (43)
April           15Mt. Holyoke1:01.831st (8)
April           29LEC59.91#3rd (14)
 NE Alliance 5th (22)
May             6DIII NE1:02.5020th (20)
2016   
April           2Coast Guard1:02.72    3rd (22)
April          16Conn1:02.1910th (33)
April          22ECSU1:02.703rd (4)
April          30NE Alliance1:01.2710th (17)
 LEC 7th (9)
#-Personal best    

  

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    5'4"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
    5'4"
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