2017: All-Conference First-Team...LEC All-Academic Honor Roll...E-Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award...2x LEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 25th and Oct. 30th...appeared in all 20 games as a starter, lead the team in average minutes per game with 93.9...scoring 2 goals and 2 assists for 6 points...in LEC play, appeared in all 7 games as a starter, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for 3 points...averaged 92.85 minutes per game...appeared and started in all 11 home games, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for 3 points while averaging 90.72 minutes per game...in LEC playoffs, appeared in both games as a starter, scoring 1 goal and 0 assist for 2 points while averaging 97 minutes per game...had a season high of 5 shots, 2 points and 1 goal against UMass Boston on Nov. 2nd...had a season high of 1 assist against two different teams...
2016: All LEC 2nd Team...LEC Academic Honor Roll...E-Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award...as a 3rd year member of the program, earned her 3rd varsity letter...2x LEC Defensive Player-of-the-Week on Sept 5th and Sept. 26th...appeared and started all 19 games, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist for 5 points, averaging 85.21 minutes per game...in LEC play, appeared and started in all 7 games, scoring 2 goals for 4 points, averaging 90.14 minutes per game...appeared and started in all 8 home games, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for 3 points, averaging 93 minutes per game...in LEC playoffs appeared and started in 2 games, having 1 assist for 1 point, averaging 90 minutes per game...had a season high of 2 points and 1 goal against RIC on Oct. 29th...had a season high of 1 assist against Plymouth on Nov. 3rd...had a season high of 3 shots against Simmons College on Oct. 26th...
2015: Second year member of team earning second varsity letter… NSCAA Team Academic Award… NSCAA Ethics & Sportsmanship Award… LEC Academic Honor Roll…appeared in 15 games and started 14… had 1 goal and 1 assist for 3 points… had 6 shots with a .167 shot percentage… appeared in 10 home games with 9 starts… had 1 goal with 1 assist for 3 points… had 3 shots with a .333 shot percentage… appeared and started in 5 LEC games… had 1 goal with 1 assist for 3 points… had a season high 1 goal against UMass Dartmouth on October 31st…
High School: Played four seasons of soccer, basketball and tennis... four-year starter in soccer as a defender and midfielder... school's Female Athlete-of-the-Year as a senior... All-State pick in soccer and basketball as a senior... as a junior, soccer and tennis team's MVP... named Most Improved Player as a sophomore in soccer and tennis and MIP as a junior in basketball... all-division in tennis as a senior... helped basketball team to conference division championship and state quarterfinal berth as a senior... in tennis, competed in states as a junior and senior... National Honor Society as a junior and senior... scholar-athlete recipient as a senior in tennis...
Other: Played nine years with the Wallingford Wildcats, helping team to quarterfinals of State Cup...
PERSONAL: Born Krista A. Petersen July 9, 1996… Parents: Patricia and Steve… Siblings: Kelli, Nicole... Major: Elementary Education… Career plans: Teaching… Residence: Wallingford, CT…
KRISTA... REVEALED
Who is the biggest influence in your life? My parents
If you could meet anyone living or dead who would it be? Drake
What was your favorite vacation or day trip you ever took? Studying abroad in Spain
What is your favorite number? 5
What is the biggest sports team rivalry in any professional sport in your opinion? Yankees vs. Red Sox
If you were stranded on an Island who would be the two people you would want to be on the island with you? My dad and my best friend, Sarah
What’s your favorite song or artist of all time? Drake
What is your favorite energy drink? Blue Gatorade
Assign a letter grade to President Trump. D-
What’s the best thing that ever happened to you? Getting the opportunity to go to college, major in something that I’ve always wanted to do, and play soccer there
If Christmas had a taste what would it be? Vanilla and cinnamon
If you could be great at another sport what would it be? Basketball
What made you start playing sports? The idea of hard work, being on a team, and being able to do something I love every day
What is your favorite meal from the student center? Chicken tenders and fries
What’s your favorite part of the athletics at eastern? Being best friends with my teammates
What’s your favorite word? “Literally”
If you could switch places with any celebrity who would it be? Kendall Jenner
If you could change one thing about world political structure what would it be? Shorter terms for some presidents (such as Trump)
If you can consider yourself any type of leader, what would be the word/words to describe your leadership style? Ambitious
If you could live in any other state or any other country where would it be? California
In 15 years where do you see yourself? Having a family, my own house, and being an elementary school teacher
Which do you think came first the chicken or the egg? Why? The chicken because the egg cannot be anything without it
What would you like to be remembered for after your time has passed? My outgoing, loving, and fun personality
What type of Doritos do you like? Cool Ranch
What is your biggest fear? Spiders and losing the people that I love
What has been your hardest class? Anything that has to do with math
What’s one of the things on your bucket list? To travel across the United States
