University of Utah




  Whitney Wellington
Whitney Wellington

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Surrey, British Columbia

High School:
Fleetwood Park

Birthdate:
05/25/1988

Experience:
1L

Event:
Sprints

At Utah

2008 Outdoor Track: A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that earned third place at the MWC Championship with a time of 3:43.93 ... ran the 400-meter run in 57.63 at the conference championship meet.

2008 Indoor Track: Set the school indoor record for the 55-meter dash at the Weber State Invitational ... placed third in the 60-meter dash (7.89), eighth in the 200-meter (25.57) at the Bronco Indoor Invitational ... finished the 200-meter dash in 25.75 at the ISU Invitational.

2007 Outdoor Track: Recorded a PR of 12:15 in the 100-meter at the JJK Invitational ... also PR'd in the 200-meter (24.98) at the JJK Invitational ... turned in a 24.99 performance in the 200-meter at the Wildcat Outdoor Open.

2007 Indoor Track: Set PR four times before posting indoor school record in the 60-meter (7.72) at the MWC Indoor Championships ... also PR'd in the 200-meter (25.45) at the conference championship meet.

High School: At B.C. Provincials, two-time sliver medalist in the 200-meter (2003, 2006), two-time gold medalist in the 200-meter (2004-05), two-time gold medalist in the 400-meter (2003-04) ... won gold in the 400-meter at 2002 B.C. Summer Games ... won the gold at the Canadian Junior Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter (2005) ... took silver at Canadian Junior Championships in the 100-meter (2006) ... represented Canada at the World Junior Games in Beijing, China (2006).

Personal: Born May 25, 1988 ... daughter of Wayne and Karla Wellington ... majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in business.