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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018-19 Men's Track and Field

Ivy League

Cristian Constantin

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Constanta, Romania
  • Highschool Mircea Cel Batran

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
Triple Jump: 15.56m (51-0.75)
Long Jump: 7.33m (24-0.75)

CAREER ACCOLADES
2019 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2018 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (Triple Jump)
Sixth all-time at Penn in the outdoor triple jump (15.56m/51-0.75)
Eighth all-time at Penn in the indoor triple jump (15.11m/49-7)

OUTDOOR 2019
  • Made appearances in six meets during the outdoor season, competing in both the long and triple jumps.
  • Advanced to the NCAA East Region Prelims (May 23-25), narrowly missing out on a berth to nationals with a distance of 15.54m in the triple jump, placing 17th.
  • Scored in the triple jump at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 5), finishing fourth.
  • Won the college division of the long jump at the 125th running of the Penn Relays (April 25-27) with a distance of 7.33m.
  • Finished with five top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in six meets during the indoor season in both the long and triple jumps.
  • Opened the season by finishing second and scoring in the Harvard vs. Penn Dual (Dec. 9) in the long jump, clearing 7.11m (23-4).
  • Also placed second in the triple jump at the Penn State National (Jan. 26) with a clearance of 14.94m (49-0.25).
  • Placed ninth in the triple jump, clearing 14.81m (48-7.25) at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 24).
  • Finished 13th in the long jump at Heps, clearing 6.96m (22-10).
  • Earned a top-10 finish at the Texas Tech Shootout (Feb. 9) in the triple jump.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in five meets during the outdoor season in both the long and triple jumps.
  • Qualified for the NCAA East Region Prelims (May 24-26) in the triple jump, with a season-best wind-aided distance of 15.51m (50-10.75).
  • Placed third in the triple jump at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6), with a jump of 15.39m. 
  • Places second in the college long jump at the Penn Relays.
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in four meets during his first indoor season, making appearances in both the long and triple jumps.
  • Scored in both events at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25), placing fourth in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump.
  • Won the triple jump at the Navy Invitational (Jan. 13), his collegiate debut.
  • Entered the Penn record books with his jump of 15.11m at Ivy Heps.
High School: Six time national junior champion ... Six time national u23 medalist ... Third place at Romania's international championship in 2017 ... Ranked 12th among European juniors in 2015.

Personal: Son of Sultana and Gheorghe Constantin ... Father, Gheorghe, was a Karate (Shotokan) Sensei and amateur rugby player ... Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Jumps