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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018-19 Women's Track and Field

Tom Weishaar

Hannah Connolly-Sporing

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Southampton
  • Hometown Southampton, N.Y.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
800m: 2:14.11
1,500m: 4:42.02
Mile: 5:14.31

CAREER ACCOLADES
2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion

OUTDOOR 2019
  • Competed in four meets during the outdoor season, exclusively in the 800m.
  • Finished a season-best ninth at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6) with a season-best time of 2:16.33.
  • Matched her ninth-place result at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 20), finishing in 2:16.72.
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in five meets throughout the indoor season.
  • Joined the 4x400m relay team to win the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 19) in 3:50.36.
  • Finished second with the 4x400m relay team at the TCNJ Indoor Open (Dec. 1) in 3:53.69.
  • Picked up another top-five finish with the 4x400m relay squad at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 12) in 3:59.12
CROSS COUNTRY 2018
  • Raced three times.
  • Opened the season finishing 77th at the Bison Open and 31st at the Main Line Invitational.
  • Placed 66th at the Paul Short Run Open race.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Ran in five meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season, competing in the 800m and several relay events.
  • Member of the fourth-place 4x800 team at the Raleigh Relays (March 31).
  • Posted a season-best 2:15.93 in the 800m at the Temple Invitational (April 13).
  • Totaled four top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in five meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the 800m, 1,000m and mile.
  • Finished second in the 1,000m at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 17) with a time of 3:00.00.
  • Placed fourth in the 800m at the Navy Invitational (Jan. 13).
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Competed in four meets during the 2017 cross country season.
  • Placed 29th at the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2).
  • Ran in the open race at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in five meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 800m, 1,500m and 4x400m relay. 
  • Took home two second-place finishes at the Danny Curran Invitational (April 1) in both the 800m and 4x400m relay. 
  • Totaled four top-10 placements on the season. 
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in four meets during the 2016 indoor season, focusing on the 800m and mile.
  • Placed fifth in the 800m at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 19) with a time of 2:19.06.
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Raced in three meets during the 2016 season.
  • Placed a season-best 12th at the Haverford Invitational (Oct. 21).
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Placed third in the 800m at the Penn Challenge (March 26).
  • Member of the second-place 4x400m relay team at the Chester Quarry Classic (April 16).
INDOOR 2016
  • Competed in four meets during the indoor season, including the 2016 Ivy League Indoor Track and Field Championships.
  • Placed sixth in the 4x800m relay at the 2016 Ivy League Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Geraldine Connolly and John Sporing ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    MD
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    MD
  • 2017-18Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2018-19Senior

    Middle Distance