St. John's University Athletics
2009-10 Women's Track and Field Roster
Fayanne Francis
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Rush-Henrietta
- Hometown:
- Henrietta, N.Y.
As A Junior (2008-09): Indoor - placed first at the Fordham Opener with a BIG EAST-qualifying jump for Long jump with 18 feet, 1.75 inches (Dec. 5) ... at the Metropolitan Championships, placed ninth in long jump (Jan. 29) ... placed second at the Princeton Opener in long jump (Feb. 7) ... placed 11th at the BIG EAST Championships with a season-best jump of 18 feet, 2.5 inches (Feb. 22) ... she also competed in the 55 meter and 60 meter dash ... Outdoor - at the Sam Howell Invitational, placed second in the long jump (April 5) ... placed sixth at the Metropolitan Championships with a jump of 17 feet, 11 inches (April 18) ... for the BIG EAST Championships she placed 13th in the long jump (May 1) ... jumped her season best of 18 feet, 5.25 inches at the NYC Qualifying Challenge (May 9) ... also competed in the 200 meter and triple jump.
As A Sophomore (2007-08): Indoor - Long Jump: placed sixth at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 25) with a season-best distance of 18 feet, 5.25 inches ... finished second in her heat at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 23) with a distance of 17 feet, 7 inches ... Triple Jump: finished ninth at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1) with a distance of 35 feet, 6.37 inches ... marked a season-best distance of 36 feet, 4.25 inches to finish 14th at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 25) ... Outdoor - did not compete due to injury ... took home the gold medal in the long jump open division at the 2008 Empire State Games in Binghamton, N.Y. ... honored as one of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Athletes.
As A Freshman (2006-07): Indoor - Triple Jump: placed fifth at the Fordham Invite (Jan. 5) with a collegiate-best distance of 36 feet, 6.75 inches ... Long Jump: placed fifth at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 29) with a mark of 17 feet, 9 inches ... Outdoor - Long jump: finished 13th at the 2007 USA Junior Nationals (June 20) with a distance of 18 feet, 2 inches ... qualified for BIG EAST and ECAC competition ... was a bronze medalist at the Metropolitan Championships (April 21) with a career-best distance of 19 feet, 4.67 inches ... followed up her Metropolitan performances with a first-place jump of 19 feet, 4.25 inches at the Yale Springtime Invitational (April 29) ... earned All-East honors at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (May 11) with an eighth-place jump of 18 feet, 11.25 inches ... Triple Jump: also jumped a season-best distance with a length of 38 feet, 7.77 inches. Before St. John[apos]s: A 10-time section champion at Rush-Henrietta High School ...a 12-time all-league honoree ... awarded MVP honors six-consecutive times ... took home 10 medals at the state championships in the long jump, triple jump and 4x400-meter relay ... posted personal-best distances of 38 feet, 4.25 inches in the triple jump and a mark of 18 feet, 2 inches in the long jump ... both jumps set the Rush-Henrietta record.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Rosann Francis ... has one sister, Zanah (14) ... a pharmacy major ... part of the Phi Eta Sigma National honor society at St. John[apos]s.