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Kali Hatcher

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Mary's College HS
  • Hometown Berkeley, Calif.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

- 2020 Second Team Indoor All-Ivy League (Triple Jump)
- Fourth Place Finish at 2019 Pan American U20 Championships (Triple Jump)
- 2019 NCAA Outdoor Prelims Qualifier (Triple Jump)
- 2019 Second Team Outdoor All-Ivy League (Triple Jump)

2019-20 (Sophomore): (Indoor)
Collected three first place finishes over the season in the triple jump ... Finished with the 26th best triple jump mark in the nation (13.08m) ... Opened the year with a first place mark in the triple jump of 41-4.25/12.60m at the TCNJ Indoor Open (Dec. 7) ... Won the triple jump at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 23-25) with a jump of 42-6.75/12.97m ... Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors with a second place leap (42-6.00/12.95m) in the triple jump at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 29-Mar. 1) ... Set a personal record in the triple jump with another winning mark of 42-11/13.08m at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 6-8). (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (First-Year): (Indoor) Opened up collegiate campaign with a pair of top five finishes at the Fastrack Metro Season Opener (Dec. 1), taking first in the triple jump (38-7.5/11.77m) and fourth in the long jump (17-4/5.28m) ... Cleared 17-9.75/5.43m in the long jump to finish first at the Yale Season Opener (Dec. 8) ... Set a personal record mark of 18-6.5/5.56m in the long jump at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 12) ... Racked up a pair of top two finishes at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet, finishing first in the triple jump with a mark of 40-6.75/12.36m and second in the long jump with a mark of 18-0.5/5.50m ... Took third in the triple jump at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 23-24), jumping a distance of 41-3/12.57m ... Set a PR in the triple jump with a first place distance of 42-1.5/12.84m at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 1-3). (Outdoor) At the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 19-20), posted the 18th best triple jump mark, in the nation for that season, qualifying for the NCAA East Prelims, with a second place performance of 44-0/13.41m ... Finished seventh (Columbia's top performer) in the triple jump at the Florida Relays (Mar. 28-30, 2019) with a distance of 42-1.25/12.83m ... Finished second in the triple jump, earning Second Team All-Ivy League honors, with a 42-10.75/13.07m mark at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 4-5).

Personal: Participated in the sprints and jumps at Saint Mary’s College High School in California … Was the team captain her final two seasons, and won team MVP honors three times … Put up personal bests of 19-3 in the long jump and 42-3.75 in the triple jump … The daughter of Christine and Michael Hatcher.

Career Bests
Triple Jump (Indoor)
- 13.08m
IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - Mar. 6-8, 2020
Triple Jump (Outdoor) - 13.41m
Virginia Challenge - Apr. 19-20, 2019
Long Jump (Indoor) - 5.65m
Great Dane Classic - Jan. 12, 2019
Long Jump (Outdoor) - 5.27m
Penn Challenge - Mar. 23, 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Jumps
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2020-21Junior

    Jumps
  • 2021-22Senior

    Jumps