Kristin Hirst Athlete Profile

Kristin Hirst

Kristin Hirst
Position: High Jump Height: 6-1 Roster Years: 2004-2007 Hometown: Elko, NV

Personal

  • Born September 1985 in Redding, California
  • Parents are David and Linda Hirst

Before BYU

  • Lettered four years in track at Elko High School
  • JV and Varsity record-holder in the high jump
  • One-time league champion and two-time regional champion in the HJ
  • Member of Northern Nevada All-Region first team in the high jump
  • Two-time 4A Nevada State Champion in the high jump
  • Named member of All-State Academic Team
  • Honor graduate

Stats

BEST MARKS: HJ - 5-07.25

2004 | Freshman Year

Indoor: 

  • Took second in the high jump at Montana State

Outdoor: 

  • Placed eighth in the high jump at the Cal Poly Invitational
  • Named Top Returning Scholar Athlete
  • Named MWC Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MWC

2005 | Sophomore Year

Indoor: 

  • Jumped 5-03.75 in the high jump at the Washington Invitational
  • Captured first in the high jump at the Mountain States Games with a jump of 5-06
  • Placed eighth in the high jump (5-05.75) at the Husky Classic
  • Jumped 5-04.25 in the high jump at the MWC Indoor Championships

Outdoor: 

  • Finished third in the high jump at the Arizona State Invitational (5-07) and the BYU Outdoor Meet (5-06.25)
  • Placed sixth in the high jump at the UCLA Invitational with a season-best jump of 5-07.25
  • Took third in the high jump at the Robison Invitational (5-06.25)
  • Finished fifth in the high jump at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a jump of 5-07
  • Named MWC Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MWC

2006 | Junior Year

Indoor: 

  • Won the high jump competition with a height of 5'6.25" at the Cougar Indoor Meet
  • Jumped a fifth place 5'6.25"in the high jump at the Lobo Indoor Invitational
  • Recorded a 6th-place finish in the high jump at the Health Alliance Classic with a jump of 5'5"
  • Competed in the high jump at the Mountain States Games with a height of 5'3.75"
  • Placed fourth in the high jump at the Albuquerque Indoor Invitational with a jump of 5'6.25"
  • Placed sixth in the high jump at the MWC Indoor Championships with a jump of 5'6.25"

Outdoor: 

  • Won second in the high jump (5-07.00) at the ASU Invitational
  • Won second in the high jump (5-06.50) at the MWC Championship
  • Placed first in the high jump (5-05.00) at the Robison Invitational
  • Took second in the high jump (5-05.00) at the Cougar Invite
  • Won fifth in the high jump (5-05.00) at the UCLA Invite
  • Placed second in the high jump (5-0.75) at the Weber Twilight
  • Named Scholar Athlete by the Student Athlete Academic Center

2007 | Senior Year

Indoor: 

  • Cleared her season best height of 5 feet 6 inches at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
  • Placed second in the high jump at the Idaho State University Invitational
  • Took sixth in the high jump at the MWC Indoor Championships

Outdoor: 

  • Cleared a season-best 5 feet 5 inches in the high jump at the Monterey, Mexico meet
  • Placed fourth in the high jump at the Cougar Invitational
  • Took third in the high jump at the Wildcat Outdoor Open at Weber State University
  • Came in fifth in the high jump, tying her season-best mark, at the UCLA Rafer Johnson meet
  • Competed in the high jump at the Weber Twilight meet