Kristoffer Persen
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Weight:
- 160
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- Hometown:
- Ostfold, Norway
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- Year:
- So.
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- Major:
- Business
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- Previous School:
- Frederik II videregaende
Bio
2020-21: Participated in eight meets as a sophomore...notched 10 Top-10 finishes on the season...Was a member of the first-place 4x100m relay team (42.93), while also winning the 100 (10.99) and finishing second in the 200 (22.19) at the Winthrop Opener (Feb. 27)...Was a member of the second-place 4x100m relay team (41.72), finished fourth in the 200 (22.45) and placed sixth in the 100 (11.14) at the Winthrop Spring Invitational (Mar. 13)...Was a member of the fifth-place 4x100m relay team (42.33) and finished seventh in the 100 at the Alan connie Shamrock Invitational (Mar. 19-20)...Was a member of the ninth-place 4x100m relay team (42.46) at the USC Open (Apr. 17)...Was a member of the fourth-place 4x100m relay team (season-best 42.06) at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships (Apr. 24-25)...Named to the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
2019-20: Did not compete in any meets as a freshman...Named to the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended Frederik II videregående skole where he ran track for the Fredrikstad IF club team...Holds the club record in the 4x100m mix relay.
Personal: Son of Svend and Helen Persen...Three siblings in Fredrik, Marius, and Elias.
News mentions
AUSTIN, Texas - Coker University men’s cross country/track and field graduate Murishi Irankunda and men’s track and field sophomore Kristoffer Persen have been selected to the Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-District First Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America today (Thursday, July 15).
HICKORY, N.C. - Coker University men’s track and field wrapped up competition for the season at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships on Sunday (Apr. 25). Coker finished eighth in the team standings with 29 points.
Columbia, S.C. - The Coker University men's track and field team completed competition at the USC Open on Saturday (April 17). The Cobras had a strong showing, placing in several events and setting personal bests while competing against nationally-ranked Division I schools.
Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The Coker University men's track and field team completed competition at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational on Saturday (Mar. 20). The Cobras had a strong showing, placing in several events and breaking a school record.
Rock Hill, S.C. - The Coker University men's track and field team completed competition at the Winthrop Spring Invitational on Saturday (Mar. 13). The Cobras had a strong showing placing in several events and breaking two school records.
Rock Hill, S.C. - The Coker University men's track and field team completed competition at the Winthrop Opener on Saturday (Feb. 27). The Cobras had a strong showing placing in several events.