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Kristoffer Persen

Kristoffer Persen
Kristoffer Persen
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    160
  • Hometown:
    Ostfold, Norway
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Major:
    Business
  • Team:
    Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
  • Previous School:
    Frederik II Videregaende
Bio

2022-23: Competed in six meets during the Indoor Season...Ran a personal best of 7.11 (60M) at the Mondo College Inivitational...Competed in six meets during the Outdoor Season...Ran a personal best of 10.95 (100M) at the 6th Annual Adidas Trojan Challenge and 22.02 (200M) at the 2023 SAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2021-22: Competed in five meets during the indoor season...Finished fifth in the 200m at the Mondo College Invitational...Competed in six meets during the outdoor season...Set a personal best in the 400m with a time of 50.01 at the Rams College Invitational, good enough for fourth place...Member of 4x100m relay team that took home first place at the same event...Named to the 2021-22 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

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...Received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

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
Trio Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors
Trio Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors

Three members of the track & field and cross country programs earned academic honors.

Men’s Track and Field wrap up at the Electric City Invitational
Men’s Track and Field wrap up at the Electric City Invitational

Great performances throughout the field.