Kristen Brown
Class: Sophomore Hometown: Owings Mills, Md. High School: McDonogh School Last College: Virginia Tech Height: 5-4 Event: Hurdles/Pole Vault

Collegiate Bests
200 Meters (Indoor): 26.17 (Feb. 4, 2011 at Virginia Tech Elite Meet - Blacksburg, Va.)
200 Meters (Outdoor): 26.03 (March 25, 2011 at Yellow Jacket Invitational - Atlanta, Ga.)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.38 (Feb. 23, 2012 at ACC Championships - Boston, Mass.)
100-Meter Hurdles: 13.92 (April 23, 2011 at ACC Championships - Durham, N.C.
Pole Vault (Indoor): 13-05.75 (Feb. 24, 2012 at ACC Championships - Boston, Mass.)
Pole Vault (Outdoor): 12-09.50 (April 15, 2011 at Sea Ray Relays - April 15, 2011)

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2011: T-7th (12-02.00 - Pole Vault) | 8th (13.92 - 100-Meter Hurdles)

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Indoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 3rd (13-05.75 - Pole Vault) | 6th (8.38 - 60-Meter Hurdles)
2011: T-9th (12-01.50 - Pole Vault) | 11th (8.50 - 60-Meter Hurdles)

2011-12 (at Virginia Tech)
Outdoor Track and Field: Redshirted her final season at Virginia Tech.

Indoor Track and Field: Finished third in the pole vault at the ACC Championship with a personal best clearance of 13-5.75 (4.11m), helping the Hokies sweep the event ... placed sixth in the 60 meter hurdles at the ACC Meet in a personal best 8.38 ... won the unseeded pole vault at the VT Challenge (13-1.5, 4.00m) ... Took first in the 60 meter hurdles at the Hokie Invitational (8.45) ... Raised her PR in the pole vault three times during the season.

2010-11 (at Virginia Tech)
Outdoor Track and Field: Led the team in the 100-meter hurdles, earning a season best at the ACC Championships (13.92) ... also set season bests in the 200-meter dash (25.56) and the pole vault (12-9.5, 3.90m).

Indoor Track and Field: Led the team in the 60-meter hurdles, running a season-best 8.39 at the VT Final Qualifier ... posted a season best in the pole vault at the VT Final Qualifier (12-9.5, 3.90m).

High School
Ranked second nationally in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.97 ... 2010 IAAM Champion in the 55-meter hurdles ... 2009 Baltimore Sun All Metro Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Year ... 2009 Outdoor USA World Youth Trials Finalist in the 100-meter hurdles ... 2009 Nike Outdoor All-American in the 100-meter hurdles ... Placed sixth in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2009 Nike Indoor Championships ... Runner up in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 USATF Youth Championships and the 2006 USATF Junior Championships ... Was a Level 9 USAG Gymnast in 2006.

Personal
Kristen Angelita Brown was born May 16, 1992 in Columbia, Md. ... daughter of Keith Brown, Sr., and Benita Brown ... father, Keith, Sr., ran track at Villanova, while brother, Keith, Jr., ran at UMBC ... picked Virginia Tech out of high school over Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan State ... is majoring in communcation.