2020 Track and Field

Gianna Kittle

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Rocky Hill, Conn.
  • High School Mercy

Biography

AS A JUNIOR...

  • HAMMER THROW
    • Finished 18th (20.71m) at the Inter-Conference Championship Meet on 4/27
  • SHOT PUT
    • Finished 27th (8.97m) at the Pioneer Invitational on 1/19
  • DISCUS
    • Finished 28th (20.30m) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic on 3/30
  • WEIGHT THROW
    • Finished 36th (7.72m) at the Gordon Kelly Invitational on 2/9

AS A SOPHOMORE...

OUTDOOR TRACK

  • SHOT PUT
    • Finished 12th (8.09m) at the Wesleyan University Spring Classic
    • Finished 31st (8.08m) at the Tufts University Snowflake Classic
    • Finished 44th (8.50m) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
    • Finished 16th (7.75m) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
    • Finished in tenth-place (7.99m) at the GNAC & NECC Championship Meet
  • DISCUS
    • Finished 45th (17.33m) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
    • Finished 22nd (17.73m) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
    • Finished 11th (19.82m) at the GNAC & NECC Championship Meet
  • HAMMER
    • Finished 46th (17.05m) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
    • Finished in seventh-place (19.76m) at the GNAC & NECC Championship Meet
  • Received the Most Improved Performer Award for the 2018 Outdoor Track & Field Women's Team

AS A FRESHMAN...

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

  • SHOT PUT
    • Finished 43rd (6.97m) at Umass Boston on 12/3
    • Finished 22nd (7.46m) at the Tufts Invitational on 1/14
    • Finished 20th (7.59m) at the Pioneer Invitational on 1/21
    • Finished 9th (7.23m) at the University of Southern Maine Open on 1/28
    • Finished 46th (7.60m) at the Kelly Invitational on 2/11

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Kittle was a three year member of the Mercy High School (Middletown, CT) track and field team

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Sociology
  • Career Aspirations: FBI
  • Favorite Movie: Fast and Furious Series
  • Favorite Book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
  • Favorite Pre-meet Meal: Sandwich
  • Favorite Late-night Snack: Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Quad
  • Best Class at EC: Intro to Sociology with Taylor Hall
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Making new friends
  • Who is your most respected professional athlete?: Michelle Carter

Historical Player Information

  • 2017First Year

    Thrower
    5'4"
  • 2018Sophomore

    Thrower
    5'4"
  • 2019Junior

    Thrower
    5'4"
  • 2020Senior

    Thrower
    5'4"