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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Jeff Weiss
Jeff Weiss

Karrington Seals

Karrington Seals

  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Farmington Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    North Farmington
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Indoor:  60m - 8.08 ... 200m - 26.45 ... 400m - 1:03.66 ... 60m Hurdles - 8.51 (.505) ... Long Jump - 5.43m (17-09.75)

Outdoor:  100m - 12.74 ... 200m - 25.92 ... 100m Hurdles - 13.59 ... 400m Hurdles - 1:07.13 ... Long Jump - 5.56m (18-02.75)
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Karrington Seals' TFRRS Meet-By-Meet Results

WSU Career Notes (as of 5/27/2018):  Was a six-time athletic All-American:  a three-time Indoor Track and Field All-American in the 60m hurdles placing fifth in 2017 (8.56), eighth in 2016 (8.70) and 10th in 2018 (8.55); a three-time Outdoor Track and Field All-American in the 100m hurdles having finished sixth in 2018 (13.59), 10th in 2016 (13.87) and 12th in 2017 (13.86).  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team as a junior in 2017, and again as a senior in 2018.  Holds the top 21 all-time WSU indoor times for 60m hurdles ... set the school record for 60m hurdles (8.505) in the prelims at the 2016 NCAA Indoor National Championships (3/11/16) ... selected to the NCAA Indoor Championships each of her last three seasons (2016-17-18) ... has the top 24 all-time WSU outdoor times for 100m hurdles ... has the second-best long jump mark (5.56m) ... was part of two of the top six all-time 4x100m relay times ... was selected to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships each of her last three seasons.

Link to Feature Story written in Sept. 2016.

2017-18:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team after being selected to the All-District First Team ... was a GLIAC Commissioner's award recipient for her work in both the classroom and on the track ... was WSU's nominee for the 2017-18 Coach John Wooden Citizenship Cup ... nominee for 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award ... selected as the squad's Athlete of the Year for track ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.  INDOOR:  Earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors after placing 10th at the NCAA Championships (8.55) ... was an All-Region honoree in the 60m hurdles (8.53) ... won the GLIAC title in the 60m hurdles (8.53) for the second consecutive season ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... placed eighth in the long jump at the GLIAC Championships with a distance of 5.35m ... set a personal-best in the long jump (5.43m) at the Oiler Opener (12/9) ... competed in seven of eight meets.  OUTDOOR:  Earned First Team All-America accolades after placing sixth in the finals of the 100m hurdles in a school record time of 13.59 ... had the fourth-fastest time in the prelims (13.60) ... was the lone Warrior selected for the NCAA Championships ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 100 hurdles (13.74m) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... won the 100m hurdles in 13.58 (wind 5.4) ... placed second in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 5.56m (18-03) ... ran the leadoff leg of the fifth-place 4x100m relay (47.65) at the league meet ... finished fourth among all competitors with 19 points at the league meet.

2016-17:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team after being selected to the All-District First Team ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.  INDOOR:  Earned All-America honors in the 60m hurdles (8.56) by having the highest-finish (fifth) at the NCAA Championships (3/11) of any female WSU indoor track participant in the five-year history of the program ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... won her prelim heat (8.54) at the NCAA Championships (3/10) ... named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team for the 60m hurdles ... competed in all eight meets including the GLIAC Championships and the NCAA Championships ... selected GLIAC Female Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 9, 2017 ... won the 60m hurdles at the GLIAC Championships in a time of 8.51 ... ran a career-best times of 8.08 for 60m and 26.45 for 200m at the GLIAC Championships (2/25).  OUTDOOR:  Earned Second Team All-America honors by placing 12th in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA Championships in a time of 13.86 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in seven meets, including the GLIAC Championships and both GVSU Last Chance meets, prior to the NCAA Championships … took first in the 100m hurdles at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/21) … ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay (48.27) at the Cumberlands Invitational (4/7) … placed third in the 100m hurdles (13.89) at the GLIAC Championships ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 100 hurdles ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:   Was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2015-16 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.   INDOOR:  Became the first Women's Indoor Track All-American in school history by placing eighth at the NCAA Championships in the 60m hurdles ... earned a spot in the NCAA finals by eclipsing the school record in the NCAA prelims (8.505) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors after finishing as the runner-up in the 60m hurdles event at the GLIAC Championship in a then school record time of 8.60 ... earned All-Region recognition in the 60m hurdles for having one of the top five times in the Midwest Region ... became the first non-distance runner in WSU program history to qualify for the NCAA Indoor National Championships (60m hurdles) [along with Kierra Johnson, who was selected as an alternate] ... won the 60m hurdles race at both the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invitational (1/30) and the SVSU Holiday Classic (12/4).  OUTDOOR:  Earned Second Team All-America accolades in the 100m hurdles after placing 10th at the NCAA Championship in a time of 13.87 ... earned USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region honors in the 100m hurdles for having one of the top five times ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in 11 meets, including the GLIAC Championship ... won the 100m hurdles at the conference championship (5/6) in a school-record (and provisional) time of 13.73 ... set personal bests in both the 100m (12.74) and 200m (25.92) at the Oakland Grizzly Invite (4/16) ... ran the anchor on a provisional qualifying 4x100m relay (46.69) at the Hillsdale Classic (5/12) ... earned USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) Scholar Athlete recognition.

2014-15:  INDOOR:  Competed in seven meets ... placed third in the 60m hurdles with a mark of 9.15 at the Oiler Opener (12/6) ... guided the 4x4 relay team to a runner-up finish crossing the line in 4:05.06 at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24).  OUTDOOR:  Represented WSU in six meets during the outdoor season ... finished sixth in the 400m hurdles (1:07.13) at the Hillsdale Gina Relays (4/25) ... garnered a fifth-place finish in the 100m hurdles with a mark of 14.26 at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (5/2) ... crossed the line at 14.22 in the 100m hurdles at the Hillsdale "Last Chance" Classic (5/7) ... earned USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) Scholar Athlete recognition.

High School:  A 2014 graduate of North Farmington High School ... earned four varsity letters for the Raiders and coach Bill Pinnell ... selected team MVP for the 2014 season ... was the top scorer on the squad three consecutive seasons (2011-13) ... named to the All-Area squad her last three years ... was an OAA Scholar Athlete in 2012, 2013 and 2014 ... was a two-time All-City selection (2012-13) ... recorded best times of 14.65 for 100m hurdles and 47.0 for 300m hurdles ... also competed in the long jump (16-10) ... had a time of 9.21 for 60m indoor hurdles at the 2014 MITS State Championship ... participated at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympic Championships ... recipient of the American Legion Award ... received the POWER Leadership Award ... was a member of Phi Beta Kappa ... served as the track team captain as a senior ... competed for the New Breed Track Club for three years (2012-14).

Personal:  Full name--Karrington A. Seals ... born June 14, 1996, in Farmington Hills ... daughter of Robert and Darlene Seals ... has one younger sister, Kennedi ... is majoring in Biological Sciences Honors with a minor in Spanish ... would like to become an orthopedic surgeon ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is serving as the vice president in 2017-18 after serving in the same capacity in 2016-17 ... she also served as co-secretary in 2015-16 ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2014 (4.00), Winter 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017 and Fall 2017 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2018.




 
Karrington Seals' Indoor Track Personal Bests
2014-18
Event Time/Distance Meet
60m 8.08 GLIAC Championships (Feb. 25, 2017)
200m 26.45 GLIAC Championships (Feb. 25, 2017)
400m 1:03.66 Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (Feb. 6-7, 2015)
60m Hurdles 8.505 NCAA Championships Prelims (March 11, 2016)
 
Karrington Seals' Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2015-18
Event Time/Distance Meet
100m 12.74 Oakland Grizzly Invite (April 16, 2016)
200m 25.92 Oakland Grizzly Invite (April 16, 2016)
100m Hurdles 13.59 NCAA Championship (May 26, 2018)
400m Hurdles 1:07.13 Hillsdale Gina Relays (April 24, 2015)
Long Jump 5.56m (18-02.75) GLIAC Championships (May 3, 2018)
4x100m Relay 46.69 Hillsdale Classic (May 12, 2016)
4x400m Relay 4:10.96 Tennessee Rust Buster (March 25, 2017)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"

  • 2016-17Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"

  • 2017-18Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'5"