2020-2021 Women's Track and Field Roster
Brittany Curtin
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Arts and Sciences
- Hometown:
- Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
- High School:
- Connetquot
TRACK AND FIELD PERSONAL RECORDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION:
2018 Outdoors: Discus (47.87m)
2019 Indoors: Weight Throw (18.29m)
2019 Outdoors: Discus (45.89m)
2021 OUTDOORS: Finished sixth overall in the hammer throw (52.91m) and 21st in the discus (34.50m) at the Patriot League Championships… Registered a PR and won the hammer throw (55.06m) at the John and Carol Covert Classic. Recorded two wins in the discus (42.05m) and the hammer throw (53.83m) at the Lafayette Invitational… Tallied two wins at the Lafayette Open in the discus (43.78m) and the hammer throw (49.73m)… Won the hammer throw (51.10m) and finished second in the discus (42.14m) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
2021 INDOORS: DID NOT COMPETE
2020 INDOORS: Finished fourth overall in the shot put, earning a new personal record (13.78m) and finished fifth overall in the weight throw (18.25m) at the Patriot League Championship… Finished first overall in the weight throw, earning a new personal record (18.34m) and finished third overall in the shot put (12.62m) at the Bucknell Tune Up… Finished second overall in the weight throw at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (18.14m)... Finished first overall in the weight throw (17.71m) and finished second overall in the shot put (12.75m) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished second overall in the weight throw at the Penn 8 Team Select (17.69m)... Finished first overall in the weight throw at the Angry Birds Challenge (16.75m).
2019 OUTDOORS: Repeated as Patriot League Champion in the discus with throw of 45.89m… finished third in the hammer throw with PR effort of 54.29m… also competed in shot put at Patriot League Championships… threw discus and hammer at ECACs… won hammer throw (51.65m) and took second in discus (44.04m) at Covert Classic… threw hammer and discus at Penn Relays… finished fifth in the hammer at Larry Ellis Invitational (51.23m)… Finished first overall in the discus, earning a personal record and breaking her own school record (49.25m, 161’ 7”), finished second overall in the hammer throw (47.27m, 155’ 1”) and finished 18th overall in the shot put (10.65m, 34’ 11.25”) at the Coach Pollard Invitational… Finished first overall in the hammer throw, earning a personal record (52.37m, 171’ 10”), finished first overall in the discus (46.37m, 152’ 1”) and finished first overall in the shot put (13.23m, 43’ 5”) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished first overall in the hammer throw (50.96m, 167’ 2”0, finished second overall in the discus (42.11m, 138’ 2”) and finished third overall in the shot put (11.44m, 37’ 6.5”) at the Fred Hardy Invitational… Finished fifth overall in the discus (45.18m, 148’ 3”), finished sixth overall in the hammer throw (51.80m, 169’ 11”) and finished 11th overall in the shot put (12.21m, 40’ 0.75”) at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Earned Patriot League Champion title in the weight throw, earning a personal record (18.29m, 60’ 0.25”) and finished 10th overall in the shot put (12.60m, 41’ 4.25”) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished first overall in the weight throw (17.33m, 56’ 10.25”) and sixth overall in the shot put (12.66m, 41’ 6.5”) at the Bucknell Tune Up… Finished third overall in the weight throw (16.81m, 55’ 2”) and fifth overall in the shot put (12.09m, 39’ 8”) at the Villanova Invitational… Finished third overall in the weight throw (16.67m, 54’ 8.25”) and fourth overall in the shot put (12.44m, 40’ 9.75”) at the Navy Invitational… Finished first overall in the weight throw (17.25m, 56’ 7.25”) and third overall in the shot put (12.17m, 39’ 11.25”) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished first overall in both the weight throw (16.62m, 54’ 6.5”) and the shot put (13.25m, 43’ 5.75”) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet… Finished first overall in both the weight throw (17.35m, 56’ 11.25”) and the shot put (12.23m, 40’ 1.5”) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the shot put (12.50m) and the discus (40.65m) at the ECAC Championships…Became the first Lehigh female freshman to win an outdoor individual Patriot League Championship by winning the discus (47.87m)…Also competed in the shot put (12.75m) and the hammer throw (47.91m) at the Patriot League Championships…Broke her own school discus record (48.63m) at the at Penn Relays…Selected as Lehigh’s Field Athlete of the Meet at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet after breaking the school discus record with a winning throw of (47.88m), in addition to winning the shot put (13.61m) and taking second in the hammer…Threw a season-best 49.98 meters in the hammer throw at the Larry Ellis Invitational.
2018 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the weight throw (16.55m) and threw the shot put (12.63m) at the Patriot League Championships…Placed second with a season-best in the weight throw (16.73m) at the Wagner Invite…Threw a season-best 13.18m in the shot put with a sixth place finish at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-time all-league, three-time all-division, three-time all-county, and three-time All-Long Island discus thrower, Division & County meet record holder.- 2017 NYS & Federation Discus Champion
- Three-time all-league, three-time all-division, one-time all-county outdoor shot-putter, Division meet record holder. Placed third at the 2017 NYSPHSAA State Champs for outdoor shot put; earned all-state and all-federation honors.
- 2017 All-Long Island, all-league, and all-county weight thrower.
- 2017 third place at the NYSPHSAA state championships in the weight throw; earned all-state and all-federation honors.
- 2017 All-Long Island, all-league, and all-county, honors for the indoor shot put.
- Sixth place at the 2017 NYSPHSAA state championships for indoor shot put; earned all-state and all-federation honors.
- 2017 Millrose Games trials champion in the weight throw.
- Placed seventh at the 2017 Penn Relays for high school discus.
- In 2017, made both the USATF & Newsday All Long Island indoor & outdoor track and field teams.
- Record holder at Connetquot High School in the weight throw, indoor shot, outdoor shot, hammer, and discus.
- Ranked No. 5 hammer thrower in NYS in 2017.
- 2017 recipient of the Ed Nook Award
- Named Connetquot High School’s Female Athlete of the Year
- Named Connetquot Girls Track & Field Team’s MVP
- Three-year starter on the varsity basketball team
- Graduated in the top 5 percent of high school class, ranked 21/501
- Graduated with a 4.0 unweighted GPA
PERSONAL: Daughter of Connie and Bill Curtin…Has two siblings, Jennifer and Billy.
GETTING TO KNOW BRITTANY
Nickname: Brittle
Why did you choose Lehigh? Best academics, top notch athletics, great coaches.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The track team (of course) & the beautiful campus.
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: I immediately felt a connection with all of the coaches. They really give off a family vibe within the team, which is something I love. Specifically Coach Ryan is such a cool dude who is totally obsessed with throwing, just like myself.
Major & Why: Mathematics- Numbers just make sense
Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Burgundy
Favorite Musical Artist: Barbra Streisand
Favorite Movie: Sausage Party
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Website: Twitter
Favorite Pro Team: Miami Dolphins
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Lebron James
Favorite place to study: Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Watch Netflix
Hobbies: Playing Basketball and adventuring
Most admired person and why: Barbra Streisand. An amazingly talented singer, hilarious comedian, and empowering human/women's rights activist. A truly amazing woman all around.
Biggest sports accomplishment: NY Discus State Champ
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Forbes
Place I'd Like To Visit: Germany
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Eating and not gaining weight
Dream Job: College Professor and Coach
One unique thing no one knows about me: I love to study languages
If I Didn't Compete in Track and Field, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a ridiculously enormous mansion, install a throwing circle in the back, buy my dad a Bugatti Veyron, retire and throw until I die.
