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2013-14 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jilian Linklater

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake Orion, Mich.

Biography

2013-14: Set several program records in final season as a Bruin … Competed in all six indoor meets … Took sixth in high jump at Music City Challenge (1.65m) … Finished second in high jump at the Saluki Open (1.66m) … Set Belmont record in high jump at Gladstein Invitational taking second with a mark of 1.73m … Won the high jump at the TSU Invitational (1.73m) … In deep high jump field finished ninth at Cupid Classic … At OVC Indoor Championships earned Silver in high jump with a mark of 1.70m ... Competed in five outdoor meets ... Finished seventh in the high jump at Alabama Relays (1.60m) … Was lone Belmont competitor at Stanford Invitational tying for seventh in the High Jump (1.60m) ... Took first place in the high jump at the Boston-Moon Classic with a season-best mark of 1.68m ... At the Jesse Owens Track Classic finished 18th in the High Jump (1.60m) ... At the OVC Outdoor Championships finished ninth in the High Jump (1.60m) ... Finished tied for 16th in the high jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational (1.61m).

2012-13: Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2011-12: Competed in all four indoor meets ... Opened season taking third in high jump (1.60m) at Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished fifth in high jump at Birmingham Invitational ... Also took sixth in 60m Hurdles prelims ... Used season-best 1.66m to take fifth in high jump at Hoosier Hills Invitational ... At Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships narrowly missed top-three finish in high jump with mark of 1.65m ... Also finished 10th in 60m Hurdles prelims at same meet ... Competed in four outdoor meets ... Tied for seventh in high jump (1.65m) at Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational ... Also helped BU take 11th in 4x400m ... Finished tied for fifth in high jump (1.65m) at Ole Miss Invitational ... Took second in high jump (1.65m) at the Tiger Track Classic after jump-off for first place ... At Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships tied for eighth in high jump ... Also placed 11th in 100m Hurdles prelims... Earned Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference.

2010-11: Competed in five indoor meets ... Opened season at Saluki Fast Start, taking sixth in high jump (1.60m) and 13th in 60m Hurdles prelims (9.96) ... Took third in high jump (1.57m) at Blue Raider Invitational ... At highly competitive Indiana Relays finished 32nd in 60m Hurdles prelims (9.91) ... Also tied for sixth in high jump (1.58m) at same meet ... Finished third in high jump at MTSU Valentine Invitational with season-best 1.62m ... Also placed ninth in 55m Hurdles prelims ... At Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships finished 10th in 60m Hurdles prelims and 11th in high jump (1.50) ... Competed in four outdoor meets ... Finished third in 1both 00m Hurdles (15.58) and high jump (1.48m) at Austin Peay Spring Fling ... Took sixth at Boston-Moon Classic in 100m Hurdles ... At Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships took second place in high jump with season-best 1.70m ... Also finished 12th in 100m Hurdles prelims at same meet ... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors.

High School: Prepped at Lake Orion High under coach Orne Mitchell ... Earned All-State honors in high jump ... Also played basketball at LOHS ... Helped team win District in 2010 and make an Semi-State Finals appearance in 2009.

Personal: Born Jilian Marie Linklater on August 19, 1992 ... Daughter of Joe and Jacqueline Linklater ... Has two brothers, Jacob and Jack ... Hobbies include playing guitar and ukulele, writing songs and being outside ... Lists favorite athlete as Tayshaun Prince ... Favorite movies is Across the Universe ... Lists favorite singers as John Mayer and Jason Reeves ... Favorite books are all Tedd Dekker books ... Lists greatest sports thrill as  watching her high school team beat the 4x4 relay record ... Interested in majoring in songwriting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Jumps/Hurdles
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Jumps/Hurdles
  • 2012-13Junior

    Jumps/Hurdles
  • 2013-14Senior