Christina Baker
Christina Baker
  • Height:
    5'3
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • High School:
    Collegiate Institute for Math & Science (NY)
  • Major:
    Psychology

Bio

Season: 2nd

2013-2014: Competed in five different events for the Firebirds throughout the season, including running in the 4x200m relay team that finished first at the ECC Championships meet...ran a season and career-best 8.32s in the 60m hurdles at the Patriot Games  and a season and career-best 44.04s in the 300m at the Terrapin Invitational.

2012-13: Sprint specialist....ran a PR in the 200M of 26.84 at the Armory Challenge (1/12) and at the ECC Championships (2/23)...placed 9th overall at the ECC Championships in the 200M...also ran a season-best 8.30 in the 60M at the ECC Championships to place 11th...competed in the 4x400M relay event at the Patriot Games (1/26) and helped her team run a time of 4:13.38.

High School: Attended Collegiate Institute for Math and Science HS where she ran track and field… Christina ran the 200, 400, 400m relay, 1600m relay…. 2011 Bronx Champion in the 400m, Most Improved Player and Coach’s Choice 2011… honor roll student.

Personal: Christina has two brothers, Javon Roberts (13) and Ackeem (14), as well as two sisters, Venicha (22) and Aticka (2)… majoring in psychology with a career goal of becoming a forensic psychologist… hobbies include singing and dancing… other sports she enjoys to play or watch are football, gymnastics, and volleyball…  favorite athletes are Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price, Yohan Blake, and Asafa Powell…favorite food is Jamaican food… favorite movie is The Hunger Games… favorite TV show is Love and Hip Hop… favorite music artist is Beyonce… favorite websites are Facebook and Youtube.com… favorite thing about UDC is the apartments and the city… greatest athletic experience was becoming a borough champion in 2011 and meeting her role models… dream as a college athlete is to break records and work hard to reach Shelly-Ann’s times… greatest athletic influence was training with her sister’s team in Jamaica… most impressive person she has ever met is Venicha Baker, her sister… gameday superstition is random dancing with friends.