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2018 Women's Track & Field Roster

Karen Bulger

Karen Bulger

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool:
    Northwest Christian HS
  • Hometown:
    Olympia, Wash.

Summary

Biography

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Outdoor Only

  • Tossed her season-best javelin mark of 149-5 (45.54m) to finish first at the Rainbow Relays, the third-longest UH throw of the season
  • Recorded a fifth-place finish at the Big West Outdoor Championships with a distance of 140-10 (42.93m)
  • Reached the NCAA West Regional for the second consecutive year, finishing 46th at the Austin, Texas meet with a mark of 128-1( 39.03m)
  • Finished second at the Adidas/Steve Scott Invitational with a distance of 141-7 (43.15m), also coming in eighth at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 142-4 (43.38m)


2016 (Redshirt Freshman):
Outdoor Only

  • Competed in javelin throw events
  • Set a season-high mark of 153-2 (46.68m) at the Big West Outdoor Championships where she took silver
  • Best performance was at the 2016 Rainbow Relays where she threw for a mark of 147’ (44.81m) to take gold
  • Competed in NCAA Division I West Preliminary round in the javelin throw where she placed 33rd with a mark of 146-11 (44.78m)
  • Holds four of the team’s top five javelin throw performances for the season
  • Ranked third on the university’s outdoor all-time top 10 list for the javelin (153-2/46.68m)


2015:

  • Redshirted during both Indoor and Outdoor seasons


Prep:

  • A 2014 graduate of Northwest Christian High School in Lacey, Wash.
  • Spent her freshman and sophomore years at Olympia High School
  • Lettered two years in track and field and one in volleyball
  • Considered one of the nation’s top high school javelin throwers
  • Three-time Junior Olympic All-American
  • Was a two-time Class 2B state champion in javelin and shot put
  • Season-best javelin throw was 161-5 in 2013, which was the No. 4 throw in the country for high school girls and tops among non-seniors
  • Won the 15-16 age division in the girls javelin at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in Baltimore in 2013
  • Placed second in the World Youth Trials and won the USA Track and Field Youth title for 17-18 age division
  • Competed for the Barron Park Striders Track & Field Club for three years
  • Season-best shot put throw was 44-7 in 2013
  • Heavily recruited and picked UH over Washington, Oregon, and Washington State
 
Personal:
  • Born in Olympia, Wash.
  • Major is Human Development and Family Studies
  • Parents are David and Brenda Bulger of Olympia, Wash.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Throws
    5'5"
  • 2016Redshirt Freshman

    Throws
    5'5"
  • 2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Throws
    5'5"
  • 2018Redshirt Junior

    Throws
    5'5"