2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

Violette Perry

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Papanui, New Zealand
  • High School St. Cuthbert's College

Biography

Personal Bests: 
Shot put: 13.19m
Discus throw: 45.75m
Javelin throw: 37.37m

2022-23: Did not compete during the 2022-23 season. 

2021-22: For indoor track, placed fourth at Yale Season Opener in the shot put…Earned sixth in the shot put at Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia tri-meet…Competed at BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite…Threw a personal record of 13.19m to secure fifth place in the shot put at Giegengack Invitational…Placed 16th in the shot put at Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championship … For outdoor track, opened season in the discus throw at Raleigh Relays… Placed third in the discus throw at UConn Dog Fight with a mark of 44.68m… Earned a personal best of 45.75 in the discus and a personal best of 37.37m in the javelin throw to place second in both events at Harvard-Yale Match…Earned fourth in the discus throw at UConn Northeast Challenge… Won the discus at Mark Young Invitational…Placed second in the discus at Yale Springtime Invitational… Threw a mark of 44.95m in the discus to place sixth at Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Won Outstanding Newcomer award at the Yale Track and Field Banquet for the 2022 seasons.

St. Cuthbert’s College: Two-time New Zealand National Schools Champion in discus … Two-time New Zealand Representative … New Zealand National Schools Championship silver medalist in Javelin … Top 20 Ranking in 2020 IAAF World U18 Women’s Discus Throw … Two-time New Zealand National Club Championship medalist in Discus … New Zealand National Club Championship bronze medalist in javelin … Third at 2021 World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Meet in Open Women's Discus Throw … Awarded Top Chemistry Student two years in a row 2019, 2020 … Awarded Best All-Round Sportswoman two years in a row 2019, 2020 … Awarded Academic Scholar Award 2020.

Other Accomplishments: Three-time New Zealand National Schools Water Polo Championship medalists … Three-time New Zealand National Water Polo Champions (U21, U18 and U16 titles) … Member of New Zealand Water Polo National Age Group Squads since 2016 … Member of 2020 New Zealand Water Polo U18 FINA World Championship Team … Member of 2021 New Zealand Water Polo U20 FINA World Championship Squad … Youngest person ever to be named MVP at South Island Schools Water Polo Championships.

Why Yale? I chose Yale for its community, as well as its academic and sporting excellence. I knew that regardless of which school I attended, I would be a very long way away from home. I wanted to choose the school that I felt would be like a second home to me, and without a doubt, that school was Yale.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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