Cornell University Athletics

Rhinehardt's Top Performances

20-lb. Weight	51'5"
Hammer	130'

At Cornell
Rhinehardt really came into her own in 2009. Only a Heps competitor in 2008, she became a Heps scorer in 2009, finishing sixth at the indoor Heps and posting a personal best of 51'5" last year in the 20-lb. weight. She has worked extremely hard in learning the weight and hammer, and a lot more is expected from her in 2010. Look for Rhinehardt to continue to improve and be a contender for a Heps title in 2010 in the 20-lb weight. Outdoors, she still has a ways to go with her technique but she has shown brief flashes of the thrower she could be. If she can put it together, she could also be a force in the hammer.

At T. Wingate Academy
Rhinehardt was her school’s top shot and discus thrower her senior year, helping the team to back-to-back state championships. A two-time all-conference selection, she also won the league crown in the discus as a senior and was a three-time team captain. Rhinehardt also played volleyball for two seasons.

Personal
Kristen Lorraine Rhinehardt is the daughter of Rev. April Rhinehardt and the late John Rhinehardt, and has an older brother and an older sister. Her brother played football for three seasons at Hampton University, while her cousin, Christopher Douglas, played three seasons in the National Football League after four years at Duke. She is enrolled in the College of Engineering.