Completed Event: Women's Track & Field at Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Invitational on April 26, 2025 ,
Final

Women's Track & Field
at Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Invitational
Accomplishments: Last year Kara competed in the pentathlon, high jump and heptathlon. In doing so, she hit personal records in all but one event. Kara has been a solid competitor in the Heptagonals and New Englands throughout her Dartmouth career. She has become a true leader and the coaching staff will look to her to continue to lead by example.
Kara placed 4th in the high jump at both the 2007 Heps and 2007 New England Championships.
From 2000-2004 Kara earned the Coaches Award twice and the Team award for indoor track; during those same year she was also awarded the Unsung Hero award for outdoor track.
She was also the Key Club President, Vice President of her class, a section leader for the Marching Band, and a member of the National Honor Society.
Kara's parents are Kevin and Elise Pydynkowski, and her family has an extensive history in athletics. She has two uncles, one who played football at Northeastern University and another who played baseball. Her father also played baseball at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Collegiate Bests: | 2007-08 Highs | | 2006-07 Highs | | 2005-06 Highs | |
Pentathlon - 3248 HJ - 1.65 (5-05) Heptathlon - 4299 (2007) 100m - 13.28 (2008) 200m - 27.36 (2008) 400m - 1:00.79 (2008) | Outdoor: HJ - 1.60 (5-03) | Indoor: LJ - 4.57 (15-00) | Outdoor: Hept - 4299 100HH - 16.54 HJ - 1.65 (5'05) Shot - 9.52 (31'03.00) 200m - 27.04 LJ - 5.03 (16'06) Jav - 31.02 (101'09) 800m - 2:34.10 | Indoor: Pent - 3248 60HH - 9.90 55HH - 9.61 HJ - 1.64 (5'04.50) Shot - 9.52 (31'02.75) LJ - 4.77 (15'07.75) 800m - 2:25.29 | Outdoor: 100HH - 17.14 HJ - 1.64 (5'04.50) Shot - 10.12 (33'02.50) 200m - 27.76 LJ - 4.57 (15'00) Jav - 27.77 (91'01) Hept - 4152 800m - 2:29.56 | Indoor: Pent - 3129 60HH - 10.06 HJ - 1.64 (5'04.50) Shot - 9.91 (32'06.25) LJ - 4.68 (15'04.25) 800m - 2:31.40 400m - 1:02.00 55HH - 9.77 |
2004-05 Highs | |
Outdoor: Hept - 3704 100HH - 18.61 HJ - 1.59 Shot - 10.99 LJ - 4.67 800m - 2:38.66 200m - 27.4 Jav - 24.81 | Indoor: Pent - 2700 60HH - 11.38 HJ - 1.58 Shot - 9.67 LJ - 4.62 800m - 2:38.01 200m - 28.00 |