Bio

An All-America performer in two indoor events and four outdoor categories, Kerrie (Main) Washburn's versatility helped the UW-Oshkosh women's track & field program win six national titles during her career as a Titan from 1994-97.

Washburn earned both of her indoor All-America awards at the 1997 NCAA Division III Championship held in UW-Oshkosh's Kolf Sports Center. She placed second in the triple jump with a school-record distance of 39-10 and third in the long jump with a leap of 17-10 1/4 to help the Titans finish third in the team competition.

UW-Oshkosh won Division III indoor titles in each of Washburn's previous three seasons as she qualified for the national championship in both the long and triple jumps in both 1995 and 1996.

Washburn secured five outdoor All-America decorations to help UW-Oshkosh to Division III team titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997. She placed third in the triple jump at the 1995 national championship with a measurement of 37-9 1/2 and eighth in the javelin throw with a cast of 123-1 in 1996 before finishing second in the triple jump with a school-record distance of 39-4 1/2, fifth in the long jump with a mark of 18-8 and seventh in the 400-meter relay with a time of 48.30 seconds in 1997.

Additionally, Washburn was a member of UW-Oshkosh teams that won four WIAC outdoor titles and league indoor championships in 1995 and 1996.

Washburn captured WIAC indoor titles in the triple jump in 1996 and both the long and triple jumps in 1997. The Webster High School graduate also was the WIAC outdoor champion in both the javelin throw and triple jump in 1996 and the triple jump in 1997.

Washburn furthermore placed second at the WIAC Championship in the indoor long jump in 1994, outdoor triple jump in 1995 and outdoor long jump in 1997. She finished third at the conference championship in the outdoor triple jump in 1994, indoor triple jump in 1995, outdoor long jump in 1995, indoor long jump in 1996 and outdoor javelin throw in 1997.

Washburn, who still owns the UW-Oshkosh indoor and outdoor triple jump records with her measurements from the 1997 season, concluded her career as a four-time WIAC Athlete of the Week selection. In 2012, the WIAC named Washburn to its All-Centennial Women's Track & Field Team.

Washburn graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1998 before marrying Webster High School and UW-Oshkosh classmate Jarrod Washburn. During her husband's major league baseball career with the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners, Washburn volunteered at numerous charitable events for both organizations.

Washburn and husband Jarrod, a 2010 UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame inductee, live in Webster where they own and operate Major League Bucks, a deer and elk hunting preserve.

The Washburn's are parents to sons Jack and Owen and daughter Ava. Jack and Owen play baseball at Division I Texas Tech University while Ava participates in women's track & field at Division I University of Washington.