Bridget Finn joins the Falcons coaching staff for her first season in 2026.
Finn is one of the most accomplished student-athletes in Ripon College history. She holds 18 All-Time Top Performances (including relays) in Ripon program history, with six indoor marks and 12 outdoor marks, including school records in the heptathlon and 4x400 relay.
In 2025, Finn qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the heptathlon and high jump. She earned First-Team All-American honors in the heptathlon after finishing seventh overall and Second-Team All-American honors in the high jump with a 10th-place finish. Her heptathlon score of 4,945 points ranks among the top 30 all-time performances in Division III history. Finn was also named a finalist for the North Region Field Performer of the Year during the 2025 outdoor season.
Throughout her career, Finn was a member of five conference championship teams (three indoor and two outdoor). She earned 14 All-Conference honors, highlighted by winning the javelin title in 2024 and the outdoor long jump title in 2025. Finn holds the Ripon College record for most career conference championship points and set the school record for most points scored at a single conference championship, totaling 37.5 points at the 2025 Midwest Conference Championships. She was also the highest overall point scorer (men’s and women’s) at that meet.
In addition to track and field, Finn competed as a member of Ripon College’s cross country program and contributed to the program’s first Midwest Conference Championship title in 2022.
Finn graduated from Ripon College in 2025 with a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology as a member of the program’s inaugural graduating class. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise Science – Human Performance and Physical Education, with minors in Educational Studies, Adapted Physical Education, Coaching, Health, and Strength and Conditioning.
