2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster

Sofia Calabrese

  • Academic Year Senior
  • Position Jumps
  • Hometown Edwards, Colo.
  • Highschool Battle Mountain

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Versatile competitor who excelled in the multi-events and the high jump during her career ... Three-time All-BIG EAST performer and a 10-time scorer overall at the conference championships ... At the time of her graduation ranked fifth in school history in the heptathlon, sixth in the pentathlon and seventh in the high jump.
 
PERSONAL BESTS
60 Meter Hurdles 9.54 Dr. Sander/Columbia Challenge (1.24.2019)
100 Meter Hurdles 16.26 Bobbi Palma UAlbany Spring Classic (4.18.2019)
200 Meters 26.67 FastTrack National Invitational (2.8.2019)
800 Meters 2:22.47 BIG EAST Championships (2.22.2019)
High Jump 1.69 Meters BIG EAST Championships (2.24.2017)
Long Jump 5.15m BIG EAST Championships (2.22.2019)
Shot Put 10.39m Bobbi Palma UAlbany Spring Classic (4.18.2019)
Javelin 22.79m BIG EAST Championships (5.11.2019)
Pentathlon 3,408 Points BIG EAST Championships (2.22.2019)
Heptathlon 4,291 Points BIG EAST Championships (5.11.2019)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2019 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Pentathlon
2017 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Pentathlon
2016 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST High Jump

ACADEMIC HONORS

BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18; 2018-19
Athletic Director's Honor Roll 2016-17: Spring; 2017-18: Fall; 2018-19: Fall, Spring

BIG EAST RESULTS

2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 10 Heptathlon - 100 Meter Hurdles 16.77 9th
May 10 Heptathlon - High Jump 1.64m 1st
May 10 Heptathlon - Shot Put 10.21m 4th
May 10 Heptathlon - 200 Meters 26.89 5th
May 11 Heptathlon - Long Jump 4.86m 4th
May 11 Heptathlon - Javelin 22.79m 8th
May 11 Heptathlon - 800 Meters 2:24.88 1st
May 11 Heptathlon 4,291 5th
May 11 High Jump 1.60m 7th
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
February 22 Pentathlon - 60 Meter Hurdles 9.80 8th
February 22 Pentathlon - High Jump 1.60m tie-1st
February 22 Pentathlon - Shot Put 10.03m 6th
February 22 Pentathlon - Long Jump 5.15m 4th
February 22 Pentathlon - 800 Meters 2:22.47 1st
February 22 Pentathlon 3,408 Points 2nd
February 23 High Jump 1.65m 6th
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 12 High Jump 1.55m 5th
2017 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 24 Pentathlon - 60 Meter Hurdles 10.22 10th
February 24 Pentathlon - High Jump 1.69m 1st
February 24 Pentathlon - Shot Put 7.96m 10th
February 24 Pentathlon - Long Jump 4.81m 10th
February 24 Pentathlon - 800 Meters 2:23.58 2nd
February 24 Pentathlon 3,195 Points 3rd
February 25 High Jump 1.65m 6th
2016 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 13 Heptathlon - 100 Meter Hurdles 16.92 7th
May 13 Heptathlon - High Jump 1.61m 1st
May 13 Heptathlon - Shot Put 8.43m 10th
May 13 Heptathlon - 200 Meters 27.55 7th
May 14 Heptathlon - Long Jump 4.47m 10th
May 14 Heptathlon - Javelin 20.94m 7th
May 14 Heptathlon - 800 Meters 2:32.01 3rd
May 14 Heptathlon 3,842 Points 5th
May 14 High Jump 1.60m 3rd
2016 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 27 High Jump 1.55m 6th

INDOOR

2019: Was the runner-up in the pentathlon at the BIG EAST Championships and earned All-BIG EAST honors for the second time in her career ... Scored in both the pentathlon and the open high jump during the conference meet ... Established personal best marks in the pentathlon and five individual disciplines during the season ... Competed at a total of five meets; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Came in fourth in the high jump with a height of 1.65 meters and posted a time of 27.06 in the 200 meters at the indoor season opener; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/24): Recorded a fifth place finish in the pentathlon with a then-personal best score of 3,323 points ... Came in fifth out of 23 competitors in the pentathlon ... Finished strong in the competition and ranked third out of the pentathlon athletes with a time of 2:26.37 in the 800 meters ... Her other marks were a personal best time of 9.54 in the 60 meter hurdles, a height of 1.58 meters in the high jump, a long jump of 4.93 meters and a personal best throw of 10.04 meters in the shot put; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Finished third in the high jump and tied a season-best height of 1.65 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Registered a personal best time of 26.67 in the 200 meters, and also measured a distance of 4.89 meters in the long jump; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-2/23): Runner-up in the pentathlon with a new personal best score of 3,408 points ... Moved into sixth place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the pentathlon and earned All-BIG EAST honors for her performance ... Led the field of competitors with a personal best time of 2:22.47 in the 800 meters to secure her second place overall finish ... Also recorded a personal best mark of 5.15 meters in the long jump during the pentathlon competition ... Cleared a height of 1.60 meters to tie for the best among the field of pentathlon athletes ... Ranked sixth in the field in the shot put with a throw of 10.03 meters and was eighth in the field with a time of 9.80 in the 60 meter hurdles ... Came back on the second day of the meet and finished sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.65 meters ... Her efforts helped the Wildcats capture their record 16th conference title.

2017: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the pentathlon and also scored at the conference championships in the high jump ... Had an excellent season of competition in the high jump and rose to sixth place on the all-time Villanova performance list in the event ... Also surged to seventh place on the Wildcats performance list in the pentathlon ... Competed at five meets during the indoor campaign ... Recorded personal best marks in the high jump, the long jump, the 60 meter hurdles and the 800 meters; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/3): Came in eighth in the long jump with a distance of 5.00 meters and was 12th in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 10.24 at the first meet of the season; Fast Times Before Finals Meet (12/9): Competed in the pentathlon at the Lehigh meet and scored 3,140 points to notch a runner-up finish ... Registered a personal best time of 9.96 in the 60 meter hurdles and a personal best mark of 5.13 meters in the long jump during the competition ... Also had a time of 2:32.61 in the 800 meters, a successful attempt at a height of 1.59 meters in the high jump and threw the shot put for 8.63 meters; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Came in fifth in the high jump (1.65m) and tied for 16th in the long jump (5.08m); FastTrack National Invitational (2/10): Tied for 14th in the high jump with a height of 1.55 meters; BIG EAST Championsips (2/24-2/25): Came in third in the pentathlon and earned All-BIG EAST honors with a career high score of 3,195 points ... Also finished sixth in the individual high jump with a height of 1.65 meters ... During the pentathlon competition however, recorded a personal best height of 1.69 meters in the high jump to move into sixth place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the event ... Had the top mark in the high jump of anyone in the heptathlon competition, and was also second in the field with a personal best time of 2:23.58 in the 800 meters ... Her other marks included a time of 10.22 in the 60 meter hurdles, a long jump of 4.81 meters and a throw of 7.96 meters in the shot put.

2016: Appeared at seven meets during the season and competed primarily in the high jump, in which she scored at the BIG EAST Championships; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/5): Came in eighth in the long jump with a mark of 4.93 meters in her collegiate debut; Villanova Open (1/8): Tied for an 11th place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.55 meters; Great Dane Classic (1/16): Cleared the bar at 1.55 meters in the high jump for the second straight meet and tied for a 19th place finish; Gotham Cup (1/22): Recorded a mark of 1.50 meters in the high jump; Villanova Invitational (2/6): Had a season-best mark of 1.60 meters in the high jump to finish in 11th place and also recorded a distance of 5.00 meters in the long jump; FastTrack National Invitational (2/12): Recorded a 17th place finish in the high jump with a clearance of 1.55 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/27): Had a successful attempt at a height of 1.55 meters in the high jump and finished in sixth place to earn team points at the conference meet.

OUTDOOR

2019: Scored in both the heptathlon and the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships ... Competed at five meets in all and completed two heptathlons ... Increased her personal best heptathlon score in each of her competitions during the season ... Also tallied new personal best marks in the 100 meter hurdles, the shot put and the javelin; Penn Challenge (3/23): Recorded a time of 17.58 in the 100 meter hurdles and registered a throw of 9.49 meters in the shot put at the outdoor season opener; Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Tied for ninth in the high jump with a height of 1.60 meters; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Competed in three events at the meet in preparation for upcoming heptathlon competitions ... Posted times of 17.13 in the 100 meter hurdles and 27.78 in the 200 meters while clearing the bar at a height of 1.51 meters in the high jump; Bobbi Palma UAlbany Spring Classic (4/18-4/19): Scored 4,195 points and finished fifth in the heptathlon ... Her score was a career high until the BIG EAST Championships later in the year ... During the competition recorded a personal best time of 16.26 in the 100 meter hurdles and a personal best throw of 10.39 meters in the shot put ... Led the field of competitors with a time of 2:28.41 in the 800 meters and ranked second with her shot put throw ... Other marks included a height of 1.55 meters in the high jump, a time of 27.14 in the 200 meters, a distance of 5.03 meters in the long jump and a javelin throw of 20.55 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Came in fifth in the heptathlon and seventh in the high jump to contribute to the Wildcats winning the conference title and wrapping up their second straight BIG EAST "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field ... Scored a career-high 4,291 points in the heptathlon to move up to fifth place in school history ... Led the field of heptathlon competitors with a height of 1.64 meters in the high jump, which represented an outdoor personal best mark ... Also ranked first in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.88 and recorded a personal best javelin throw of 22.79 meters ... Her other marks in the heptathlon included times of 16.77 in the 100 meter hurdles and 26.89 in the 200 meters, a shot put throw of 10.21 meters and a mark of 4.86 meters in the long jump ... Following the conclusion of the heptathlon competed in the open high jump and finished seventh with a height of 1.60 meters.

2018: Competed at three meets during the season and scored in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Returned to action for the first time since the 2017 indoor BIG EAST Championships and competed in both the high jump and the 200 meters ... Came in fourth in the high jump with a height of 1.55 meters and posted a time of 28.19 in the 200 meters; Lions Invitational (4/28): Finished seventh in the high jump with a mark of 1.55 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/12): Cleared the bar at a height of 1.55 meters in the high jump to notch a fifth place finish ... Scored team points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST title and completing an academic year "triple crown" with conference championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.

2016: Appeared at five meets during the season and completed two heptathlons ... Was an All-BIG EAST performer in the high jump and also scored at the conference meet in the heptathlon ... Recorded personal best marks in four different disciplines during the course of the season; Penn Challenge (3/26): Came in seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.55 meters and finished 19th in the javelin with a throw of 19.91 meters at the outdoor season opener; Colonial Relays (4/1-4/2): Recorded a time of 27.79 in the 200 meters and also placed eighth in the unseeded section of the high jump with a mark of 1.50 meters; Princeton Outdoor Invite (4/14-4/16): Competed in the heptathlon and also in the individual high jump ... Came in sixth in the heptathlon with a score of 3,778 points and tied for ninth in the high jump with a successful attempt at a height of 1.55 meters ... Began the heptathlon on the first day of the meet by posting a time of 18.07 in the 100 meter hurdles, a height of 1.60 meters in the high jump, a distance of 8.71 meters in the shot put and a time of 28.58 in the 200 meters ... Her high jump mark was tied for second in the field of heptathlon competitors ... Returned the next day to record a long jump distance of 4.99 meters, a throw of 19.95 meters in the javelin and a time of 2:30.63 in the 800 meters ... Ranked third in the field in the long jump and fourth in the 800 meters; Lions Invitational (4/30): Tuned up for the BIG EAST meet by placing seventh in the high jump (1.59m) and recording a time of 17.42 in the 100 meter hurdles; BIG EAST Championships (5/13-5/14): Finished third in the individual high jump with a height of 1.60 meters to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... Placed fifth in the heptathlon with a score of 3,842 points and moved into seventh place on the Wildcats all-time performance list ... Led all competitors in the heptathlon with a height of 1.61 meters in the high jump ... Was also third in the field in the 800 meters in 2:32.01 ... Began the competition by posting a personal best time of 16.92 in the 100 meter hurdles ... Following the high jump competition she threw for a distance of 8.43 meters in the shot put and ran the 200 meters in a personal best time of 27.55 ... Finished the heptathlon the next day with a long jump of 4.47 meters, a personal best javelin throw of 20.94 meters and the 800 meter run.

BEFORE VILLANOVA

Battle Mountain High School: Earned four varsity letters in track & field to go along with two in volleyball and one in nordic skiing ... Selected as her school's Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year as a senior, when she was also the track & field team's MVP ... Previously was the track & field Rookie of the Year in 2012 ... Earned an award for participating in three sports all four years ... Captain of the track & field team her junior and senior years ... Garnered all-state honors in track & field as a sophomore and a senior ... Named a Western Slope League first team all-conference selection in track & field ... Competed in the CHSAA state championships all four years in track & field, as well her senior year in both volleyball and nordic skiing ... Part of school record relay teams in the 4x200 and 4x400 meter relays ... Appears on her school's top-10 performance list in nine different events ... Presented with the AP Scholar Award as a senior ... Earned academic all-state first team honors in volleyball as a junior, and honorable mention honors as a senior in both volleyball and nordic skiing.

Personal: Born 7/19/97 in Vail, Colo. ... Youngest of three children of Kevin and Yvonne Calabrese ... Has a brother, Andreas, and a sister, Isabella ... Father and both siblings were collegiate athletes ... Father raced on the ski team at Maine-Farmington from 1976-80 ... Brother played soccer at Quest University in 2011-12 and was a striker ... Sister was a member of the track & field team at Montana State and competed in the pole vault and multi events ... Enjoys skiing and hiking ... Chose to attend Villanova for the outstanding combination of the quality of education and the school's pursuit of excellence in both athletics and academics ... Political Science major.

Historical Player Information

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