CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Competed for the Wildcats in the triple jump and the pole vault from 2017-20 … During her career twice competed in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships and was a conference scorer outdoors in 2019 … Versatile athlete who came to Villanova as a triple jumper before successfully joining the Wildcats pole vault group.
| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 55 Meter Hurdles |
9.67 |
High School |
| 100 Meter Hurdles |
17.71 |
High School |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
1:12.98 |
High School |
| 800 Meters |
2:48 |
High School |
| 5000 Meters |
22:14 |
High School |
| High Jump |
1.27 Meters |
High School |
| Pole Vault |
3.35 Meters |
High School |
| Long Jump |
4.72 Meters |
High School |
| Triple Jump |
10.47 Meters |
Jack Pyrah Invitational (12.2.2017) |
| Shot Put |
6.59 Meters |
High School |
| Javelin |
16.92 Meters |
High School |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021 |
| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| March 1 |
Pole Vault |
3.05m |
9th |
| 2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 10 |
Pole Vault |
3.26m |
8th |
2020: Competed in her first indoor conference meet as an entry in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships;
BIG EAST Championships (3/1): Tallied a ninth place finish in the pole vault, clearing the bar at a height of 3.05 meters.
2019: Competed in the triple jump at two meets during the season;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Tallied an eighth place finish with a mark of 10.22 meters in the team's season opener;
Villanova Invitational (2/2): Placed ninth with a mark of 10.18 meters.
2018: Recorded a personal best mark in the triple jump while competing at three meets during the indoor season;
Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Came in fifth in the triple jump and registered a personal best distance of 10.47 meters;
Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Finished 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 10.13 meters;
Villanova Invitational (2/3): Placed 10th with a distance of 10.14 meters a the Wildcats home meet.
2019: Scored a team point in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships ... Competed a total of three times in the pole vault during the season;
Danny Curran Invitational (3/30): Came in seventh in the pole vault with a height of 3.15 meters while competing in the event for the first time as a collegian;
Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): CLeared the bar at 3.12 meters and recorded a 16th place finish;
BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Recorded an eighth place finish in the pole vault after clearing the bar at a height of 3.26 meters ... Scored a team point towards the Wildcats winning the conference title and completing their second straight BIG EAST "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
2018: Competed in the triple jump at two meets during the season;
Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Recorded a mark of 10.43 meters in the triple jump and finished in sixth place;
Lions Invitational (4/28): Placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 10.22 meters.
Toms River East High School: Earned a total of 10 varsity letters, including four each in indoor and outdoor track & field and two in cross country ... Also played junior varsity soccer as a freshman and a sophomore ... Named the track & field team's MVP both indoors and outdoors as a junior, and indoors for a second time as a senior ... Previously was chosen as the outdoor track Rookie of the Year as a freshman, and was a "Key Newcomer" on the cross country team as a junior ... Winner of the Three-Season Varsity Athlete Award as a senior ... School record holder in the pole vault (3.05m), and also jumped as high as 3.35 meters in an unofficial dual meet ... Also holds the two- and three-person pole vault relay school records ... As a senior came in sixth in the pole vault at the State Groups Championship indoors ... Was also second in the pole vault at the State Sectionals meet both indoors and outdoors, as well as second at the Ocean County Championships in both seasons ... Named an All-Shore third team pick both indoors and outdoors ... Shore-Area triple jump champion and also finished second in the long jump as a sophomore ... Runner-up in the Shore-Area triple jump as a freshman ... Achieved High Honor Roll status academically all four years ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.
Personal: Born 5/11/99 in Toms River, N.J. ... Oldest of three daughters of Bernard and Joni Bragen ... Has two younger sisters, Danielle and Lindsey ... Father played college lacrosse at Kean ... Hobbies include wake skimming, surfing, snowboarding, cliff diving and creating things ... Has an interest in medicine and disease research, as well as space exploration ... Chose to attend Villanova for the combination of its beautiful campus and the quality of the academic and athletics programs ... Also noted the warm community as a deciding factor ... Chemical Engineering major.
