2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Six-time scorer and three-time All-BIG EAST honoree in the pole vault ... Part of a deep Villanova pole vault group and was a steady contributor to the team in meets during her career ... Perennial BIG EAST contender who won the conference title in the pole vault as a sophomore at the 2017 indoor conference meet.
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PERSONAL BEST |
Pole Vault |
3.75 Meters |
BIG EAST Championships (2.22.2019) |
2019 INDOOR |
All-BIG EAST |
Pole Vault |
2017 OUTDOOR |
All-BIG EAST |
Pole Vault |
2017 INDOOR |
BIG EAST Champion |
Pole Vault |
All-BIG EAST |
Pole Vault |
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BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
2016-17:Â Spring; 2017-18: Fall; 2018-19: Fall, Spring |
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2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM) |
Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
May 10 |
Pole Vault |
3.56m |
5th |
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
February 22 |
Pole Vault |
3.75m |
tie-2nd |
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
May 11 |
Pole Vault |
3.40m |
4th |
2017 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
May 12 |
Pole Vault |
3.71m |
3rd |
2017 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX) |
Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
February 24 |
Pole Vault |
3.60m |
1st |
2016 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
May 13 |
Pole Vault |
3.26m |
8th |
2019: Recorded a new personal best in the pole vault and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the event for the third time in her career ... Competed at five meets total during the season; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Opened the season with a ninth place finish and a height of 3.55 meters; Gotham Cup (1/18): Made it over the bar at a height of 3.65 meters to tally a third place finish; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Tied for ninth place at the meet with a mark of 3.60 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Came in 10th a the Wildcats home meet with a height of 3.55 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Tied for second place in the pole vault to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... Had a successful attempt at 3.75 meters to establish a new lifetime best ... Contributed team points towards the Wildcats winning their record 16th conference title and fourth in the last six years.
2018: Competed at five meets during the season; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Tied for first in the pole vault in the season opener with a height of 3.50 meters; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Finished in ninth place with a height of 3.52 meters; Columbia Challenge (1/26): Cleared a height of 3.65 meters to record her top mark of the year and claim a seventh place finish in the college section of the meet; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Tied for a fifth place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.55 meters; FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Tied for eighth place in the invitational section of the meet with a height of 3.45 meters.
2017: Had a big finish to the season by winning the BIG EAST title in the pole vault ... Competed seven times during the indoor campaign and recorded her best mark of the season at the conference meet; Fast Times Before Finals Meet (12/9): Opened the indoor season by finishing sixth in the pole vault with a height of 3.35 meters; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Placed ninth with a height of 3.37 meters; Gotham Cup (1/20): Individual champion in the pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters; Villanova Open (1/27): Runner-up at the Wildcats home meet with a mark of 3.50 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/4): Cleared the bar at 3.50 meters for the second straight week and tied for a 10th place finish; FastTrack National Invitational (2/10): Runner-up in the college section of the pole vault with a height of 3.55 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/24): Claimed her first career BIG EAST title ... Her winning height of 3.60 meters was a season-best ... Also was named to the All-BIG EAST squad for the first time in her career.
2016: Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/5): Made her collegiate debut with a sixth place finish in the pole vault and a height of 3.05 meters; Villanova Open (1/8): Tied for fifth place with a height of 3.20 meters; Great Dane Classic (1/16): Tied for 11th place in the field with a mark of 3.30 meters; Gotham Cup (1/22): Cleared the bar at 3.30 meters and finished in 16th place at the meet; Penn State National (1/30): Tied for 20th place with a height of 3.40 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/12): Competed in the college section of the pole vault and recorded a 14th place finish with a height of 3.30 meters.
2019: Competed four times in the pole vault and scored at the BIG EAST Championships for the sixth time in her career; Penn Challenge (3/23): Tallied a seventh place finish with a height of 3.31 meters at the outdoor season opener; Danny Curran Invitational (3/30): Came in third after clearing the bar at a height of 3.45 meters; Widener Invitational (4/20): Had a successful attempt at 3.45 meters and was the runner-up at the meet; BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Placed fifth in the pole vault with a height of 3.56 meters and was one of five Villanova scorers in the event ... Contributed to the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST title and finishing off their second straight conference "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
2018: Competed five times in the pole vault and was one of five Villanova scorers in the event at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/24): Tied for sixth place in the pole vault in the first meet of the outdoor season ... Cleared the bar at a height of 3.45 meters; Colonial Relays (4/6): Tied for a ninth place finish in the championship section of the meet with a height of 3.40 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Came in fifth with a height of 3.50 meters; Penn Relays (4/26): Competed in the college section of the pole vault on the opening morning of the meet ... Cleared a height of 3.50 meters and tied for 22nd place in her section; BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Came in fourth at the conference meet with a mark of 3.40 meters ... Five scorers for Villanova combined for 28 points in the pole vault and the Wildcats went on to win the BIG EAST team title and complete an academic year 'triple crown' with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
2017: Appeared at six meets during the outdoor season ... Recorded a personal best mark in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships and earned All-BIG EAST honors; Penn Challenge (3/25): Opened the season with a runner-up finish and a height of 3.60 meters in the pole vault; Colonial Relays (4/1): Tied for ninth in the championship section of the meet with a height of 3.50 meters; Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/8): Finished fourth in the pole vault and cleared the bar at a height of 3.55 meters; Haverford Invitational (4/26): Recorded a first place finish with a height of 3.66 meters; Lions Invitational (4/29): Came in third and cleared the bar at 3.50 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/12): Established a new personal best mark with a height of 3.71 meters at the conference meet ... That was good for a third place finish which earned her All-BIG EAST honors.
2016: Competed four times in the pole vault; Penn Challenge (3/26): Came in sixth in the first meet of the outdoor season with a height of 3.35 meters; Princeton Outdoor Invite (4/16): Matched her results from her first meet of the season as she again finished in sixth place with a height of 3.35 meters; Lions Invitational (4/30): Tied for eighth place with a height of 3.35 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/13): Scored a team point at the conference meet with an eighth place finish and a mark of 3.26 meters.
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Deep Run High School:Â Three-time 5A state champion in the pole vault and a three-time qualifier for the New Balance Nationals ... Indoor and outdoor state meet record holder in the pole vault, with a personal best mark of 3.69 meters ... Four-time conference and regional champion ... Named her team's Most Improved Athlete as a freshman, and was the team's MVP as a sophomore and a junior ... Earned a total of seven varsity letters, including four for the outdoor season and three indoors ... Also competed all four years for Xtreme Heights Vault Club ... Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years of high school ... Presented with the West Point Leadership Award as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.
Personal: Born 11/17/96 in Glen Allen, Va. ... Older of two children of Michael and Ellen Scelzi ... Has a younger brother, Jack ... Hobbies include hiking, backpacking and rock climbing ... Chose to attend Villanova for the welcoming campus community and for the school's reputation of athletic and academic greatness ... Biochemistry major.
Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Pole Vault
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2016-17Sophomore
Pole Vault
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