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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2017-18 Women's Track and Field

Tom Weishaar
Bill Shearn

Molly Minnig

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Maret School
  • Hometown Falls Church, Va.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
Pole Vault: 4.07m (13-4.25)

CAREER ACCOLADES
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Indoor Second-Team All-Ivy (pole vault)
2018 Team Captain
2017 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (pole vault)
2017 Outdoor Second-Team All-Ivy (pole vault)
2017 Spring Academic All-Ivy
2017 Indoor Second-Team All-Ivy (pole vault)
First all-time at Penn in the outdoor pole vault (4.07m/13-4.25)
Second all-time at Penn in the indoor pole vault (3.95m/12-11.5)

OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in one meet, the season-opening Penn Challenge (March 24), before succumbing to injury.
  • Placed first with a clearance of 3.75m.
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2018 indoor season as a pole vault specialist.
  • Placed second at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25) in the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 3.95m, earning All-Ivy status.
  • Finished first at both the Lehigh Season Opener (Dec. 1) and the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 17).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2017 outdoor season as a pole vault specialist.
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA East Region Prelims (May 25), placing 28th with a clearance of 3.95m.
  • Placed second in the pole vault at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7), earning second-team All-Ivy accolades with a school-record clearance of 4.07m.
  • Finished fifth in the championship division of the Penn Relays (April 27-29).
  • Won the pole vault at the Penn Challenge (March 25), while earning second at Ivy Heps, the Transatlantic Series (April 15) and the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 22).
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in eight of nine meets during the 2017 indoor meet, exclusively in the pole vault.
  • Finished second-team All-Ivy after placing second in pole vault at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26) with a career-best clearance of 3.95m, ranking first in school history.
  • Placed first in the pole vault at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge (Jan. 14). 
  • Recorded five top-five finishes on the year. 
  • Set the Penn all-time record in the pole vault twice throughout the season.
  • Academic All-Ivy.
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Competed in one meet during the outdoor season at the Penn Challenge (March 26).
INDOOR 2016
  • Competed in six meets during the 2016 indoor season in the long jump and pole vault.
  • Placed third at the Lehigh Fast Times Invite (Dec. 4) in the pole vault.

2014-15: Won Maryland Invitational (March 28) ... Scored at Outdoor Heps (fourth) ... Did not compete in the indoor season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2016-17Junior

    PV
  • 2017-18Senior

    Pole Vault