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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2017-18 Women's Track and Field

Bill Shearn

Monica Benz

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Morristown
  • Hometown Chester, N.J.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
Pole Vault: 3.75m (12-3.50)

CAREER ACCOLADES
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
Fifth all-time at Penn in the indoor pole vault (3.75m/12-3.50)
Eighth all-time at Penn in the outdoor pole vault (3.75m/12-3.50)

OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in six meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season as a pole vault specialist.
  • Finished ninth at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6).
  • Placed second at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 21) with a season-best clearance of 3.65m.
  • Competed in the college division of the Penn Relays (April 24-26).
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in one meet during the 2018 indoor season.
  • Placed second in the pole vault at the Lehigh Season Opener (Dec. 1) with a clearance of 3.50m. 
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances each week in the pole vault.
  • Placed seventh at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, clearing 3.72m.
  • Recorded a personal-best outdoor mark of 3.75m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 22), finishing fourth.
  • Totaled three top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2017 indoor season, exclusively in the pole vault.
  • Recorded a career-best height of 3.75m at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26), placing sixth.
  • Performance at Ivy Heps ranked fifth in program history.
  • Placed first at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 19) with a height of 3.70m.
  • Notched three top-three finishes during the season.
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Placed second at the Philadelphia College Classic (March 19).
  • Placed ninth at the Outdoor Ivy League Track and Field Championships (May 7).
INDOOR 2016
  • Had season-best third-place finishes at the Lehigh Fast Times (Dec. 4) and Lehigh Angry Birds (Jan. 16).
  • Placed ninth at the Ivy League Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 27).

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    PV
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    PV
  • 2017-18Junior

    Pole Vault