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2011 Men's Track and Field Roster

Joseph Foley

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 170
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Economics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • High School Hanover Township

Biography

2010-11: Placed fourth in the pole vault (4.08m) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/26-27)…took third in the event with an indoor season-best height (4.20m) at the NYU Team Challenge (2/19)…also posted a season-best time in the 60m hurdles (9.95) at that meet…notched a season-best distance in the shot put (9.50m) at the Haverford Keough Invitational (2/5)…posted season-bests in the high jump (1.69m), the long jump (5.44m), the 55m (6.90), and the 1,000m (3:04.61) en route to an 11th-place finish in the heptathlon (3,009 points) at the NYU Metro Indoor Championships (1/29)…earned Second Team All-UAA honors in the pole vault with a season-best height (4.30m) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/22-23)…took third in the pole vault (4.15m) at the Emory University Invitational (3/19) and at the TCNJ Invitational (3.95m, 4/9)…UAA Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic honoree. 2009-10: Placed ninth with a season-best pole vault performance (3.70m) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/24-25)…Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Fall and Spring Honor Roll. Pre-NYU: Attended the University of Pittsburgh, but did not compete for the Panthers. High School: Four-year member of the outdoor track & field, football and diving teams…served as team captain for all three sports, including a two-year stint with the track & field team…two-time track & field team MVP…two-time All-State honoree in the pole vault, three-time All-District in the pole vault, high jump and long jump…AAU national qualifier in pole vault and 400m hurdles…recorded school and district pole vaulting records…two-time All-State selection in football, once in diving. Personal: Qualified for the Junior Olympics in the pole vault at age 14…enjoys rock climbing and biking…aspires to work in finance.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2011Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    6'1" 170 lbs