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2017 Women's Track & Field Roster

Dana Placentra

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Major Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
  • Hometown Montclair, NJ
  • High School Montclair Kimberley Academy

Biography

2015-16: Pole Vault Champion at the Tom Farrell Track & Field Classic (5/7) with a height of 3.35m…recorded an indoor best pole vault (3.12m) at the UAA Championships (2/27-28)…UAA Spring Sport All-Academic…IAAC Spring Honor Roll.
 
2014-15: Recorded an indoor best in the pole vault (2.90m) at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/30-31)…finished eighth in the event (2.85m) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1)…set a season best (eight place, 2.95m) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/25-26)…UAA Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic.
 
2013-14: Broke NYU indoor pole vault record (3.10m) in her collegiate debut at the Gotham Cup (1/10)…bested that mark (3.15m) and won the event at the Saturday Night Shootout (1/18)…matched that result and took fifth at the Draddy Invitational (2/22)…won the pole vault competition (3.05) at the Keogh Invitational (2/22)…took eighth in the event (3.12m) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2-28-3/1)…also took eighth at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/27-28) with an outdoor collegiate best mark (2.91m)…UAA Athlete of the Week (1/12)...Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Spring Honor Roll.
 
High School: Four-year track & field team member…served as captain during her senior campaign…Non-Public B State Individual State Champion as a senior…also a two-year member of the soccer team.
 
Personal: Enjoys musical theater, cooking and traveling…aspires to a career in the entertainment industry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Pole Vault
    5'9"
  • 2015Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'9"
  • 2016Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'9"
  • C

    2017Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'9"
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