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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Melissa Purcell

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pascack Valley High School
  • Hometown Rivervale, N.J.

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
Pole Vault 3.83m (12-5.50)


Career Highlights:
  • Ranks fifth (tied), All-Time Indoor Performance List: Pole Vault (3.80m/12-5.50)


2021-22:
INDOOR

  • Finished fifth in the pole vault (3.45m/11-3.75) at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
  • Won the pole vault with a mark of 3.50 meters (11-5.75) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/11)
  • Finished ninth in the pole vault (3.45m/11-3.75) at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
  • Finished 15th in the pole vault (3.55m/11-7.75) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/4-3/6)


2020-21:
OUTDOOR

  • Placed third in the pole vault with a height of 3.20 meters (10-6) at the UConn Spring Invite (3/26-27)
  • Finished fourth in the pole vault (3.25m/10-8) at the UConn Dog Fight (4/9-10)
  • Competed at the CAA Championships and finished with a season-best mark of 3.35 meters (10-11.75) in the pole vault (4/30-5/1)

INDOOR
  • Placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 3.20 meters (10-6) at the UConn Husky Field Event Challenge (2/27)

2019-20:
INDOOR
  • Placed third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.40 meters (11-1.75) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)

2018-19:
INDOOR
  • Placed second in the pole vault (3.60m/11-9.75) at the Howlin' Husky Invitational (12/8)
  • Placed second in the pole vault with the fifth-best mark in school history (3.80m/12-5.50) at the Battle in Beantown (1/12)
  • Finished fourth in the pole vault (3.55m/11-7.75) at the Joe Donahue Games (1/18)
  • Earned sixth in the pole vault (3.55m/11-7.75) at the New England Championships (2/1-2)
  • Placed third in the pole vault (3.55m/11-7.75) at the URI Tribute to Bill Falk (2/9)
  • Placed second in the pole vault (3.49m/11-5.25) at the Brown Invitational (2/16)

Personal – From Rivervale, New Jersey … Plans to study to become a physical therapist … Member of the National Honor Society and Italian National Honor Society … Served as Publicity Chairperson for the Our Minds Matter club … Enjoys makeup and the beach … Father wrestled at Gettysburg College.

Before NU: Seven-season letterwinner track at Pascack Valley High School ... Competed for Pascack Valley for four seasons in outdoor track and three indoor seasons ... Fourth-place finish at the Outdoor New Jersey Meet of Champions (2016, 2017) ...  Three-time Country Group Champion (2016-'18) ... Two-time Group Three State Champion (2017 outdoor, 2018 indoor) ... Three-time North One Group Three Sectional Champions (2017 outdoor, 2018 indoor, 2018 outdoor) ... Two-time Bergen County Champion (2018 indoor and outdoor) ... Third-place finish at the New Jersey Indoor and Outdoor Meet of Champions (2018) ... Three-time First-Team All-Bergen County ... Five-time New Balance Nationals Qualifier ... National Honor Society, Italian National Honor Society, High Honor Roll.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2020-21Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'7"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'7"