Women's Track & Field Records

This page contains several documents that summarize and list in detail the all-time records and top-10 performance lists in Villanova history for each individual event and relay that the Wildcats have competed in. The first set of links directly below this text contain the absolute school records in each of the categories listed. Please note that the first document with records for individual track events is separated into two categories; the first page lists records for common track distances while the second page lists the records for less common distances and defunct events.
 

School Records

For all categories, the absolute school record is listed, meaning the best mark is used regardless of whether it was recorded during the collegiate season or in extended season/international events (summer meets, Olympics, etc.). Continue reading further down the page to access the top-10 performance lists for each event.

SCHOOL RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL TRACK EVENTS
SCHOOL RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL FIELD AND MULTI EVENTS
SCHOOL RECORDS - RELAYS
SCHOOL RECORDS - CROSS COUNTRY
VILLANOVA STADIUM RECORDS
 

Performance Lists

The table below lists the absolute school record in each event. Clicking on the name of the event (blue text) will open a one-page document with Villanova's top-10 list for that event. The best 10 marks are listed first, followed by the top 10 athletes who have competed in the event. For events that are contested both indoors and outdoors, there is an overall top-10 list followed by separate indoor and outdoor lists.

Please note that the following methodology, consistent with national reporting protocol, was used in putting together the top-10 lists.
The absolute school record is the best mark recorded by a Villanova athlete during their collegiate years, regardless of what point in the year the record occurred. The top-10 lists for each event are limited to the NCAA season of competition. Marks which were recorded during the summer or at international events (ex: Olympics) do appear in the top-10 list, but they are not numbered and are designated as not being considered an official collegiate mark. They are considered to be part of Villanova's historical record of competition.

Additional notes
No conversions were applied between similar events (55m/60m, 400 meters/440 yards, etc.). Each distance is treated as its own separate event with a unique top-10 performance list. The same is true of relays (4x400 meter relay vs. mile relay [4x440 yards] for example). The marks on each top-10 list are always the raw time or mark which was recorded, without consideration for external factors such as hand/automatic timing, wind speeds for sprints/horizontal jumps, or for flat indoor tracks. Due to the inconsistency in the historical reporting of these external factors, all listed marks are the raw marks which were recorded at the meet.
 
INDIVIDUAL TRACK RECORDS - COMMON DISTANCES
SPRINTS
Event Name Mark Date Meet Location
55 Meters Charmaine Walker 6.9 Feb 9, 2000 Haverford Meet Haverford, Pa.
60 Meters Trudy Ann-Williamson 7.35 Mar 2, 2020 BIG EAST Championships Geneva, Ohio
100 Meters Trudy-Ann Williamson 11.58 Apr 13, 2019 Hurricane Alumni Invitational Coral Gables, Fla.
200 Meters Shericka Ward 23.30 May 7, 2011 BIG EAST Championships Villanova, Pa.
300 Meters Jessona McDonald 39.27 Jan 10, 2009 Penn State Relays University Park, Pa.
400 Meters Michelle Bennett 52.59 Apr 6, 1991 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga.
500 Meters Michelle Bennett 1:10.81 Feb 17, 1991 BIG EAST Championships Syracuse, N.Y.
600 Meters MICAH TRUSTY 1:30.47 Jan 28, 2023 Penn State National Open University Park, Pa.
HURDLES
55 Meter Hurdles Charmaine Walker 7.63 Mar 14, 1998 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
60 Meter Hurdles Charmaine Walker 8.10 Mar 10, 2000 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark.
100 Meter Hurdles Charmaine Walker 13.01 May 7, 2000 BIG EAST Championships Piscataway, N.J.
400 Meter Hurdles Patty Bradley 56.26 Apr 22, 1984 Freedom Games Decatur, Ga.
MIDDLE DISTANCES
800 Meters Debbie Grant 2:00.47 Jul 25, 1987 Olympic Festival Raleigh, N.C.
1000 Meters Angel Piccirillo 2:40.82 Feb 27, 2016 BIG EAST Championships Staten Island, N.Y.
1500 Meters Sonia O'Sullivan 4:05.81 Aug 3, 1991 Monaco Grand Prix
Mile Vicki Huber 4:28.31 Feb 5, 1988 Millrose Games New York, N.Y.
DISTANCES
3000 Meters Vicki Huber 8:37.25 Sep 25, 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea
3000 Meter Steeplechase Lydia Olivere 9:49.88 Jun 12, 2021 USATF New York Open & Masters Outdoor Championships New York, N.Y.
5000 Meters Sonia O'Sullivan 15:17.28 Jan 25, 1991 Terrier Classic Boston, Mass.
10000 Meters Carole Zajac 32:22.96 Apr 23, 1992 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
Marathon Beverly Reilly 2:57:51 Apr 17, 1983 Penn Relays Marathon Philadelphia, Pa.
INDIVIDUAL TRACK RECORDS - LESS COMMON DISTANCES AND DEFUNCT EVENTS
SPRINTS
45 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 5.55 Jan 30, 1981 Big 5 Championships West Chester, Pa.
50 Yards Liz Feeney 7.6 Feb 13, 1982 Swarthmore Open Swarthmore, Pa.
50 Meters Nanni Torres 7.0 Jan 26, 1986 at Syracuse; vs. University of Toronto Syracuse, N.Y.
60 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 7.1 Dec 10, 1978 Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.
100 Yards Pat Robinson 11.6 Apr 12, 1978 at TCNJ Ewing, N.J.
200 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 26.6 Mar 30, 1980 Big 5 Championships Philadelphia, Pa.
220 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 26.1 Dec 10, 1978 Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.
220 Meters Pat Robinson 26.5 May 5, 1978 EAIAW Championship Slippery Rock, Pa.
300 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 36.4 Mar 2, 1979 AIAW Championship Columbia, Mo.
440 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 56.33 Mar 11, 1979 EAIAW Championship
600 Yards Doriane Lambelet 1:12.14 Mar 2, 1979 AIAW Championship Columbia, Mo.
700 Meters Celeste Halliday 1:47.6 Apr 19, 1986 Blue-Gray Meet Washington, D.C.
HURDLES
45 Yard Hurdles Peggy Stewart 6.43 Dec 12, 1981 Women's Developmental Meet West Chester, Pa.
50 Meter Hurdles Patty Bradley 7.54 Feb 20, 1983 BIG EAST Championships Syracuse, N.Y.
60 Yard Hurdles Peggy Stewart 8.2 Jan 10, 1982 Towson Developmental Meet Towson, Md.
100 Yard Hurdles Mary Ann Wojcicki 15.2 1978 Big 5 Championships
440 Yard Hurdles Mary Ann Wojcicki 1:12.7 1978 Big 5 Championships
MIDDLE DISTANCES
800 Yards Patty Bradley 2:14.5 Feb 22, 1981 Delaware Women's Invitational Newark, Del.
880 Yards Jennifer Whitfield 2:10.90 Mar 2, 1980 EAIAW Championship Cambridge, Mass.
1000 Yards Celeste Halliday 2:26.97 Mar 8, 1987 ECAC Championship New Haven, Conn.
1200 Meters Vicki Huber 3:29.5 Apr 19, 1986 Blue-Gray Meet Washington, D.C.
DISTANCES
Two Miles Vicki Huber 9:56.35 Jan 17, 1987 Eastman Invitational Johnson City, Tenn.
Three Miles Jan Yerkes 16:14.89 Mar 5, 1983 EAIAW Championship Cambridge, Mass.
Three Miles (Team) Shea-Berardi-McGowan-Gilsinger-Reilly 87:30.2 1981 Puma Track & Field Championship
INDIVIDUAL FIELD RECORDS AND MULTI EVENTS
High Jump ROSCHELL CLAYTON 1.88m Feb 10, 2024 Eagle Elite Invitational Boston, Mass.
Pole Vault Alexandra Wasik 4.22m Jan 16, 2015 Gotham Cup New York, N.Y.
Long Jump Marlena Robinson 6.01m Apr 11, 1998 Lehigh Games Bethlehem, Pa.
Triple Jump Marlena Robinson 13.03m May 6, 2000 BIG EAST Championships Piscataway, N.J.
Shot Put Sade Meeks 15.50m Feb 5, 2022 Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet Blacksburg, Va.
Weight Throw Sade Meeks 20.88m Jan 22, 2022 Villanova Invitational Staten Island, N.Y.
Discus Grayce French 52.35m May 15, 2021 BIG EAST Championships Geneva, Ohio
Hammer Sade Meeks 59.38m April 1, 2022 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla.
Javelin (1999-present) Taryn Ashby 50.69m Apr 30, 2021 UNF Invite Jacksonville, Fla.
Javelin (pre-1999) Jen Pastore 56.16m Apr 25, 1996 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
Pentathlon Katherine Petruzzellis 3,723 Mar 1, 2015 BIG EAST Championships New York, N.Y.
Heptathlon (1999-present) Olivia Morgan 5,149 May 15, 2021 BIG EAST Championships Geneva, Ohio
Heptathlon (pre-1999) Melanie Sklepko 5,243 Apr 26, 1995 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
TRACK RELAY RECORDS - METRIC DISTANCES
4x100 Meter Relay Grant-Johnson-Walden-June 45.95 Apr 11, 2015 Hurricane Alumni Invitational Coral Gables, Fla.
4x200 Meter Relay Walicki-Borkowski-Cain-Robinson 1:50.0 Apr 21, 1979 Rutgers Invitational Piscataway, N.J.
4x220 Meter Relay Bradley-Scarpa-Torres-Vogel 2:06.23 Jan 8, 1986 Middle Atlantic TAC Championships Haverford, Pa.
Sprint Medley Relay (800m) Bradley-McIntosh-Whitfield-Stewart 1:51.50 Mar 20, 1982 Lady Gator Relays Gainesville, Fla.
4x400 Meter Relay Rahr-Davis-Grizzle-Walley 3:35.79 May 25, 1997 ECAC Championship Fairfax, Va.
Sprint Medley Relay (1600m) Walley-Staye-Hunte-Woodward 3:45.45 Apr 29, 1994 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4x800 Meter Relay Margey-Piccirillo-Akande-Lipari 8:17.45 Apr 27, 2013 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
Distance Medley Relay Franey-Bennett-Halliday-Huber 10:48.38 Apr 28, 1988 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4x1500 Meter Relay Dougherty-Schappert-Mimic-Reid 17:15.41 Apr 23, 2010 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4x1600 Meter Relay Fonshell-Torelli-Goddard-Lynch 19:16.4 Mar 31, 1990 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla.
Long Jump Relay Mary Ann Wojcicki 9.04m Dec 11, 1977 Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.
TRACK RELAY RECORDS - YARDS
Shuttle Hurdles Relay Wojcicki-Dalton-Borkowski-Robinson 32.8 Dec 11, 1977 Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.
4x110 Yard Relay Whitfield-Allen-Stewart-Bradley 49.54 Mar 10, 1981 EAIAW Championship West Chester, Pa.
4x160 Yard Relay Bradley-Carter-Kehs-McIntosh 1:1.2 Jan 5, 1983 Mid-Atlantic TAC Championship Philadelphia, Pa.
4x176 Yard Relay Grant-Bradley-McIntosh-VanRensselaer 1:22.7 Jan 28, 1984 Big 5 Championships Chester, Pa.
4x200 Yard Relay McIntosh-Feeney-Allen-Whitfield 1:45.0 Mar 7, 1982 EAIAW Championship Orono, Maine
4x220 Yard Relay Whitfield-Cain-Lambelet-Robinson 1:44.79 Mar 3, 1979 AIAW Championship Columbia, Mo.
4x237 Yard Relay Heinback-Ribik-O'Donnell-Feeney 2:10.5 Feb 13, 1982 Swarthmore Open Swarthmore, Pa.
Sprint Medley Relay (880y) Villanova 1:52.84 May 10, 1981 EAIAW Championship West Chester, Pa.
Mile Relay (4x440 Yards) Procaccio-Grant-DiMuro-Halliday 3:41.55 Jan 16, 1987 Eastman Invitational Johnson City, Tenn.
Sprint Medley Relay (Mile) Gilsinger-Walicki-Robinson-Downey 4:36.6 Feb 18, 1979 Princeton Relays Princeton, N.J.
Two Mile Relay (4x880 Yards) DiMuro-O'Sullivan-Huber-Bennett 8:33.94 Feb 3, 1989 Millrose Games New York, N.Y.
Ten Mile Relay Mary Ellen McGowan / Eva Marie Berardi 54:51.9 1981 Puma Track & Field Championship
 

RELAY SPLITS

Below is a listing of the fastest known relay splits Villanova has recorded at distances of 200 meters/220 yards, 400 meters/440 yards, 800 meters/880 yards, 1200 meters/1320 meters, 1500 meters and 1600 meters. These records are for reference and are considered to be unofficial. Please keep in mind that in many instances official relay splits are not recorded in meet results, so we recognize that there are likely faster splits that are not accounted for here. As with the individual events listed above, click on the blue text in the left column to open an expanded list of top performances.
 
FASTEST KNOWN RELAY SPLITS
200 Meters/220 Yards Marissa Maggio 24.9 Sprint Medley Relay April 22, 1989 Mason-Dixon Relays
400 Meters/440 Yards Michelle Bennett 52.0 Distance Medley Relay April 25, 1990 Penn Relays
800 Meters/880 Yards Patty Bradley 2:01.3 Distance Medley Relay April 26, 1984 Penn Relays
Debbie Grant 2:01.3 4x800 Meter Relay April 25, 1987 Penn Relays
1200 Meters/1320 Yards Sonia O'Sullivan 3:18.7 Distance Medley Relay April 25, 1990 Penn Relays
1500 Meters Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 4:11.6 4x1500 Meter Relay April 28, 2017 Penn Relays
1600 Meters Sonia O'Sullivan 4:27.5 Distance Medley Relay April 25, 1991 Penn Relays
 

CROSS COUNTRY PERFORMANCE LISTS

 
CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS
METRIC DISTANCES
4000 Meters Nicole Armstrong 14:29.2 Sep 11, 2015 Big 5 Invitational Philadelphia, Pa.
5000 Meters Vicki Huber 15:59.86 Nov 20, 1989 NCAA Championships Annapolis, Md.
6000 Meters SADIE SIGFSTEAD 19:30.8 Nov 15, 2024 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional University Park, Pa.
MILES
2.0 Miles Ioana Parusheva 10:41.9 Sep 17, 2001 Haverford Invitational Haverford, Pa.
2.5 Miles Sonia O'Sullivan 13:28 Sep 21, 1991 William & Mary Invitational Williamsburg, Va.
2.9 Miles Vicki Huber 16:20 Oct 18, 1986 Big 5 Championships Philadelphia, Pa.
Gina Procaccio 16:20 Oct 18, 1986 Big 5 Championships Philadelphia, Pa.
3.0 Miles SADIE SIGFSTEAD 16:00.5 Sep 15, 2023 Main Line Invitational Haverford, Pa.
3.2 Miles Mary Ellen McGowan 17:12.2 Sep 29, 1984 Rutgers-adidas Invitational New Brunswick, N.J.