2021: Competed twice in the pole vault during the season;
Army West Point (2/6): Recorded a second place finish and cleared the bar at 3.54 meters in the pole vault in the Wildcats indoor season opener;
Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Recorded a successful attempt at a height of 3.70 meters to finish in second place at the Wildcats home meet in Staten Island.
2020: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the pole vault for the third time in her career and the second time indoors ... Improved her indoor PR in the event twice during the season ... Competed at six meets in all on the year;
Great Dane Classic (1/11): Began the season with a fifth place finish in the pole vault after clearing the bar at a height of 3.50 meters;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Tied for a fifth place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters;
Villanova Invitational (2/1): Individual winner at the Wildcats home meet, where she came in first in the pole vault and cleared the bar at a height of 3.75 meters;
Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Placed ninth in the pole vault and registered what was then her top indoor collegiate mark with a height of 3.83 meters;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Came in third in the invitational section of the pole vault with a successful attempt at 3.75 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (3/1): Improved her indoor PR in the pole vault to 3.85 meters to move into a tie for fifth place on the Wildcats all-time indoor performance list in the event ... Tallied a third place finish at the conference meet to earn All-BIG EAST honors and help Villanova win its third consecutive indoor conference title.
2019: Competed in the pole vault at six meets during the season and was a BIG EAST scorer;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Opened the season with a fifth place finish ... Her height of 3.70 meters matched a season best;
Gotham Cup (1/18): Cleared the bar at 3.50 meters and tied for a fifth place finish;
Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Recorded a mark of 3.45 meters and finished in 14th place at the meet;
Villanova Invitational (2/2): Tied her season best with a successful attempt at 3.70 meters, good for a fifth place finish at the Wildcats home meet;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Tied for fourth place with a height of 3.65 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Came in fifth in the pole vault at the conference meet with a height of 3.65 meters ... Scored team points towards the Wildcats winning their record 16th BIG EAST title and fourth in the last six years.
2018: Competed six times in the pole vault and garnered All-BIG EAST honors;
Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Recorded a fourth place finish with a height of 3.50 meters in her collegiate debut;
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Finished in 10th place in the pole vault after clearing the bar at 3.37 meters;
Columbia Challenge (1/26): Came in 12th in the college section of the pole vault with a height of 3.50 meters;
Villanova Invitational (2/3): Placed fourth at the Wildcats home meet with a mark of 3.55 meters;
FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Cleared the bar at 3.60 meters and tied for sixth in the invitational section of the meet;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Runner-up at the conference meet with a season-best height of 3.75 meters ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the pole vault and was a contributor towards Villanova winning the team title at the meet.
2019: Competed at five meets during the season and scored in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships;
Penn Challenge (3/23): Tied for third place and cleared the bar at a season-best height of 3.61 meters in the pole vault at the outdoor season opener;
Danny Curran Invitational (3/30): Runner-up in the pole vault with a height of 3.60 meters;
Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Came in fourth at the meet with a successful attempt at 3.50 meters;
Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Tied for 11th place with a mark of 3.42 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Came in sixth at the conference meet, where she made it over the bar at a height of 3.56 meters ... Scored team points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST title and finishing off their second straight conference "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
2018: Won a BIG EAST title in the pole vault and established a new personal best height during the season ... Competed a total of eight times during the outdoor campaign and recorded first place finishes on three occasions;
Penn Challenge (3/24): Opened the season by coming in fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.60 meters;
Raleigh Relays (3/31): Competed in the college section of the meet and finished first in her section with a height of 3.65 meters;
Colonial Relays (4/6): Tied for a ninth place finish in the championship section with a height of 3.40 meters;
Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Cleared the bar at 3.50 meters and recorded a sixth place finish;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21): Tied for fourth in the pole vault with a height of 3.50 meters;
Penn Relays (4/26): Competed in the college section on the first morning of the meet and tied for fifth place with a height of 3.65 meters;
Lions Invitational (4/28): Tallied a first place finish at the meet and soared to a personal best height of 3.95 meters ... The mark puts her fourth on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the pole vault and is also tied for the 10th-best outdoor mark in school history;
BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Won the BIG EAST title with a height of 3.55 meters ... Was one of five Villanova scorers in the pole vault and helped the team score 28 points in the event on the way to winning the BIG EAST team title and completing an academic year 'triple crown' with conference championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
Commack High School: Earned eight varsity letters in track & field and four in gymnastics ... Also participated in six years of competitive gymnastics prior to high school ... Was the track & field team's Rookie of the Year as a freshman, then was named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior ... As a senior was named the Long Island USATF Female Athlete of the Year ... Also was chosen as the Suffolk County Coaches Association Outstanding Athlete for the outdoor season her senior year, and was her school's Female Athlete of the Year ... Four-time winner of the Board of Ed Athletic Achievement Award and the Scholar-Athlete Award ... Three-time all-state and all-federation performer ... Was an All-Long Island selection as a junior, and was also a four-time all-league, all-division and all-county honoree ... As a senior was the state runner-up in the pole vault both indoors and outdoors ... Competed at the Millrose Games her junior and senior years ... Four-time all-league, all-division, all-county, all-state and all-federation performer in gymnastics ... Inducted into the National Honor Society ... Also was a member of the honor societies for Math, Science, English, History and Spanish ... As a senior was the News 12 Long Island Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... Chosen as her school's Honored Academic Leader as a senior ... Winner of the Spanish Department Achievement Award and the Chemistry Department Achievement Award ... Member of the Girls Scholar Athlete Leadership Club and the Peer Leadership Advisory Network.
Personal: Born 9/8/99 in Commack, N.Y. ... Older of two children of Patrick and Christine McNelis ... Has a younger brother, Patrick ... Father was a track & field athlete at Georgetown and competed in the middle distance events ... Also has two uncles who were collegiate track & field athletes, one at Georgetown and one at Notre Dame ... Hobbies include water skiing, snow skiing and hiking ... Volunteers for Rolling Thunder, a program that helps train kids with disabilities in track & field ... Chose to attend Villanova for the reputation of the Villanova School of Business, and especially the alumni connections that the school offered ... Also noted the school's overall academic standing, the success of the athletics program and the warm campus community with a focus on community service ... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business ... Double major in Accounting and Finance.
