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2019 Women's Outdoor Track Roster

Courtney McQuaide

  • Event Pole Vault
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Saltsburg, Pa.
  • High School Greensburg-Salem

Biography

Career Highlights
• Three-Time PSAC Field Athlete of the Week
• Eight-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier
• Seven-Time All-PSAC Honoree
• Four-Time PSAC Champion
• Seven-Time USTFCCCA All-Region Selection
• Seven-Time NCAA Championship Qualifier
• Two-time Indoor First Team All-American
• 2018 Outdoor National Champion
• 2018 Outdoor First Team All-American

TFRRS Performance List

Personal: Daugher of Linda and Greg McQuaide ... Majoring in Physical Activity and Fitness Management. 

2019 (Outdoor): Competed in six meets … PSAC Outdoor pole vault champion with a 3.81-meter mark earning All-PSAC honors… Finished in the top-two in five of six meets … Reached an NCAA provisional mark in five of six meets ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... USTFCCCA All-Academic team selection ... Earned USTFCCA All-Region honors ... Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team.

2019 (Indoor): Earned All-America honors in the pole vault at the NCAA Division II Championships after placing fifth with a clearance of 3.93 meters … Won the pole vault at the PSAC Championships after posting a clearance of 3.95 meters … Competed in the prestigious GVSU Big Meet, placing third with a clearance of 3.87 meters … Won the pole vault at the Edinboro Open (3.85 meters), the YSU Icebreaker (3.87 meters) and the Al Hall Freedom Games (3.80 meters) … Placed third with a clearance of 3.75 meters at the YSU Invite … Finished at 3.71 meters at the YSU Mid-Major Invite.

2018 (Outdoor): NCAA Division II national champion in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.95 meters at National Championship meet ... was competing in her third outdoor national championship meet and fifth overall national meet ... PSAC champion with a personal best clearance of 4.04 meters at the conference meet ... that mark is the second best ever recorded in a PSAC championship event, behind only former SRU standout Jen Hansen ... had fifth best clearance in the nation among all Division II athletes ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2017-18 (Indoor): Placed fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.82 meters to earn first team All-America honors at the NCAA Division II Championships … Earned All-PSAC honors with a third-place showing at the conference championships after clearing 3.83 meters … Recorded season-best marks of 3.86 meters at the YSU Mid-Major Invite to place second and to win the Youngstown State College Invite … Also earned victories at the Al Hall Freedom Games (3.85 meters) and the Youngstown State Icebreaker (3.75 meters) … Registered a sixth-place showing at the GVSU Big Meet by clearing 3.77 meters.  

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in eight meets ... Had seven top-ten finishes (with four being top-five) ... Recorded a career-best mark of 3.96m in the Pole Vault to place first at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in seven meets ... Had five top-five finishes (with three being first place finishes) ... Recorded a season-best mark of 3.77m in the Pole Vault to place first at the PSAC Championships ... Placed 16th in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.62m at the NCAA DII Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (Outdoor): Did not compete.

2015-16 (Indoor): Did not compete.

2015 (Outdoor): Qualifed for NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships and placed 16th ... Earned All-Region honors with the second best vault in the region (3.76m) ... Finished the season ranking 20th nationally.

2014-15 (Indoor): Earned All-Region honors as a freshman for pole vault ... Vaulted a season best 3.68m at the Kent State Tune-Up.

High School: Competed in track and field for Greensburg Salem ... Won four varsity letters ... All-State winner ... Recieved the Outstanding Female Athlete Award.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2016Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2017Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2018Redshirt Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2019Redshirt Senior

    Pole Vault