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2018 Women's Outdoor Track Roster

Maria Darling

  • Event Pole Vault
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Freedom, N.Y.
  • High School Pioneer

Biography

Career Highlights
• Seven-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier
• Two-Time All-PSAC Honoree
• One-Time USTFCCCA All-Region Selection

TFRRS Performance List

Personal: Daughter of Timothy and Constance Darling ... Majoring in Exercise Science and Psychology.

2018 (Outdoor): Competed in the pole vault at seven meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the pole vault, placing 13th with a clearance of 3.34 meters … Cleared a season-best 3.46 meters to place eighth at the SRU Open … Took 10th at 3.40 meters at Ashland Alumni Open … Recorded a 10th-place showing with a mark of 3.05 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2017-18 (Indoor): Competed at six meets, competing in the pole vault and the long jump … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the pole vault, placing sixth at 3.63 meters … Placed third in the pole vault at both the Edinboro Invite (3.42 meters) and the Al Hall Freedom Games (3.35 meters) … Also placed fourth in the long jump (4.52 meters) at the Edinboro Invite.

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in ten meets ... Had six top-ten finishes (with four being top-five) ... Placed third in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.66m at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in seven meets ... Had six top-five finishes ... Placed third in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.67m (career-best) at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (Outdoor): Competed in eight meets ... Recorded a personal best mark of 3.55m in the Pole Vault ... In the Pole Vault, she placed second at the Dave Labor Invitational, third at the 2016 Cal U Early Bird and the SRU Last Chance Meet, fourth at the Westminster Invitational 2016, and fifth at the SRU Open ... Placed sixth in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.38 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... A Division II Athletics Directors Association academic achievement award recipient.

2015-16 (Indoor): Competed in seven meets ... Placed sixth at the YSU Icebreaker Invite and seventh at the Kent State Tune Up in the Pole Vault ... Recorded a season best mark of 29.62 in the 200m at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor T&F Open ... Placed fifth in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.44m at the PSAC Championships.

2015 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets for the Rock ... Qualified for the PSAC Championships in pole vault and placed 13th ... Set a personal best mark in the pole vault (3.40m) ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2014-15 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in pole vault ... Vaulted a career high 3.30m at the Youngstown St. National Invite and placed 4th ... Ran a career best 28.96 in the 200m at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor T&F Open ... Had three top ten finishes ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

High School: Received six letters in outdoor track & field, five times in cross country, and four times in indoor track & field ... Was a 2010 All-WNY athlete in cross country ... Was a Second Team All-Star in 2010, 2011, and 2012 for cross country ... Was a NE Regional qualifier in 2013 for cross country ... Was a Southern Tier Super8 qualifier for the 4x800 relay in 2011 ... Was a Southern Tier Super8 pole vault qualifier in 2012, 2013, and 2014 ... Was a WNY + Southern Tier Big 30 All-Star in 2014 for track & field ... Placed fourth in Section VI in the pole vault in 2014 ... Was a NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete all four years ... Received the National Scholar/Athlete Award in 2014.
 
Maria Darling's Personal Bests
Event Indoor Outdoor
200m  28.96 29.76
Pole Vault 3.67m 3.66m
Long Jump 4.52m 4.38m

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2016Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2017Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2018Senior

    Pole Vault