Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Competed in the pole vault for the Wildcats from 2018-21 and was a six-time BIG EAST scorer in the event … Made a great deal of progress during her collegiate career and her personal best mark of 3.71 meters tied her for 10^th place on Villanova’s all-time outdoor performance list as of the end of the 2021 season … Tallied career-best fourth place finishes in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships in each of the three outdoor conference meets she competed in (2018, 2019, 2021) … Villanova won BIG EAST team titles at all championships contested during her career, including three straight conference crowns indoors from 2018-20 to go along with three straight outdoor titles in 2018, 2019 and 2021 … During her career was a three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a six-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 

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INDOOR

2021: Competed twice in the pole vault during the indoor season; Army West Point (2/6): Tied for a third place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.39 meters in the first meet of the season; Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Came in third in the pole vault at the Wildcats home meet in Staten Island with a successful attempt at 3.40 meters.

2020: Competed at five meets during the season and scored in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships; Great Dane Classic (1/11): Opened the season with a ninth place finish and a height of 3.50 meters; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Came in fourth in the pole vault and cleared the bar at a height of 3.60 meters; Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Cleared the bar at 3.53 meters in the pole vault at Penn State; FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Placed fifth in the invitational section of the pole vault and matched her season best height of 3.60 meters; BIG EAST Championships (3/1): Recorded a successful attempt at 3.50 meters in the pole vault to finish in sixth place and score team points towards the Wildcats winning their third straight indoor BIG EAST title.

2019: Competed four times in the pole vault during the season and was a BIG EAST scorer in the event; Gotham Cup (1/18): Tied for 11th place with a height of 3.20 meters in her season debut; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Cleared the bar at a height of 3.45 meters to record an 18th place finish; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Made it over the bar at 3.40 meters at the Wildcats home meet; BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Finished sixth in the pole vault with a season-best mark of 3.50 meters ... Scored team points towards the Wildcats winning their record 16th conference title and fourth in the last six years.

2018: Saw action in five meets during the indoor campaign and was a BIG EAST scorer in the pole vault; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Made her collegiate debut with a sixth place finish at the season-opening meet, where she cleared a height of 3.35 meters in the pole vault; Columbia Challenge (1/26): Finished 19th in the college section of the meet with a mark of 3.35 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Finished ninth at the Wildcats home meet and cleared a height of 3.40 meters; FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Tallied a first place finish in the college section of the meet with a season-best height of 3.65 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Came in fourth in the pole vault at the conference meet with a height of 3.50 meters.
 

OUTDOOR

2021: Competed five times during the season and matched her best career finish in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships; Raleigh Relays (3/25): Tied for a seventh place finish in the pole vault at North Carolina State and cleared the bar at a height of 3.60 meters in her season debut; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Placed third in the pole vault at Penn with a mark of 3.50 meters; Quaker Invite (4/17): Recorded her best performance of the season and cleared the bar at a height of 3.65 meters in the pole vault … Made it over on her second attempt at that height and finished third at the meet, only being eliminated when the bar was raised to 3.80 meters which would have been a nine-centimeter personal best; Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Finished sixth in the pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters while competing at Franklin Field during the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays; BIG EAST Championships (5/14): Placed fourth at the conference meet with a successful clearance at 3.57 meters in the pole vault … Her finish marked the third straight season she came in fourth in the pole vault at the outdoor conference meet and the performance also contributed five team points towards the Wildcats winning their third straight outdoor BIG EAST team title.
 
2019: Scored in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships, where she recorded a new personal best and tallied a fourth place finish ... Competed at five meets during the season; Penn Challenge (3/23): Came in eighth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.16 meters at the outdoor season opener; Danny Curran Invitational (3/30): Finished fourth in the pole vault with a successful attempt at a height of 3.45 meters; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Cleared the bar at 3.42 meters and came in 10th at the meet; Widener Invitational (4/20): Finished third with a height of 3.45 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Established a new personal best when she made it over the bar at a height of 3.71 meters ... Tallied a fourth place finish and scored team points towards Villanova winning the conference team title, which finished off the Wildcats second straight BIG EAST "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.

2018: Competed six times in the pole vault and was a BIG EAST scorer in the event; Penn Challenge (3/24): Tallied a ninth place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters in the first meet of the season; Raleigh Relays (3/31): Tied a season-best height of 3.50 meters and notched a 12th place finish in the college section; Colonial Relays (4/6): Tied for ninth place in the championship section of the pole vault with a height of 3.40 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Finished seventh with a height of 3.35 meters; Lions Invitational (4/28): Cleared the bar at 3.50 meters for the second time during the season and recorded a fourth place finish; BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Came in fifth at the conference meet with a height of 3.25 meters ... Was one of five scorers in the pole vault for the Wildcats, who totaled 28 points towards in the event on their way to winning the BIG EAST team title.
 

BEFORE VILLANOVA

Wissahickon High School: Earned four varsity letters in track & field as a sprinter and pole vaulter ... League and district champion as a senior ... Holds school record in the pole vault with a height of 3.66 meters ... Was a club gymnast and advanced to Level 9.
 
Personal: Born 12/1/98 in Barrington, Ill. ... Younger of two children of Ron and Cindy Lejman ... Has an older brother, Noah ... Brother played college lacrosse at Penn ... Chose to attend Villanova because it offered a great atmosphere to excel in both her academic studies and as a student-athlete ... Communication major.