2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Katie Ciccarone

  • Academic Year Senior
  • Position Jumps
  • Hometown Freehold, N.J.
  • Highschool Freehold

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Four-time scorer in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships ... Dependable member of the Villanova jump group who competed well in both the high jump and the triple jump.
 
PERSONAL BESTS
High Jump 1.55 Meters BIG EAST Championships (2.25.2017)
Long Jump 5.15 Meters High School
Triple Jump 11.19 Meters BIG EAST Championships (2.25.2017)

ACADEMIC HONORS

BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
Athletic Director's Honor Roll 2016-17: Fall, Spring; 2017-18: Fall, Spring; 2018-19: Fall, Spring; 2019-20: Fall, Spring

BIG EAST RESULTS

2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
March 2 Triple Jump 11.04m 7th
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
February 23 Triple Jump 11.08m 9th
2018 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 24 Triple Jump 11.18m 6th
2017 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 13 High Jump 1.45m 10th
May 13 Triple Jump 11.01m 8th
2017 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 25 High Jump 1.55m 9th
February 25 Triple Jump 11.19m 7th

INDOOR

2020: Competed five times in the triple jump and scored team points in the event at the BIG EAST Championships; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Began the season with a seventh place finish in the triple jump, posting a mark of 10.66 meters at Navy; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Recorded a mark of 10.56 meters in the triple jump; Villanova Invitational (2/1): Tallied a ninth place finish with a mark of 10.74 meters at the Wildcats home meet; Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Recorded a triple jump of 10.76 meters at Penn State; BIG EAST Championships (3/2): Registered her best performance of the season with a mark of 11.04 meters in the triple jump ... Finished seventh in the event to score team points and contribute to the Wildcats winning their third consecutive indoor BIG EAST title.

2019: Competed exclusively in the triple jump at a total of four meets during the season, including the BIG EAST Championships; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Tallied her best individual finish of the season, placing sixth with a mark of 10.95 meters; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/26): Recorded a triple jump of 10.42 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Finished in 21st place with a mark of 10.82 meters; BIG EAST Championship (2/23): Placed ninth at the conference meet with a season-best distance of 11.08 meters ... Tallied that mark on the second of her six attempts at the meet and cleared 11 meters for the only time during the season.

2018: Scored in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships ... Appeared at a total of five meets during the season and competed exclusively in the triple jump; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Came in fourth at the first meet of the indoor season with a mark of 10.68 meters; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Finished fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.03 meters; Columbia Challenge (1/26): Placed 12th in the unseeded section of the meet with a distance of 11.02 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Came in sixth at the Wildcats home meet with a triple jump of 11.11 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/24): Contributed team points towards Villanova winning the conference title ... Notched her best career finish at a BIG EAST meet with a sixth place finish in the triple jump ... Recorded a season-best mark of 11.18 meters at the meet.

2017: Saw action at six meets during her first collegiate indoor campaign ... Competed in the high jump, the long jump and the triple jump during the year, and scored in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/3): Made her collegiate debut at the indoor season opener ... Came in fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 10.49 meters and was 11th in the long jump with a distance of 4.68 meters; Gotham Cup (1/20): Recorded a height of 1.50 meters in the high jump and a measurement of 10.75 meters in the triple jump; Villanova Open (1/27): Finished 13th in the triple jump (10.68m) and 16th in the high jump (1.47m); Villanova Invitational (2/4): Recorded a 13th place finish in the triple jump with a then-season best mark of 10.91 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/10): Recorded marks of 1.50 meters in the high jump and 10.82 meters in the triple jump; BIG EAST Championships (2/24-2/25): Set new personal bests in both the high jump and the triple jump at the BIG EAST meet ... Scored in the triple jump with a seventh place finish and a new PR of 11.19 meters ... Came in ninth in the high jump and cleared the bar at a personal best height of 1.55 meters.

OUTDOOR

2019: Competed in the triple jump at four meets during the season; Penn Challenge (3/23): Came in 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 10.87 meters at the outdoor season opener; Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Recorded a mark of 10.74 meters in the triple jump; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Produced her best mark of the season with a triple jump of 11.01 meters; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Came in 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 10.94 meters.

2017: Competed at five meets and scored in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/25): Tallied a fourth place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 11.10 meters; Colonial Relays (4/1): Registered a mark of 10.97 meters in the triple jump; Penn Relays (4/28): Competed in the college section of the triple jump and recorded a season-best mark of 11.17 meters; Lions Invitational (4/29): Cleared a height of 1.45 meters in the triple jump; BIG EAST Championships (5/13): Competed in two events at the conference meet ... Scored a team point in the triple jump, in which she finished eighth with a distance of 11.01 meters ... Also came in 10th in the high jump with a height of 1.45 meters.

BEFORE VILLANOVA

Freehold High School: Earned a total of eight varsity letters during her scholastic career, including three in outdoor track & field, two each in gymnastics and indoor track & field, and one in cross country … Competed in the jumps and sprints for the track & field teams … School record holder in both the long jump (5.15m) and the triple jump (10.87m) … As a junior was named to the All-Freehold Regional High School District spring track & field team in the high jump, long jump and triple jump … Earned the same honor indoors in the high jump, as well as outdoors in the long jump as a sophomore … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years … Two-year member of both the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society … Winner of her school’s Outstanding Achievement in Spanish Award as a freshman.

Personal: Born 7/13/98 in New Brunswick, N.J. … One of three children of John and Kathy Ciccarone … Has two brothers, Christopher and Stephen … Chose to attend Villanova for its competitive academic reputation, the spirited atmosphere on campus and the success of the track & field program ... Biology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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