Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Member of the Villanova jumps group who competes in the long jump ... Top collegiate mark is 5.17 meters indoors in 2025 ... Two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a three-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 

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PERSONAL BESTS
60 Meter Hurdles	10.92	High School
100 Meters	15.15	High School
100 Meter Hurdles	16.51	High School
200 Meters	28.96	High School
Long Jump	5.41 Meters	High School
Triple Jump	10.52 Meters	High School

 

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CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2024-25, 2025-26
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025

 

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BEFORE VILLANOVA

Spring-Ford Area High School: Earned two varsity letters and was a team captain for the women’s cross country and track & field squads … Second team all-conference performer in the long jump as a senior and was the winner of her school’s Girls Track Award … As a senior was inducted to the National Honor Society and won her school’s Academic Achievement Award … Presented with an AP Capstone Diploma and was a multiple-time AP Scholar … Named an AP Scholar with Distinction as a senior, an AP Scholar with Honor as a junior and earned an AP Seminar and Research Certificate her junior year.
 
Personal: Born 11/13/06 … One of two children of Robert Staerk and Angela Gelzine … Has a brother, Zachary … Chose to attend Villanova for its outstanding academics and uplifting campus community … Electrical Engineering major.