Wildcats junior cleared a height of 4.12 meters
FAIRFAX, Va. - Villanova junior Alexandra Wasik (Medina, Ohio) broke the school record in the pole vault at the Mason Last Chance Meet on Sunday afternoon, as she cleared a height of 4.12 meters at the Field House to move to the top of the all-time Villanova performance list. Sophomores Virginia LaMacchia (Bloomsburg, Pa.) and Anne Yahiro (Downers Grove, Ill.) competed in the pole vault and the triple jump, respectively at the meet.
Wasik is only the second Wildcats athlete in program history to surpass 4.10 meters. The previous school record was 4.11 meters and was set by Ashlyn Llerandi at the 2010 indoor ECAC Championship. Wasik is now tied for 30th in the nation this season. She won her first BIG EAST individual title last month. She came in second out of the 13 competitors at Sunday’s last chance meet.
At the conference meet Wasik and LaMacchia were part of a 1-2-3 sweep for Villanova in the pole vault. LaMacchia came in third at the BIG EAST Championships and was also third in Sunday’s meet. She cleared a height of 3.82 meters to set a new personal best and eclipse the mark of 3.81 meters that she had recorded in high school. more
