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2021-22 Women's Track and Field

Meghan McGonigle

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Mullica Hill, N.J.
  • High School Gloucester Catholic
  • Events Jumps
  • Major Occupational Therapy

Biography

  • Two-year letter winner who holds the indoor program record in the high jump
  • Won the Landmark Conference indoor high jump title as a sophomore
  • Two-time All-Landmark Conference honoree in the high jump

Junior Year (2020-21)

  • Competed in six meets for the Royals during the outdoor season
  • Posted six top-five finishes on the year including two event wins in the high jump
  • Earned All-Landmark Second Team honors in the high jump after finishing second at the Landmark Conference Championships (May 8)
  • Posted a career-best mark of 1.59m in the high jump at the AARTFC Championships (May 19-20)
  • Won the high jump in consecutive weeks at the Greyhound Invitational (Apr. 10) and River Hawk Classic (Apr. 17)

Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)

  • Competed in all eight meets during the indoor season for the Royals
  • Captured the Landmark Conference indoor crown in the high jump with a new program-record mark of 1.57m
  • Recorded nine top-10 finishes and four top-five finishes on the season
  • Finished 15th in the high jump at the AARTFC Regional Championships on Mar. 6-7
  • Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in the high jump and long jump at both the River Hawk Opener (Dec. 7) and SU Challenge (Feb. 1)

Freshman Year (2018-19)

  • Competed in 11 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons in her first year at Scranton
  • Finished fourth in the high jump and 11th in the long jump at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23
  • Placed fourth in the high jump and ninth in the long jump at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on May 4-5
  • Set an indoor school record in the long jump with a mark of 4.70 meters at the DuCharme Invitational on Feb. 10
  • Set an outdoor school record in the long jump with her leap of 4.86 meters at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships
  • Totaled 16 top-10 results on the season including seven top-five finishes
  • Posted a pair of third place finishes at the DuCharme Invitational on Feb. 10 with a mark of 1.45 meters in the high jump and a mark of 4.70 meters in the long jump

Personal Best Marks

Event  Meet (Date)Mark
100Golden Ram Invitational (Mar. 23, 2019)14.49
200Monarch Open (Apr. 27, 2019)29.94
High JumpAARTFC Outdoor Championships (May 19-20, 2021)1.59m
Long JumpLandmark Conference Outdoor Championships (May 4-5, 2019)4.86m

 Awards & Honors

  • All-Landmark Conference First Team, Indoor, High Jump (2020)
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Outdoor, High Jump (2021)
  • Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)

High School/Personal

  • Prepped at Gloucester Catholic H.S., earning eight varsity letters with four in both track & field and soccer
  • South Jersey Non-Public B high jump champion (2017)
  • Tri-County Non-Public B high jump champion (2018)
  • Two-time Most Valuable Runner for track & field (2017, 2018)
  • Personal-best mark in the high jump was 5'0"
  • Member of National Honor Society
  • Is the daughter of John and Rose McGonigle. Her father is a graduate of La Salle University while her mother graduated from Villanova University.
  • Also has two sisters, Maura and Erin. Maura attends The Catholic University of America.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Jumps
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Jumps
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Jumps
    5'10"
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