Samantha Romano
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NCAA East Preliminaries
2024: Pole Vault
2023: Pole Vault
All-ACC
2024 Outdoor: Pole Vault (Second Team)
2024 Indoor: Pole Vault (First Team)
2023 Outdoor: Pole Vault (First Team)
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2024 Outdoor
• Competed in the pole vault at the NCAA East preliminary
• Finished fourth in the pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Championships clearing 4.17m/13-8.25
• Cleared new personal-best 4.34m/14-2.75 in the pole vault to win the Virginia Challenge
• Won the pole vault at the Virginia High Performance, Virginia Grand Prix and Virginia Opener
• Placed fourth at the VertKlasse Meeting pole vault
• Vaulted to second-place finish in the pole vault at Raleigh Relays
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
• CSC Academic All-District
2024 Indoor
• Named to the All-ACC Academic team, studying commerce
• Placed third in the pole vault at the ACC Indoor Championships, clearing 4.23m (13′ 10.5″)
• Took home silver at the Virginia Tech Challenge
• Placed fifth at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet in the pole vault
• Fourth in the pole vault at the Penn State National Open
• Placed third in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a clearance of 4.12 meters
• Opened the season in the pole vault at the Liberty Kickoff
2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round
• Hit a personal best of 4.28m at the ACC Outdoor Championship meet, placing 3rd
• Won the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge, reaching 4.20m
Background
• First Team All Metro in pole vault
• Adidas All American in pole vault
• Holds Glen Allen High School pole vault record
• Glen Allen High School field hockey top scorer and most improved award
Personal
• Member of National Honors Society
• Daughter of Kara and John Romano
• Has one brother, Benjamin (14), and four sisters, Maria (16), Allison (16), Emily (16), and Taylor (14)
• Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences at UVA