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Carly Tarentino

Jumps
Position
Senior
Class
Clark, N.J.
Hometown
A.L. Johnson
High School
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Carly Tarentino - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

All-ACC
2024 Outdoor: High Jump (Second Team)
2024 Indoor:
High Jump (Second Team)

NCAA East Preliminary
2024: High Jump
2023: High Jump

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2025 Indoor
• Took home first place in the high jump at the Liberty Kickoff meet, clearing a personal best of 1.80m/5-10.75 to tie the 5th highest jump in Virginia history

2024 Outdoor
• Competed in the high jump at the NCAA East preliminary
• Placed sixth in the high jump (1.76m/5-9.25) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Won the high jump at the Penn Relays clearing a new personal-best 1.78m/5-10
• Recorded a top-three finish at the Raleigh Relays, VertKlasse Meeting, Virginia Grand Prix and Virginia Challenge
• Won the high jump at the Virginia Opener, clearing 1.73m (5′ 8″)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2024 Indoor
• Earned All-ACC second team with a sixth-place finish in the high jump at the ACC Indoor Championships 
• Continued the streak of top-finishes with silver at the Virginia Tech Challenge
• Jumped for second in the high jump at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet
• Had a top-ten finish in the high jump at the Penn State National Open
• Placed second in the high jump at the Hokie Invitational
• Opened the season clearing 1.75m (5′ 8.75″) for a first-place PB finish in the high jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2023 Outdoor 
• Qualified for the NCAA East preliminary round in high jump
• Competed at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the high jump
• Won the Virginia Challenge, Virginia Grand Prix, and Virginia Quadrangular
• Cleared season-best 1.75m/5-8.75 at the Virginia Challenge

2023 Indoor
• Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships in the high jump
• Won the Penn State National Open clearing 1.70m/5-7

2022 Outdoor 
• Recorded a personal-best mark of 1.70 (5’7″) meters in the high jump at the ACC Championships
• Cleared 1.67 meters (5’5.75″) in the high jump at the Virginia High Performance where she finished second
• Finished third in the high jump at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Placed eighth in the high jump at the Virginia Challenge
• Placed eighth in the high jump at the Duke Invitational
• Competed in the high jump at the Virginia Open

Background
• 2 x UCC Conference Champion
• 3x UCIAC County Champion (Combined Winter & Spring)
• 3x NJSIAA Sectional State Champion (Combined Winter & Spring)
• 2x NJSIAA Group State Champion (Spring)
• 5x County & State Group Relay Champion (Combined Winter & Spring)
• 1st Team All State All Groups (2019-2020)

Personal
• Daughter of Frank and Shannon Tarentino
• Has one brother, Jake (23) and one sister, Jordanna (16)
• Brother, Jake played football at Bentley University
• Father – Norwich Basketball
• Pursuing a degree in cognitive science