Olivia Privitera

  • Olivia
  • Privitera

  • Event
    Pole Vault
  • Class
    r-Senior
  • High School/Other
    Marian
  • Hometown
    Framingham, Mass.

Updated: May 18, 2018

2018 outdoor: Posted a height of 3.90 meters (12 feet, 9.5 inches) to place 11th at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Finished fourth in the pole vault at the National Relay Championships with a mark of 3.87 meters (12 feet, 8.25 inches) … Turned in a mark of 3.80 meters (12 feet, 5.5 inches) in the pole vault at the Duke Invitational, placing sixth … Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Tennessee Relays with a mark of 3.80 meters (12 feet, 5.5 inches) … Kicked off the season at the High Point VertKlasse where she finished fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.81 meters (12 feet, six inches).

2018 indoor: Participated in the pole vault at the ACC Championships, finishing with a mark of 3.80 meters (12 feet, 5.5 inches) … Posted a height of 3.85 meters (12 feet, 7.5 inches) to place eighth in the pole vault at the Bob Pollock Invitational … Participated in the pole vault at the Gladstein Invitational, turning in a height of 3.85 meters (12 feet, 7.5 inches) to place third … Finished fifth to begin the year at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a height of 3.82 meters (12 feet, 6.25 inches).

2017 outdoor: Earned herself a spot in the women's pole vault event at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, vaulting a career height of 4.10 meters (13 ft., 5.25 in.) and tying for 14th place - just two spots shy of a ticket to Eugene ... Tied for 11th place at the ACC Championships, jumping a height of 3.73 meters (12 ft., 2.75 in.) ... Earned a first-place finish at the Hokie Twilight meet with a jump of 4.08 meters (13 ft., 4.5 in.) ... Won a silver medal in her section of the pole vault, vaulting a height of 4.00 meters (13 ft., 1.5 in.) at the Longhorn Invitational ... Made her outdoor debut at the Duke Invitational, jumping a height of 3.62 meters (11 ft., 10.5 in.) for ninth place.

2017 indoor: Tied for 14th place with a top vault of 3.81 meters (12 ft., 6 in.) at the ACC Championships … Finished ninth at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a vault of 3.67 meters (12 ft., 0.5 in.) … Placed fifth at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet, jumping a height of 3.87 meters (12 ft., 8.25 in.) ... Won the event at the Penn State National Invitational with a vault of 3.92 meters (12 ft., 10.25 in.) - her first collegiate win … Came in fourth at the Hokie Invitational with a personal-best vault of 3.87 meters (12 ft., 8.25 in.) … Was fifth at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a top vault of 3.77 meters (12 ft., 4.5 in.).

2016 outdoor: Placed second at the Duke Invite with a 3.48-meter clearance (11 ft., 5 in.) … Jumped 3.76 meters (12 ft., 4 in.) at the ACC Championships, finishing eighth … Took third at the Liberty Twilight with a 3.56-meter clearance (11 ft., 8 in.).

2016 indoor: Cleared a personal best 3.82 meters (12 ft., 6.25 in.) at the Virginia Tech Invite.

2015 outdoor: Recorded a career-best height of 3.50 meters (11 ft., 5.75 in.) at the Tennessee Relays.

2015 indoor: Competed in two events, posting a season high 3.45 meters (11 ft., 3.75 in.) at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2014 outdoor: Redshirted.

2014 indoor: Redshirted.

High school: Earned one varsity letter in lacrosse at Marian … Member of the Elite Gymnastics Academy for 12 years … Level 9 Regional and Eastern National qualifier in 2009 and 2010 … Placed fifth on uneven bars at Junior Olympic Eastern Nationals … Level 10 Regional qualifier in 2012 and 2013 … Placed third in the region on beam and floor exercises in 2012 … Placed fifth in the region on floor exercise, fifth on beam and seventh on uneven bars in 2013 … Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals Qualifier in 2013 … Placed eighth at nationals on beam … Member of the National Honor Society for four years.

Personal: Born March 30, 1995 … Daughter of Stephen and Paula Privitera … Has one brother, Josh … Father played college lacrosse at Western New England College … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

Privitera's Track and Field Career Bests

Indoor Outdoor
PV - 3.92m (12 feet, 10.25 inches), Penn State National (2017) PV - 4.10m (13 feet, 5.25 inches), NCAA East Regionals (2017)