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Veronica Vacca
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
- High School:
- Mount St. Joseph Academy
2026 All-America Second Team (Pole Vault, Indoors and Pole Vault, Outdoors)
2026 Big Ten Indoors Pole Vault Runner-Up
2026: Stellar freshman season earning All-America Second Team in the pole vault both indoors and out … Big Ten runner-up indoors and fourth-place outdoors.
2026 Outdoors: One of four Huskies to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault, ultimately placing 15th with a clearance of 14-4 3/4 to earn Second Team All-America … made it to NCAAs by virtue of clearing the necessary height of 14-6 1/4 at the West Prelim meet … placed fourth at Big Ten Outdoors in Nebraska, making 14-6 1/4 to go to sixth on the Husky outdoor top-10 … made 13-9 1/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays to place 10th … earned first career USTFCCCA All-Academic honor.
2026 Indoors: Excellent indoor campaign, earning the Big Ten silver medal right behind teammate Hana Moll, with a lifetime-best clearance of 14-9 to secure spot at NCAAs … that 14-9 clearance ranked her in a tie for No. 4 in UW history indoors … at first NCAA Indoor Championships, tied for 10th-place with a make of 14-5 1/2 to earn All-America Second Team … sixth-place at the Don Kirby Elite Invite in Albuquerque, clearing 14-5 1/4 … made 14-6 1/4 at the UW Invitational to finish third overall … won first collegiate competition, clearing 14-0 1/2 at the UW Preview.
High School and Personal: Born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania … parents are Virginia and Peter Vacca … has one sister, Skylar, and one brother, Jack … trained with the Philadelphia Jumps Club and coach Brian Mondschein … an eight-time national champion and one of the top pole vault recruits in the U.S. … won the 2025 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, clearing 13-9 1/4 … also won the 2025 New Balance Indoor Nationals, her third-straight at the event, making 13-9 1/4 and took second at the 2025 adidas Track Nationals indoors … made 14-0 to win the 2025 indoor PTFCA Championship … a four-time pole vault champion at the prestigious Penn Relays, just the third four-time high school champion … as a junior, was fourth at Nike Outdoor Nationals, clearing 14-0 1/2 … the Pennsylvania AAA state champion in 2024, making 14-0 … won the high school section at the 2023 and 2024 Millrose Games, making 13-5 1/4 in 2023 and 14-1 1/4 in 2024 … another national title came in 2024 at the adidas indoor Track Nationals, making 14-1 3/4 … also won the 2024 New Balance Indoor Nationals, making 13-11 1/4 … as a sophomore won her first New Balance Indoor Nationals in 2023, making 13-7 1/4 … cleared 13-8 1/2 to win the 2023 adidas Indoor Nationals … as just a freshman in 2022, won the New Balance Outdoor Nationals title at 13-4 1/2 … first national title came at 2022 Nike Indoor Nationals, making 13-6 1/2 … member of the National Honors Society, the National Spanish Honors Society, and earned academic First and Second Honors.
Major Meets
2026 Big Ten Indoors - 2nd, Pole Vault
2026 NCAA Indoors - 10th (tie), Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
2026 Big Ten Outdoors - 4th, Pole Vault
2026 NCAA Prelims - 5th (tie), Pole Vault
2026 NCAA Outdoors - 15th, Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
Outdoor Bests
Pole Vault.......14-6 1/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vault…….14-9
Academic Honors
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2026 Big Ten Indoors Pole Vault Runner-Up
2026: Stellar freshman season earning All-America Second Team in the pole vault both indoors and out … Big Ten runner-up indoors and fourth-place outdoors.
2026 Outdoors: One of four Huskies to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault, ultimately placing 15th with a clearance of 14-4 3/4 to earn Second Team All-America … made it to NCAAs by virtue of clearing the necessary height of 14-6 1/4 at the West Prelim meet … placed fourth at Big Ten Outdoors in Nebraska, making 14-6 1/4 to go to sixth on the Husky outdoor top-10 … made 13-9 1/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays to place 10th … earned first career USTFCCCA All-Academic honor.
2026 Indoors: Excellent indoor campaign, earning the Big Ten silver medal right behind teammate Hana Moll, with a lifetime-best clearance of 14-9 to secure spot at NCAAs … that 14-9 clearance ranked her in a tie for No. 4 in UW history indoors … at first NCAA Indoor Championships, tied for 10th-place with a make of 14-5 1/2 to earn All-America Second Team … sixth-place at the Don Kirby Elite Invite in Albuquerque, clearing 14-5 1/4 … made 14-6 1/4 at the UW Invitational to finish third overall … won first collegiate competition, clearing 14-0 1/2 at the UW Preview.
High School and Personal: Born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania … parents are Virginia and Peter Vacca … has one sister, Skylar, and one brother, Jack … trained with the Philadelphia Jumps Club and coach Brian Mondschein … an eight-time national champion and one of the top pole vault recruits in the U.S. … won the 2025 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, clearing 13-9 1/4 … also won the 2025 New Balance Indoor Nationals, her third-straight at the event, making 13-9 1/4 and took second at the 2025 adidas Track Nationals indoors … made 14-0 to win the 2025 indoor PTFCA Championship … a four-time pole vault champion at the prestigious Penn Relays, just the third four-time high school champion … as a junior, was fourth at Nike Outdoor Nationals, clearing 14-0 1/2 … the Pennsylvania AAA state champion in 2024, making 14-0 … won the high school section at the 2023 and 2024 Millrose Games, making 13-5 1/4 in 2023 and 14-1 1/4 in 2024 … another national title came in 2024 at the adidas indoor Track Nationals, making 14-1 3/4 … also won the 2024 New Balance Indoor Nationals, making 13-11 1/4 … as a sophomore won her first New Balance Indoor Nationals in 2023, making 13-7 1/4 … cleared 13-8 1/2 to win the 2023 adidas Indoor Nationals … as just a freshman in 2022, won the New Balance Outdoor Nationals title at 13-4 1/2 … first national title came at 2022 Nike Indoor Nationals, making 13-6 1/2 … member of the National Honors Society, the National Spanish Honors Society, and earned academic First and Second Honors.
Major Meets
2026 Big Ten Indoors - 2nd, Pole Vault
2026 NCAA Indoors - 10th (tie), Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
2026 Big Ten Outdoors - 4th, Pole Vault
2026 NCAA Prelims - 5th (tie), Pole Vault
2026 NCAA Outdoors - 15th, Pole Vault (All-America Second Team)
Outdoor Bests
Pole Vault.......14-6 1/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vault…….14-9
Academic Honors
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic
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