Becky Szabo

Class:
Senior
High School:
North Olmsted
Hometown:
North Olmsted, Ohio

HONORS
USTFCCCA Academic All-America (Outdoor-2014; Outdoor-2015; Outdoor-2016)
All-MAC: Second Team (Indoor-2016)
Academic All-MAC (Indoor-2015; Outdoor-2015; Indoor-2016; Outdoor-2016; Indoor-2017; Outdoor-2017)
MAC Distinguished Scholar (Outdoor-2017)

2017 Outdoor: Garnered a third-place finish in the pole vault at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12) with a mark of 12-8.75 (3.88m)...recorded the fifth-best jump and season-best mark of 13-7.75 (4.16m) to win pole vault at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15)...placed 16th in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-5.25 (4.10m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...jumped 13-2.25 (4.02m) to win pole vault at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6), while placing second at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 22) with a mark of 13-6.50 (4.13m)...cleared 13-3.75 (4.06m) to place seventh at the Texas Relays (March 31) in the pole vault...finished third and fourth, respectively, at Roadrunner Invitational (March 25) and Spec Towns Invitational (April 7) eclipsing 12-11.50 (3.95m) and 12-0 (3.66m)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree...named MAC Athlete of the Week (April 25 and May 9)...2017 Indoor: Competed in eight meets for Akron in the pole vault, including placing fourth with a clearance of 13-0.25 (3.97m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24)...won the pole vault at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 11) with a season-best mark of 13-4.25 (4.07m)...registered six top-five performances in the pole vault...finished third at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) in the pole vault eclipsing 12-5.50 (3.80m) and 13-0.50 (3.98m)...placed sixth at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7) besting 13-1.50 (4.00m), while finishing seventh at the Penn State National (Jan. 28) clearing 12-6.75 (3.83m)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC honoree.

2015-16: Outdoor: Earned a fifth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-2.50 (4.03m)...placed 20th at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27) with a season-best mark of 13-5.25 (4.10m)...finished campaign with seven top-10 performances...placed second at the Ricardo Romo Invitational (March 26) and All-Ohio Championships (April 9) eclipsing 13-1.50 (4.00m) and 12-9.50 (3.90m), respectively...was 12th at the Texas Relays (April 1) with a jump of 12-10 (3.91m)...placed fifth at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23) with a mark of 13-4.25 (4.07m), while finishing ninth at the Drake Relays (April 30) with a jump of 13-3.50 (4.05m)...a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree...an academic All-MAC selection...Indoor: Garnered second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors finishing second in the pole vault eclipsing 13-7.25, the fifth-best jump in program history...registered seven top-10 performances, including placing third at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 13) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) with marks of 13-0.25 and 12-8...cleared 13-1 to finish fifth at the Penn State National (Jan. 29)...a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recipient and first-team Academic All-MAC honoree.

2014-15: Indoor: Eclipsed a season-high mark of 13-0.25 to place sixth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7)...finished seventh at Mid-American Conference Championship surpassing 12-2.75 to place seventh...placed third at Zips Invitational (Feb. 20) with mark of 12-6.25... Academic All-MAC...Outdoor: An Academic All-MAC selection...USTFCCCA Academic All-America recipient...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier placing 19th in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-4.50...finished fifth at the MAC Championship (May 14) in the pole vault with a mark of 12-8...recorded fifth-best jump in program history at the Bobcat Invitational (March 28) surpassing 13-7.25 to win the event...recorded six top-10 finishes on the campaign...placed eighth at the Mt. Sac Relays (April 17) with a jump of 12-9.50...vaulted past 13-6.25 to come in second at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...went 12-9.50 to finish 15th at Drake Relays (April 25).

2013-14: Indoor: Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21) with a season-best clearance of 12-09.00 ... finished third in the long jump with a mark of 18-01.50 at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10) ... Outdoor: Invited to the USA Junior Championships (July 6) where she placed 16th in the pole vault with a jump of 12-05.50 ... placed fourth in the event at the Campbell/Wrigth Invitational (May 10), clearing a season-high height of 13-00.75.

at North Olmstead HS: State qualifier and school record-holder in the pole vault, long jump and 4x100 relay ... finished sixth in the long jump at the state meet ... conference champion in the pole vault and 4x100 ... recorded top marks of 11-03.00 in the pole vault, 17-08.00 in the long jump and 49.40 in the 4x100.

Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1995 ... parents are Peter and Terri Szabo ... has an older brother, Chris ... is a chemical engineering major ... enjoys photography and art.