Weronika Gaudyn

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Kracow, Poland

Honors
USTFCCCA All-American: Second Team (Triple Jump, 2014 Indoor)
MAC Champion: Triple Jump (2014 Indoor)
5x All-MAC: First Team (Triple Jump, 2014 Indoor), Second Team (Triple Jump, 2014 Outdoor, 2015 Indoor, 2017 Indoor, 2017 Outdoor)
USTFCCCA Academic All-America (Outdoor-2014; Outdoor-2015)
Academic All-MAC (Indoor-2015; Outdoor-2015; Indoor-2017; Outdoor-2017)
MAC Distinguished Scholar (Indoor-2015; Outdoor-2015; Outdoor-2017)

2017 Outdoor: Earned top-10 finishes in six meets in the triple jump, including placing second at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) with a mark of 42-0.25 (12.81m) to collect second-team All-MAC accolades...finished 26th in the triple jump with a mark of 41-7 (12.67m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27)...recorded the second-best jump in program history in the triple jump soaring 42-2.75 (12.87) en route to placing fourth at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 22)...won triple jump at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) with a mark of 40-6 (12.35m), while finishing second with a jump of 39-10.75 (12.16m) at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree...2017 Indoor: Earned second-team all-league accolades finishing second in the triple jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 40-11.25 (12.48m)...won triple jump with a season-best mark of 41-2.75 (12.57m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 17)... placed fourth in the long jump at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with a leap of 18-0.50 (5.50m)...finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in triple jump at Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14) and Penn State National (Jan. 28) with marks of 38-8.75 (11.80m) and 39-6 (12.04m)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC honoree.

2015-16: Outdoor: Did not compete during the 2016 outdoor campaign...Indoor: Did not compete during the 2016 indoor campaign.

2014-15: Indoor: Earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors in the triple jump after finishing second at the MAC Championship with a season-best mark of 41-6.00...won the triple jump at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) with a leap of 39-1.75, while placing second at the Penn State National (Jan. 31) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) with marks of 40-4.25 and 41-2.25, respectively...MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honoree...academic All-MAC...Outdoor: An Academic All-MAC selection...MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honoree...USTFCCCA Academic All-America recipient...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier placing 33rd in the triple jump with a mark of 40-1.50...finished third in the triple jump at the MAC Championship (May 16) with a jump of 40-11.50...established a school-record jump of 41-2.25 to win Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...placed third, fourth and 10th, respectively, in triple jump at Beach Invitational (April 18), Longhorn Invitational (May 2) and Mt. Sac Relays (April 17) with marks of 41-1.75, 41-0.25 and 38-9.75...recorded season-best jump of 17-7 to finish sixth in long jump at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2).

2013-14: Indoor: Earned USTFCCCA All-America Second Team honors after placing ninth in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships (March 15) with a mark of 42-02.00 ... MAC Champion in the triple jump, posting a mark of 42-06.25 at the league meet (March 1) ... broke the school's triple jump record in her first collegiate meet, posting a winning mark of 40-03.25 at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10) ... the jump erased Niesha Kelly's previous standard of 40-02.25 set in 2010 and was the ninth-best mark in the NCAA at the time ... would go on to break her own record two more times in the next month, setting the current milestone of 42-07.50 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) ... Outdoor: Earned All-MAC Second Team honors as the runner-up in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a season-best mark of 40-11.00 ... it was the second-best jump in school history ... took the event title at the Longhorn Invitational (May 3) with a jump of 40-09.75 ... also won the triple jump at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 10).

2012-13: Redshirt season.

Prior to Akron: Four-time Poland National Champion ... reached the finals of the European Junior Championship .... competed in the triple jump with a top mark of 42-05.50 (12.94m) and long jump with a personal best of 18-09.25 (5.72m).

Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1992 ... parents are Marek and Elibieta Gaudyn ... has one sibling, Michael.