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2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Marietta Valente
Nicole Frechette
Marietta Valente

Rachel Vesper

  • Event Pole Vault
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Maryville, TN
  • High School Maryville

Biography

TFFRS Profile (for results & PRs)

Personal Records (Outdoor)
PV:
4.32m

Personal Records (Indoor)
PV: 4.36m

Awards/Accolades
-NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (2022-23)
-NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (2023)
-Big South Outdoor Pole Vault Champion (2025)
-Big South Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 16, 2023, Feb. 22, 2023, Dec. 6, 2023, Jan. 22, 2025)
-USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2024)
-CSC All-District Team (2023 & 2025)

2025-26 (Outdoor):
  • Competed at 12 meets during her final season with the Panthers.
  • Was crowned the Big South Women's Pole Vault Champion (May 12) for the first time in her career after clearing an outdoor season-best 4.32m.
  • Named the Big South Women's Outstanding Performer based on her performance at the Big South Championships.
  • Placed in the Top 5 at four meets during her outdoor season, clearing 4.00m+ at all four meets.
  • Rounded out her career at the NCAA First Rounds (May 28) in Jacksonville, Florida.
2024-25 (Indoor):
  • Competed at seven meets during the indoor season.
  • Cleared a season-best 3.86m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 17) and placed second overall.
  • Cleared a second season-best 3.80m at the opening meet at the Liberty Kickoff (Dec. 5) and placed sixth.
2024 (Outdoor):
  • Redshirted her senior outdoor season.
2023-24 (Indoor):
  • Competed at eight meets in the pole vault.
  • Placed Top 10 at five meets.
  • Opened the season with a 1st place finish at the 2023 Liberty Kickoff (11/30) clearing 4.15m.
  • Placed 2nd at the Big South Championships (2/23) clearing a season best 4.29m.
2023 (Outdoor):
  • Competed in pole vault at seven meets.
  • Placed 2nd at the Meet of Champions (4/15) clearing 4.05m.
  • Placed 2nd at the Big South Championships (5/10) with a season best 4.26m bar.
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships after clearing 4.12m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/25).
  • Placed 9th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7) and earned Second Team All-American clearing 4.15m.
2022-23 (Indoor):
  • Competed in the pole vault at eight meets.
  • Placed 2nd in the first meet of the season at the 2022 Liberty Kickoff (12/1) clearing 4.05m.
  • Placed 2nd at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/20) with a 3.85m height.
  • Placed 4th at the 2023 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/10) clearing a height of 4.26m.
  • Placed 3rd with a personal best height of 4.36m at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2/17).
  • Placed 3rd at the Big South Championships (2/24) after clearing 4.21m.
  • Named a First Team All-American at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/10) after placing 7th overall with a 4.35m height.
2022 (Outdoor):
  • Placed 5th in Pole Vault at the Bob Davidson Memorial, with a mark of 3.90m (3/18)
  • Competed in Pole Vault at the VertKlasse Meet, with a mark of 3.80m (4/1)
  • Placed 5th in Pole Vault at the Meet of Champions, with a mark of 4.01m (4/16)
  • Placed 8th in Pole Vault at the Virginia Challenge, with a mark of 3.91m (4/23)
  • Placed 3rd Pole Vault at the Big South Championships with a new personal best of 4.13m (5/11)
  • Qualified for 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Championships in the Pole Vault and placed 41st overall
2021-2022 (Indoor): 
  • Placed 7th in the Pole Vault at the Liberty Kickoff Meet, with a mark of 3.61m (12/3)
  • Finished 4th in the Pole Vault at Brant Tolsma Invitational, with a mark of 3.50m (1/22)
  • Placed 6th in the Pole Vault at Camel City Invitational, with a mark of 3.65m (2/4)
  • Placed 1st in Pole Vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge, with a winning mark of 4.00m (2/18)
  • Placed 4th in Pole Vault at Big South Championships with a mark of 3.66m (2/25)
2021 (Outdoor):
  • Placed 2nd in Pole Vault at the Perry Palooza Early Bird Classic, with a mark of 3.35m (2/27)
  • Finished 3rd in Pole Vault at UNCW Invitational, with a mark of 3.20m (3/20)
  • Competed in Pole Vault at the Aggie Invitational, with a mark of 3.25m (4/10)
2020-2021 (Indoor):
  • Placed 5th in the Pole Vault at Liberty Elite Invitational, with a mark of 3.20m (1/23)
  • Competed in the Pole Vault at the Brant Tolsma Invitational, with a mark of 3.46m (2/6)
  • Placed 6th in the Pole Vault at the Darius Dixon Memorial Meet with a mark of 3.35m (2/13)

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2022-23Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2023-24Senior

    Pole Vault
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Pole Vault