Cecelia Bacon Season 2021

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: HJ – 6-0 (1.83m), TJ - 40-6.00 (12.34m)
 
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
 
RECORDS
At a clearance of 6-0 (1.83m), is tied with Alexa Parks (2020) for the indoor program record in the high jump…Tied for the No. 3 outdoor high jump mark at 5-11.25 (1.81m).
 
AWARDS
1x Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week ('23)
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (’23)
3x Academic All-Big Ten (’23, ‘22, ’21)
2x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (’23, ’22)
 
NOTES
Began her collegiate career as a walk-on in the triple jump and high jump and left Penn State as its program record holder in the indoor high jump…Two-time NCAA East qualifier in the high jump.
 
2023 Outdoor
Season: Tied the No. 3 mark in school history in the outdoor high jump with a 5-11.25 (1.81m) clearance…Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the high jump for the second time in her career...Won Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors after the Hurricane Invitational (3/25).
 
Penn Challenge (3/18): Began her season with a 1.80-meter clearance in the high jump, her second-straight 1.80-meter outdoor season opener…The mark tied her previous personal best. Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25): Just one week later, set a new personal best with the third-highest high jump clearance in school history, a 5-11.25 (1.81m) leap, earning Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished ninth in the conference with a 5-7 (1.70m) clearance. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): Closed out her Penn State career at her second-consecutive NCAA East qualification…She cleared 1.67 meters.
 
2023 Indoor
Season: Won five out of seven high jump competitions…Tied the indoor program record with a 6-0 (1.83m) clearance at the Nittany Lion Challenge on Jan. 14…Finished seventh at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
 
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Tied Penn State’s indoor program record in the high jump with a personal-best 6-0 (1.83m) clearance. Hokie Invitational (1/20-21): Won her second-straight high jump competition, clearing the bar at 5-11.25 (1.81m). Sykes & Sabock Invitational (2/4): Finished first yet again with a clearance of 5-10 (1.78m) Penn State Tune-Up (2/17): Cleared the bar at 5-9.25 to earn her fourth first-place finish of the season. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Placed seventh with a clearance of 5-8.5 (1.74m).
 
2022 Outdoor
Season: Had three wins in the high jump...Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) and 22nd at NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/25-28) in high jump.
 
Penn Challenge (3/19): Earned first win of the outdoor season and tied personal best at 1.80m. Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/8-9): Earned second high jump win of outdoor season. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Placed fourth at conference championship with a clearance of 5-9.25 (1.76m). NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/25-28): Placed 22^nd and cleared the bar at 5-9.25 (1.76m).
 
2022 Indoor
Season: Transitioned to a full-time high jumper during the 2022 indoor campaign…Took first in four high jump competitions...Set personal best mark of 1.80m at Sykes & Sabock Invitational (1/29)...Placed fourth at Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26).
 
Bison Opener (12/3-4/21): Won first collegiate high jump event at 1.75m. Sykes & Sabock (1/29): Reached new personal best at 1.80m in third win of the season. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Took fourth at conference championships.
 
2021 Outdoor
Season: Placed inside the top 11 in both of her events at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
 
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14-16): Finished seventh in the conference in the high jump (5-8, 1.73m)…Came in 11^th place in the triple jump with a 40-1.5 (12.23m) (+2.4 m/s) leap.
 
2021 Indoor
Season: Finished fourth in the conference in the high jump at indoor Big Tens.
 
Nittany Lion Opener (1/16): Placed third in the triple jump (38-10.25, 11.84m) and fourth in the high jump (5-7.75, 1.72m) in her first competition since the COVID-19 pandemic. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-27): Came in fourth place in the high jump with a season-best 5-10 (1.78m) clearance…Placed 12^th in the triple jump (39-1.75, 11.93m).
 
2020 Outdoor
Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2020 Indoor
Season: Set personal-best mark in triple jump...Tallied six top-five finishes in both high jump and triple jump.
 
Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14-15): Set a personal-best mark in the triple jump, leaping 40-6 (12.34m) for 15^th overall in the competition…Cleared 5-6 (1.68m) in the high jump as well. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-29): Finished 11^th in the conference in the triple jump, going 38-10.5 (11.85m).
 
2019 Outdoor
Season: Competed in the triple jump and high jumps for the Nittany Lions.
 
Jim Thorpe (5/3): Jumped a then-personal best in high jump (1.68m). Bucknell Team Challenge (4/20): Jumped 1.55m to finish sixth in high jump. ASU Invitational (3/22-23): Finished third in high jump (1.60m).
 
2019 Indoor
Season: Began her Penn State career as a triple jumper and a high jumper…Set a season-best 37-9.5 (11.52m) triple jump at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge.
 
Penn State Tune-Up (2/16): Finished third in both high jump and triple jump. Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/2): Set her season-best in the triple jump (11.52m). Bison Opener (11/30-12-1): Placed second in the high jump (1.60m) and fifth in triple jump (11.22).
 
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 400 - 58.25, Triple jump - 39-0, High jump - 5-5
 
Won outdoor Virginia High School League (VHSL) Concord Conference 5 triple jump championship…Named 6A Region D outdoor triple jump champion…Named all-state in the triple jump and the high jump…Won Indoor VHSL Concord Conference 5 triple jump championship…Won VHSL 6A Region D indoor triple jump championship…Finished runner-up in the high jump and the triple jump at the VHSL 6A meet…Member of three school record setting relays - 4x100M, 4x400M, and sprint medley relay…Won 2017 Outdoor VHSL Concord Conference 5 triple jump championship...Named all-state in the triple jump VHSL 6A with a school-record mark of 39-0...Won indoor VHSL Concord Conference 5 triple jump title...Named team MVP in indoor and outdoor track & field…Won 2016 outdoor VHSL Concord Conference 5 high jump title...Won indoor VHSL Concord Conference 5 triple jump champion...Placed 19th in the triple jump at the 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet…Took ninth in the high jump at the 2016 New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet…Earned four varsity letters in indoor and outdoor track...Member of the National Honor Society...Member of the marching band for four years at Chantilly High School.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Matthew and Noela Bacon…Graduated with a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development...Born in Georgia.