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2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Megan Kirschling

Megan Kirschling

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    West Deptford
  • Hometown:
    West Deptford, N.J.

Summary

Biography

2014 SoCon Outdoor Champion High Jump
2014 All-SoCon Outdoor
2015 All-CAA Outdoor

2015-16

Indoor: Qualified for the ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in the high jump…Top jump of the season came at the George Mason Last Chance Meet with a clearance of 5’ 7” (1.70m)…Won the high jump at the Kent Taylor Invitational with a clearance of 5’ 3.75” (1.62m)…Was third at the Camel City Invitational with a cleared height of 5’ 6.5” (1.69m)…Had a jump of 5’ 5” (1.65m) at the ECAC Championships.
 
Outdoor: Won the high jump at the Phoenix Invitational with a cleared height of 5’ 7” (1.70m)…Was the runner-up at the Campbell Invitational with a clearance of 5’ 5” (1.65m)…Had a cleared height of 5’ 3” (1.60m) at the CAA Championships.
 
2014-15
Indoor: 
Won the high jump event at the High Point Team Challenge with a season-best mark of 5' 8" (1.73m)...Finished third in the high jump at the Hilton Garden Innvitational after clearing the bar at 5' 5.75" (1.67m).

Outdoor: Won the high jump at the Aggie Invitational with a height of 5' 8.5" (1.74m)...Also captured the high jump title at the Phoenix Invitational with a cleared height of 5' 7.25" (1.71m)...Was the runner-up at the CAA Championships in the high jump with a season-best height of 5' 9.25" (1.76m) and earned All-CAA honors...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries for the second straight season.

2013-14
Indoor: 
Took first in the high jump at the Liberty Quad with a cleared height of 5' 7" (1.70m)...Had a season-best mark of 5' 8" (1.73m) in the high jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge...Was the runner-up in the high jump at the High Point Team Challenge.

Outdoor: Set a new personal-best and Southern Conference record in the high jump with a mark of 5' 10.5" in the high jump at the league championships winning the event title...Also earned all-league honors in the high jump...Had two other first place finishes during the season in the high jump at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational and Aggie Invitational...Named the NCEL Student-Athlete of the Week on April 30...Advanced to the NCAA East Preliminaries in the high jump after finishing the regular-season ranked 18th in the region.

2012-13
Indoor: 
Won the event title in the high jump at the Liberty Kickoff with a then school-record of 5'8" (1.73m)...Captured the high jump title at the Wake Forest Open after tying her won school-record...Set a new school-record and personal-best at the Gene Anderson Invitational with a cleared height of 5'10" (1.78m)...Named the SoCon's Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 6...Finished as the runner-up at the 2013 SoCon Indoor Championships with a cleared height of 5'7.75" (1.72m) earning All-SoCon honors...Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team.

Outdoor: Won two event titles in the high jump; Cleared the bar at 5'7" (1.70m) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and won individual honors at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 5'7.25" (1.71m)...Established a new school-record in the high jump at the 2013 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships after clearing the bar at 5'7.75" (1.72m) and finishing as the runner-up...Named to the All-SoCon team in the high jump and selected to the SoCon All-Freshman team.

High School: Lettered at West Deptford High School where she competed under coach Mark Drummond...Two-time MVP of the track and field program...Was named the field events MVP at the 49th Annual Woodbury Relays setting a meet record...Named first team All South Jersey by the South Jersey Coaches Association and Courier Post...Named All-American at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the high jump.

Personal: Daughter of William and Mary Beth Kirschling...Father played basketball for the College of New Jersey...Mother played softball and basketball for Kay Yow at N.C. State...Plans to major in marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Senior

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