Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner. .... All-GNAC indoor in pole vault (2020). ... All-GNAC outdoor in pole vault (2019). ... GNAC All-Academic (2020, 2021).

Junior (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.  OUTDOOR – Placed 16th in the pole vault at GNAC, clearing 9 feet, 6 1/4 inches. ... Missed most of the season with an injury. Did just one other meet, going 9-8 for 7th place at the Ken Shannon Invitational.

Sophomore (2020):  INDOOR – Participated in five meets, doing the pole vault in all five and the high jump in two. … Placed 3^rd in the pole at the GNAC, clearing 11 feet, 7 inches. Also did high jump, but did not clear the opening height. … Set a pole vault PR of 11-7¾ at the Nike / Jackson’s Boise Invitational on Feb. 7, good for 6^th place. Her previous indoor PR had been 11-3¾ at the 2019 Cougar Indoor in Pullman.  OUTDOOR – Tied for 1^st in the pole vault at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational, clearing 10 feet even. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus..

Freshman (2019): INDOOR – Placed 5th in the pole vault at GNAC Championships, clearing 11 feet, 3 1/2 inches. That was the final event of the day – finishing up after the 4-by-400 relay – and put four points into SPU's scoring column to help the Falcons beat Central Washington for the team title.  ... Went a season-best 11-3 3/4 to take 9th place at the Cougar Indoor. ... Made her college debut by going 10-10 at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview. ... Competed in all five meets for the season. OUTDOOR – Cleared a personal-best 11 feet, 10 1/2 inches to take 3rd place in the pole vault at the GNAC Championships. Also placed 18th in the high jump at GNAC (4-11 3/4). ... Did her first collegiate high jump just one week earlier at the regular-season finale Ken Shannon Invitational, going 4-7 in that meet. ... Had three 3rd-place pole vault finishes during the regular season: the PLU Open, WWU Team Invitational, and the Saint Martin's Jay Hammer Meet. ... Participated in 10 meets.

Fife High School: Won the Class 2A (medium-small school) Washington state pole vault title as a junior in 2017, with a clearance of 11 feet, 9 inches. She had hit 11 feet even twice during the regular sesaon, but this was her first time of topping 11. ... Also placed 9th in the high jump at state after winning the West Central District high jump title with a personal-best mark of 5-2. ... Participated in 11 meets that year, and won the pole in nine of them, including the South Puget Sound League and West Central District titles. ... Placed 4th in the pole vault and 15th in the high jump at state as a senior in 2018. ... As a sophomore in 2016, placed 8th in the pole and 10th in the high at state. ... Placed 9th in the pole at state as a freshman in 2015. ... Helped Fife win four straight league titles, two district titles, and the 2018 state 2A title. ... South Puget Sound League Field Athlete of the Year three times. ... Also played volleyball through high school, helping Fife place among the top 8 in three state tournaments, and was a two-time All-SPSL first team selection.

Personal: Madison K. Licari. ... Mathematics major.

Fun facts: Has done track & field since 6th grade, as both of her parents were track coaches and competed in college. ... Played basketball and soccer in middle school. ... Most memorable track moment was winning the state high school pole vault title as a junior. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Airplane." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Great Gatsby." ... Favorite junk foods are barbecue chips and Oreo cookies. ... Favorite healthy food is butternut squash. ... Favorite TV programs are "Friends" or "The Office." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Her dream car is a Range Rover. ... Loves to shop for clothes. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, would invite Abraham Lincoln "because supposedly, we are related somehow." She would serve pizza. ... If she could be any action heroine, would be Wonder Woman "because she can fly, and that sounds like so much fun." ... Her friends call her Maddy. ... In 10 years, plans to be teaching math, and coaching track and volleyball at the high school level. ... Her father, Pat, is a pole vault coach, and she was able to join him for month-long trip to Europe in 2012 as he had an athlete competing in the London Olympics.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
PV:    11-7 3/4 / 3.55m (2/7/2020)
HJ:      4-9 1/2 / 1.46m (2/8/2020)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
HJ:    4-11 3/4 / 1.52m (5/11/2019)
PV:    11-10 1/2 / 3.62m (5/10/2019)


CAREER RESULTS