2018 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster

Gardenia Centanaro
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Corona, CA
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Gardenia Centanaro TFRRS Page
2018 (R-SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Regional in the pole vault in the 48th and final spot with a leap of 13-0 3/4 which occurred during the winning leap of the Apr. 28 Desert Heat Classic…finished 40th at regionals by going 12-4 3/4…lost in a jump off at the Big West Championship and would end up second by going 12-7 1/2…won the CSUN All Comers (11-2 1/4), the Northridge Invitational (12-8 3/4) and the Stanford Invitational (11-11 3/4).
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INDOOR: Posted a season-best 12-4 1/4 to finish 12th at the New Mexico Classic…did not clear a height at the MPSF Championship.
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2017 (R-JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Placed second at the Big West Championship in the pole vault as she went 12-10 1/4...advanced to the NCAA West Regional and finished 43rd with a clearance of 12-5 1/2...reset the school record in the outdoor pole vault by clearing 13-4 1/4 to win the Rainbow Relays...finished first in two other meets (Ben Brown Invite, Northridge Invitational) during the season…named Academic All-Conference.Â
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INDOOR: Reset the school indoor record in the pole vault with a leap of 13-6 1/4 which placed second at the MPSF Championship...finished fifth at the Armory Track Invitational Feb. 4 by clearing 12-9 1/2…was second at the UW Open Feb. 12 with a 13-4 1/2 performance.
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2016 (R-SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Won the Big West Conference pole vault with a school record performance of 13-3 3/4...cleared 13-1 3/4 to win the Apr. 23 Bulldog Invitational...finished first in the pole vault at three other meets (Bulldog Invitational and Cal State Fullerton 5-Way).
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INDOOR: Posted a season-best clearance 12-7 1/2 at two meets, the Feb. 13 Husky Classic and the Feb. 14 UW Open...competed at the MPSF Championship but did not clear a height.Â
2015 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt at CSUN.
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PRIOR TO CSUN: A member of the track and field team at Columbia...won the 2014 Ivy League crown in the outdoor pole vault clearing a height of 3.80m...won the indoor pole vault at the Lions Invitational...won the indoor pole vault at the NYU Team Challenge clearing 3.74m.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School...a three-sport letter winner for the Mustangs, excelling in volleyball, basketball and track and field...earned All-League honors in track and field in all four years...was the California state runner-up twice in high school career.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Rosario Rojo...majoring in political science...if she had a million dollars, would open non-profit orphanages and foster homes. Â
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OUTDOOR CAREER BEST
INDOOR CAREER BEST
2018 (R-SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Regional in the pole vault in the 48th and final spot with a leap of 13-0 3/4 which occurred during the winning leap of the Apr. 28 Desert Heat Classic…finished 40th at regionals by going 12-4 3/4…lost in a jump off at the Big West Championship and would end up second by going 12-7 1/2…won the CSUN All Comers (11-2 1/4), the Northridge Invitational (12-8 3/4) and the Stanford Invitational (11-11 3/4).
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INDOOR: Posted a season-best 12-4 1/4 to finish 12th at the New Mexico Classic…did not clear a height at the MPSF Championship.
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2017 (R-JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Placed second at the Big West Championship in the pole vault as she went 12-10 1/4...advanced to the NCAA West Regional and finished 43rd with a clearance of 12-5 1/2...reset the school record in the outdoor pole vault by clearing 13-4 1/4 to win the Rainbow Relays...finished first in two other meets (Ben Brown Invite, Northridge Invitational) during the season…named Academic All-Conference.Â
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INDOOR: Reset the school indoor record in the pole vault with a leap of 13-6 1/4 which placed second at the MPSF Championship...finished fifth at the Armory Track Invitational Feb. 4 by clearing 12-9 1/2…was second at the UW Open Feb. 12 with a 13-4 1/2 performance.
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2016 (R-SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Won the Big West Conference pole vault with a school record performance of 13-3 3/4...cleared 13-1 3/4 to win the Apr. 23 Bulldog Invitational...finished first in the pole vault at three other meets (Bulldog Invitational and Cal State Fullerton 5-Way).
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INDOOR: Posted a season-best clearance 12-7 1/2 at two meets, the Feb. 13 Husky Classic and the Feb. 14 UW Open...competed at the MPSF Championship but did not clear a height.Â
2015 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt at CSUN.
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PRIOR TO CSUN: A member of the track and field team at Columbia...won the 2014 Ivy League crown in the outdoor pole vault clearing a height of 3.80m...won the indoor pole vault at the Lions Invitational...won the indoor pole vault at the NYU Team Challenge clearing 3.74m.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School...a three-sport letter winner for the Mustangs, excelling in volleyball, basketball and track and field...earned All-League honors in track and field in all four years...was the California state runner-up twice in high school career.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Rosario Rojo...majoring in political science...if she had a million dollars, would open non-profit orphanages and foster homes. Â
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OUTDOOR CAREER BEST
| Pole Vault | 13-4 1/4 | Rainbow Relays | 3/25/17 |
INDOOR CAREER BEST
| Pole Vault | 13-6 1/4 | MPSF Championship | 2/25/17 |
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