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2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster

Danielle Pettit

Danielle Pettit

  • Position:
    Pole Vault / Sprints
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Valley Center, Calif.
  • Previous School:
    Valley Center HS

Summary

Biography

Career Stats

ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • Big Blue Award (Fall 2018)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
  • CCAA Field Athlete of the Week (March 28, 2017)

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2019
  • Took third at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (March 9) with a season-best pole vault mark of 2.95 meters.
  • Had a season-best 200-meter time of 27.81 at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Collegiate Scoring Meet (March 16).
  • Recorded a time of 1:08.41 in her lone 400-meter hurdles event of the season at the California Collegiate Open (March 30).
  • Scored 3300 points in the heptathlon at the 41st Annual Aztec Open (March 21-22) – the sixth-most points in program history.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
  • Did not compete in any meets. 
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
  • Registered the fifth-best vault at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships (May 5) with a clearance of 3.40m (11’ 1.75”).
  • Also qualified for the CCAA Championships in the 400H.
  • Competed in the 200m, 400m, 400H, 4x400m and pole vault.
  • Placed sixth in the 400H at the Mangrum Invitational (Feb. 25) with a time of 1:08.33.
  • Cleared a pole vault personal best of 3.42m (11’ 2.5”) to finish ninth at the Aztec Invitational (March 24).
  • Ran a 400H PR of 1:05.81 at the Triton Invitational (April 22).
  • Finished sixth in the 400H with a time of 1:06.76 at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Collegiate Scoring Invitational (March 18).
  • Collected a PR in the 400m with a time of 1:03.00 at the Oxy Distance Carnival Spring Break Classic (March 10).
  • Seven top 15 finishes in the 400H.

HIGH SCHOOL
  • A 2016 graduate of Valley Center High School in Valley Center, California.
  • 2015 Valley League champion in the pole vault and 4x400m relay.
  • 2015 Varsity Jaguar Hustle Award recipient for constant effort and perseverance.
  • 2013 Junior Varsity Most Valuable Player.
  • Holds the school pole vault record at 11’ 1”.
  • Also competed in cross country for the Jaguars.
  • Earned 2013 All-Valley League Girls Cross Country Team Achievement honors.
  • Graduated fifth in her class with a 4.3 GPA.
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Poetry Out Loud and Model UN.

PERSONAL
  • Majoring in psychology.
  • After graduation, she plans to work and travel around the country while continuing to grow her skills singing, paining and calligraphy.
  • What she likes most about CSUSM is the community of students and athletes who encourage one another and the coaching staff who helps push her to be better not only as an athlete but as a human being.
  • Favorite movies are A Walk to Remember and A Place Beyond the Pines.
  • Favorite quote: "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think." - Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Pole Vault / Sprints
    5'5"