2016-2017 Women's Track and Field Roster
Avery, Courtney
Courtney Avery
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Architecture
- Hometown:
- Wynantskill, N.Y.
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY RECORD HOLDER (at time of graduation)
Outdoor High Jump - 1.82 meters
Indoor High Jump - 1.81 meters
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 Outdoor High Jump – 1.82 m (T-6th Place, First Team All-America)
2016 Outdoor High Jump – 1.78 m (T-11th Place, Second Team All-America)
ECAC CHAMPION
2017 Outdoor High Jump – 1.77 m
2015 Outdoor High Jump – 1.79 m
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION
2017 Outdoor High Jump – 1.79 m
2017 Indoor High Jump – 1.73 m
2016 Outdoor High Jump – 1.75 m
2016 Indoor High Jump (PLC meet record holder) – 1.81 m
2015 Outdoor High Jump – 1.75 m
2015 Indoor High Jump – 1.75 m
2014 Indoor High Jump - 1.75 m
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Selected as the 2017 Karen A. Adams Graduating Female Athlete Award winner, given annually to the top graduating female athlete at Lehigh…Two-time All-American and the first female in school history to earn First Team All-America honors…Seven-time Patriot League high jump champion and two-time ECAC outdoor champion…Four-time NCAA First Round qualifier in the outdoor high jump…One of eight females in history to win multiple (2) high jump titles in the Championship of America event at the Penn Relays…School record holder in both the indoor (1.81m) and outdoor (1.82m) high jumps at the time of her graduation...Named the Outstanding Field Athlete and the Outstanding Athlete at Lehigh by the LVAIAW in 2017.
2017 OUTDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection...Became the first female in Lehigh history in any sport to be a First Team All-American after placing T-6th in the high jump at the NCAA Championships…Qualified for the NCAA Championships after leaping 1.82 meters to place fifth in the NCAA First Round prelims…Entered the NCAA First Round as the No. 9 seed, the highest seed for any Patriot League athlete…Won her third straight PL outdoor high jump crown with a winning leap of 1.79m…Broke her own school record by leaping 1.82 meters to win the Penn Relays High Jump Championship of America for the second straight year, becoming just the eighth female in the history of the Penn Relays to win multiple high jump titles in the Championship of America event…Took third place at the Virginia Challenge (1.80m)…Won the high jump at the Greyhound Invitational (1.80), Lehigh-Lafayette dual (1.70m) and the Muhlenberg Invitational (1.68m)…Finished second in the high jump at the USF Bulls Invitational (1.70m) and the long jump at the Muhlenberg Invitational (4.98m)…Two-time Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week selection.
2017 INDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Won nine of the 10 high jump events she competed in throughout the season…Won her fourth straight Patriot League championship in the high jump, leaping 1.73 meters at the league championship meet…Leapt a season-high 1.79 meters to win the Bucknell Tune-Up…Leapt 1.78 meters to win the Villanova Invitational…Placed third at the Thundering Herd Invitational (1.70m)…Held the top seven high jumps throughout the season in the Patriot League…Three-time Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week selection.
2016 OUTDOORS: Became the first All-American in program history by earning Second Team All-America honors by tying for 11th place (1.78m) high jump at the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Oregon…Tied for the top spot in the First Round of the NCAA East Regional with her leap of 1.80m…Entered the NCAA First Round as the No. 20 seed (1.78m) in the East Region…Captured her second straight outdoor Patriot League Championship in the high jump en route to being named First Team All-Patriot League…Placed third at the ECAC Outdoor Championships (1.70m)…Won the high jump Championship of America at the Penn Relays, becoming the first Lehigh athlete to win an elite event at the Penn Relays since the 1930s…Won the high jumps at the Muhlenberg Spring Invitational (1.72m), Greyhound Invitational (1.77m), Larry Ellis Invite (1.78m) and the Lehigh Games (1.75m)…Named the Patriot League’s Female Field Athlete of the Week three times during the season...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 INDOORS: Named the Patriot League’s Most Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the Meet and a First Team All-League selection after winning her third straight Patriot League Championship in the high jump, setting a new PLC meet and school record of 1.81 meters…Won the high jump at the Lehigh Fast Times Meet, Lehigh-Lafayette dual, Thundering Herd Invitational, and the Bucknell Tune-Up…Named the PL’s Field Athlete of the Week twice (12/7/15 and 2/1/16).
2015 OUTDOORS: Finished 13th in the high jump at the NCAA East Regional with a 1.79 meter leap, just missing a spot in the National Championship…claimed the ECAC high jump title with a school-record 1.79 meter leap…won the high jump at the Patriot League Championship to earn first team All-League status…earned three Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week honors…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Won the high jump at the Patriot League Championships with a leap of 1.75 meters…earned All-East distinction with a 1.75 meter leap that was good for a third place finish at ECAC Championships…earned two Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week awards.
2014 OUTDOORS: Competed in the high jump at the NCAA East Regional…finished seventh in the high jump at the ECAC Championships to be named All-East…finished second in the high jump at the Patriot League Championships to earn second team All-Patriot League while setting a new school record with a jump of 1.76m… won the Women’s College High Jump Eastern title at the prestigious Penn Relays…earned two Patriot League Rookie of the Week awards.
2014 INDOORS: Named the Patriot League Championship Rookie of the Meet after winning the high jump with record-setting 1.75m leap that broke the meet record and Lehigh record…finished fourth in the high jump at the ECAC Championships to be named All-East…earned a record-tying three Patriot League Rookie of the Week awards.
GETTING TO KNOW COURTNEY
Nickname: Court
Why did you choose Lehigh? “I fell in love with the campus and it has a good reputation academically and athletically.”
Favorite thing about Lehigh: The campus
Major: Architecture
Favorite place on campus: Linderman Library
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite musical artist: Lana Del Ray
Favorite movie: A Bronx Tale
Favorite TV Show: Scandal
Favorite website: Forever 21
Favorite Pro Team: The Yankees
Favorite athlete in another sport: Derek Jeter
Hobbies: Basketball
Magazine cover I'd like to be on: Vogue
Place I'd like to visit: Greece
Talent I'd most like to have: Sing
If I didn't run track, I would play: Basketball
If I had $1 Billion, I would: Travel the world
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY RECORD HOLDER (at time of graduation)
Outdoor High Jump - 1.82 meters
Indoor High Jump - 1.81 meters
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 Outdoor High Jump – 1.82 m (T-6th Place, First Team All-America)
2016 Outdoor High Jump – 1.78 m (T-11th Place, Second Team All-America)
ECAC CHAMPION
2017 Outdoor High Jump – 1.77 m
2015 Outdoor High Jump – 1.79 m
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION
2017 Outdoor High Jump – 1.79 m
2017 Indoor High Jump – 1.73 m
2016 Outdoor High Jump – 1.75 m
2016 Indoor High Jump (PLC meet record holder) – 1.81 m
2015 Outdoor High Jump – 1.75 m
2015 Indoor High Jump – 1.75 m
2014 Indoor High Jump - 1.75 m
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Selected as the 2017 Karen A. Adams Graduating Female Athlete Award winner, given annually to the top graduating female athlete at Lehigh…Two-time All-American and the first female in school history to earn First Team All-America honors…Seven-time Patriot League high jump champion and two-time ECAC outdoor champion…Four-time NCAA First Round qualifier in the outdoor high jump…One of eight females in history to win multiple (2) high jump titles in the Championship of America event at the Penn Relays…School record holder in both the indoor (1.81m) and outdoor (1.82m) high jumps at the time of her graduation...Named the Outstanding Field Athlete and the Outstanding Athlete at Lehigh by the LVAIAW in 2017.
2017 OUTDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection...Became the first female in Lehigh history in any sport to be a First Team All-American after placing T-6th in the high jump at the NCAA Championships…Qualified for the NCAA Championships after leaping 1.82 meters to place fifth in the NCAA First Round prelims…Entered the NCAA First Round as the No. 9 seed, the highest seed for any Patriot League athlete…Won her third straight PL outdoor high jump crown with a winning leap of 1.79m…Broke her own school record by leaping 1.82 meters to win the Penn Relays High Jump Championship of America for the second straight year, becoming just the eighth female in the history of the Penn Relays to win multiple high jump titles in the Championship of America event…Took third place at the Virginia Challenge (1.80m)…Won the high jump at the Greyhound Invitational (1.80), Lehigh-Lafayette dual (1.70m) and the Muhlenberg Invitational (1.68m)…Finished second in the high jump at the USF Bulls Invitational (1.70m) and the long jump at the Muhlenberg Invitational (4.98m)…Two-time Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week selection.
2017 INDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Won nine of the 10 high jump events she competed in throughout the season…Won her fourth straight Patriot League championship in the high jump, leaping 1.73 meters at the league championship meet…Leapt a season-high 1.79 meters to win the Bucknell Tune-Up…Leapt 1.78 meters to win the Villanova Invitational…Placed third at the Thundering Herd Invitational (1.70m)…Held the top seven high jumps throughout the season in the Patriot League…Three-time Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week selection.
2016 OUTDOORS: Became the first All-American in program history by earning Second Team All-America honors by tying for 11th place (1.78m) high jump at the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Oregon…Tied for the top spot in the First Round of the NCAA East Regional with her leap of 1.80m…Entered the NCAA First Round as the No. 20 seed (1.78m) in the East Region…Captured her second straight outdoor Patriot League Championship in the high jump en route to being named First Team All-Patriot League…Placed third at the ECAC Outdoor Championships (1.70m)…Won the high jump Championship of America at the Penn Relays, becoming the first Lehigh athlete to win an elite event at the Penn Relays since the 1930s…Won the high jumps at the Muhlenberg Spring Invitational (1.72m), Greyhound Invitational (1.77m), Larry Ellis Invite (1.78m) and the Lehigh Games (1.75m)…Named the Patriot League’s Female Field Athlete of the Week three times during the season...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 INDOORS: Named the Patriot League’s Most Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the Meet and a First Team All-League selection after winning her third straight Patriot League Championship in the high jump, setting a new PLC meet and school record of 1.81 meters…Won the high jump at the Lehigh Fast Times Meet, Lehigh-Lafayette dual, Thundering Herd Invitational, and the Bucknell Tune-Up…Named the PL’s Field Athlete of the Week twice (12/7/15 and 2/1/16).
2015 OUTDOORS: Finished 13th in the high jump at the NCAA East Regional with a 1.79 meter leap, just missing a spot in the National Championship…claimed the ECAC high jump title with a school-record 1.79 meter leap…won the high jump at the Patriot League Championship to earn first team All-League status…earned three Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week honors…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Won the high jump at the Patriot League Championships with a leap of 1.75 meters…earned All-East distinction with a 1.75 meter leap that was good for a third place finish at ECAC Championships…earned two Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week awards.
2014 OUTDOORS: Competed in the high jump at the NCAA East Regional…finished seventh in the high jump at the ECAC Championships to be named All-East…finished second in the high jump at the Patriot League Championships to earn second team All-Patriot League while setting a new school record with a jump of 1.76m… won the Women’s College High Jump Eastern title at the prestigious Penn Relays…earned two Patriot League Rookie of the Week awards.
2014 INDOORS: Named the Patriot League Championship Rookie of the Meet after winning the high jump with record-setting 1.75m leap that broke the meet record and Lehigh record…finished fourth in the high jump at the ECAC Championships to be named All-East…earned a record-tying three Patriot League Rookie of the Week awards.
GETTING TO KNOW COURTNEY
Nickname: Court
Why did you choose Lehigh? “I fell in love with the campus and it has a good reputation academically and athletically.”
Favorite thing about Lehigh: The campus
Major: Architecture
Favorite place on campus: Linderman Library
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite musical artist: Lana Del Ray
Favorite movie: A Bronx Tale
Favorite TV Show: Scandal
Favorite website: Forever 21
Favorite Pro Team: The Yankees
Favorite athlete in another sport: Derek Jeter
Hobbies: Basketball
Magazine cover I'd like to be on: Vogue
Place I'd like to visit: Greece
Talent I'd most like to have: Sing
If I didn't run track, I would play: Basketball
If I had $1 Billion, I would: Travel the world
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