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2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster

Carolyn Nye

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Medina, Minn.
  • High School The Blake School

Biography

2021

Outdoor

  • Finished in 35th place at the NCAA West Regionals in the pole vault with a clearance of 12-10 1/4 (3.92 m)
  • Took second place in the pole vault at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays with a clearance of 4.06 m, her personal best and the third highest in school history
  • Placed second in the PV at the M City Classic with a clearance of 4.17 m, the second highest in program history

2019

Outdoor

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19

Indoor

  • Placed 6th at the B1G Championships with a personal best 13' 3.5" on the pole vault
  • Secured 1st place at the Illini Invitational

2019

Outdoor

  • Competed in the pole vault at seven meets for Illinois
  • Set new PR at the Drake Relays (4/26), clearing 12'9.5"(3.90m) in the pole vault

Indoor

  • Competed in pole vault at all of Illinois meets
  • Set a new PR cleating 12' 5.5"(3.80m) in pole vault at the Iowa St Classic (2/9)

2018

Outdoor

  • Competed at first Big Ten Championships, clearing 12'2.5" (3.72m) 
  • Cleared 12'4" (3.76m) at the Illinois Twilight to set a new personal record in the pole vault
  • Academic All-Big Ten 

Indoor

  • Set a season best height of 11'4.5" (3.47m) at the Orange & Blue Open

2017

Outdoor

  • Competed at the EIU Big Blue Classic and Illinois Twilight
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Placed sixth at the Orange and Blue Open with a height of 11'1.75" (3.40m)
  • Made her Illinois debut in the pole vault at the Illinois Women's Duals 

High School

  • MSHSL State Pole Vault Champion in 2012 and 2013
  • Member of the 2012 MSHSL Class A Track Team Champions
  • Holds the state met pole vault record
  • Ran at the cross-country state meet all four years
  • Lettered all four years in cross-country and track, and three years in nordic skiing
  • Four-time Academic All-State.

Personal

  • Daughter of Bob and Partricia Nye
  • Born on March 18, 1997
  • Has one brother, Steven
  • Mother swam at Monmouth University in New Jersey
  • Favorite athlete is Carrie Tollefson (2004 Olympic 1500m), who was a volunteer coach for The Blake cross-country team
  • Special Olympics Gymnastics coach from 2013 to 2015
  • Member of the Blake school’s Cum Laude Society, Tri M Music Honor, and National School Orchestra Award
  • Majoring in electrical engineering

Personal Bests

Indoor
Pole Vault:13' 3.5"(3.80m) -  B1G Championships (2/28/21)

Outdoor
Pole Vault:13’8” (4.17 m) M City Classic - 4/30/21

Updated June 2021

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2016-17Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2018-19Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2019-20Senior

    Pole Vault
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Pole Vault