2021

Outdoor

• Won the pole vault open with a clearance of 3.91 m at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays, a personal best and the sixth highest in school history

Indoor

• Took home 2nd in the pole vault at the Badger Icebreaker with a jump of 3.50 m
• Moved into a tie for sixth place in school history in the pole vault with her 12'9.5" jump at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational

2020

Outdoor

• Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor

• Placed 13th at the B1G Championships with a PR of 3.85 m
• Secured 4th place for the Illini at the Music City Challenge

2019

Outdoor

• Competed in the pole vault at three meets
• Cleared a season best 11’9.75” (3.60m) at Illini Twilight

Indoor

• Did not compete

2018

Indoor

• Set a new PR in the pole vault, clearing 12'3.5" (4.75m) at the Illini Classic which ranks 10th in Illini indoor history
• Cleared 11'7" (3.53m) at the Mark Colligan Memorial 
• Made her Illini debut at the Illinois Open, clearing 10'10.25" (3.31m) 

High School

• Placed fifth at 2017 IHSA Class 3A State Championships
• Three-time IHSA Class 3A State Qualifier in the pole vault
• 2017 IHSA Illinois Top Times Pole Vault Runner-Up (11’6”)
• 2016 IHSA Class 3A 300m hurdles 7^th place
• Coached by her father, Jeff Morello

Personal

• Born May 7, 1999
• Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Morello, and stepfather Scott Kornick and stepmother Frankie Swift-Morello 
• Oldest of four siblings, Emma, Nicole, Cole and Mia
• Father, Jeff, was a pole vaulter and sprinter at Eastern Illinois 
• Credits her dad for keeping her motivated and believing in her from the start

Career-Bests

Pole Vault: 12’10” (3.91 m) FI B1G Relays - 4/24/21

Updated June 2021