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University of Illinois Athletics

2015-16 Women's Track & Field Roster

Jennifer DeBellis

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vancouver, Wash.
  • High School Columbia River

Biography

2016

Outdoor

  • Tied for 34th at NCAA West Prelims with a vault of 13'0.25" (3.97m) 
  • Set a season-best mark of 12-10 (3.91m) at Big Ten Championships, placing ninth in the pole vault
  • Placed in the top-five in the pole vault at four meets
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

  • Won the pole vault event at three meets
  • Set a season-high mark of 13'01/4" (3.97m) at the Rod McCravy Meet

2015

Outdoor

  • Qualified for NCAA West Prelims and finished tied for 16th with a mark of 13-7 (4.14m), second best in Illinois history
  • Finished tied for 7th at Big Ten Championships
  • Won the Black and Gold Invite
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships with a career-best indoor mark of 13-5 (4.09m)
  • Finished in the top-five in six of seven meets

2014

Outdoor

  • Placed 16th at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set a season-best mark of 3.85m to place second at the ASU Invitational
  • Placed fourth at the Illinois Twilight
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships and placed 11th with the second-best mark in school history (3.95m)
  • Recorded four top-five finishes in the pole vault during the regular season
  • Placed first at the Orange & Blue Open

2013

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA West Prelim Championships after setting a lifetime best mark of 12-10 1/4 (3.92m) at the Big Ten Championships
  • The mark at the conference meet was the third best in school history and scored points for the Illini to earn sixth place
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

  • Part of the Big Ten squad, setting an indoor season best of 3.70m
  • PR mark ranks eighth best in school history
  • Won the Illini Open

High School

  • Two time state pole vault champion
  • Earned first team All-league four times throughout career
  • Earned eight varsity letters, four in track and field and four in gymnastics

Personal

  • Full name is Jennifer Lynn DeBellis
  • Born Spet. 12, 1994
  • Parents are David and Kathy DeBellis
  • Her hobbies include playing guitar/piano/cello, working with Photoshop, graphic design
  • Favorite athlete is Jenn Suhr
  • Majoring in engineering

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Pole Vault: 13-7 (4.14m) - NCAA West Prelims (5/30/15)

Indoor
Pole Vault: 13-5 (4.09m) - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)

Updated May 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2014-15Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2015-16Senior

    Pole Vault