2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster
Mia Morello
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Round Lake, Ill.
- High School:
- Grayslake Central
- Major:
- Human Development & Family Studies
 All-American (Outdoor Pole Vault '25) |
 2x NCAA Championships Qualifier |
2025
Indoor
- Finished sixth in the pole vault, 4.26m (13-11 3/4), at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
- Placed third in the pole vault, 4.03m (13-2 1/5), at the Fighting Illini Challenge
- Placed second in pole vault, 4.18m (13-8 1/2), at the Fighting Illini Open
Outdoor
- NCAA All-American (Pole Vault)
- NCAA Championships qualifier (Pole Vault)
- Became an All-American in the pole vault in her eighth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships clearing 4.39m (14-4 3/4)
- Cleared the program's second-best vault, 4.42m (14-6), at the NCAA West Preliminaries to qualify to the NCAA Championships
- Academic All-Big Ten
2024
Indoor
- Recorded the program's fourth-best pole vault, 4.35m (14-3 1/4), in her fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
Outdoor
- NCAA Championships qualifier (Pole Vault)
- Placed 12th in the pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminaries to qualify to her first NCAA Outdoor Championships with the program's third-best vault, 4.30m (14-1 1/4)
- Placed 22nd at her first NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault, 4.00m (13-1 1/2)
- Placed third in the pole vault at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 4.22m (13-10)
- Academic All-Big Ten
2023
Indoor
- Won the pole vault with the program's third highest vault 4.17m (13-8 1/4) at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite
- Placed ninth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, 4.09m (13-5)
Outdoor
- Recorded the program's fourth highest vault 4.16m (13-7 3/4) in her fifth place finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
- Placed third at the UNF East Coast Relays 4.05m (13-3 1/2)
High School
- 2022 3A IHSA pole vault State Champion
- 2021 Runner-up 3A IHSA pole vault
- All-state 2021 and 2022
- Personal-bests vault 12' 10"
Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Morello. Her sister, Alyssa, was on the Illini track team from 2017-21. She can identify any state license plate just from their illustration.
TFRRS Profile
Illini Track I Melissa Wullschleger NCAA Outdoor All-American Heptathlon 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Rose Yeboah NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Kam Garrett NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/13/25
Saturday, June 14
Illini Track I Sophia Beckmon NCAA Outdoor All-American Long Jump 6/12/25
Friday, June 13
