2008-09 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Oliver, Cleona

Cleona Oliver
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Reagan HS
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
Bio
AT MAJOR MEETS
2009 C-USA Indoor 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.67m/12-0.5
2009 C-USA Outdoor 3rd, Pole Vault, 3.50m/11-5.75
2010 C-USA Indoor, 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.70m/12-1.5
2010 C-USA Outdoor, 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.77m/12-4.5
2011 C-USA Indoor, 6th, Pole Vault, 3.50m/11-5.75
2011 C-USA Outdoor, 3rd, Pole Vault, 3.90m/12-9.5
2012 C-USA Indoor, 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.76m/12-4
2012 C-USA Outdoor, 5th, Pole Vault, 3.70m/12-1.5
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
Pole Vault - 3.76m/12-4, 2012 Texas A&M Invitational
Outdoor
Pole Vault - 3.98m/13-0.75, 2012 Bearkat Twilight
2012
Indoor: Placed second at Houston Indoor Invitational with a mark of 3.75m/12-3.5... Fifth at Texas A&M Invitational (3.76m/12-4)... Second place with a mark of 3.76m/12-4 at C-USA Indoor. Outdoor: First at TSU Relays with a height of 3.80m/12-5.5... Placed 12th (3.47m/11-4.25) at UTEP Invitational... First with height of 3.98m/13-0.75 at Bearkat Twilight... Fifth (3.70m/12-1.5) at C-USA Championship. 2011
Indoor: Placed sixth in pole vault (3.55m/11-7.75) at Leonard Hilton... Seventh at Houston Indoor Invitational with a mark of 3.55m/11-7.75... Cleared 3.67m/12-0.5 to place 11th at Nebraska[apos]s Frank Sevigne Invitational... Finished eighth with an indoor best height of 3.72m/12-2.5 at Texas A&M Challenge... Placed sixth at C-USA Indoor with a mark of 3.50m/11-5.75. Outdoor: Placed second with a mark of 3.70m/12-1.5 at Shirley Crowe... Fourth in pole vault (3.70m/12-1.5) at Victor Lopez Classic... Third (3.85m/12-7.5) at SFA Alumni Invitational... Placed second with a career-best 3.96m/12-11.75 at UTEP Invitational... Placed fourth with a mark of 3.57m/11-8.5 at J.Fred Duckett Twilight... Mark of 3.85m/12-7.5 at Rice Field & Track Meet... Third with a mark of 3.90m/12-9.5 at C-USA Outdoor... First with a height of 3.80m/12-5.5 at Duckett Twilight. 2010
Indoor: Finished second in pole vault (3.70m/12-1.5) at C-USA Indoor... Finished fourth at Houston Indoor Invitational with a mark of 3.40m/11-1.75 and seventh at the Leonard Hilton Memorial (3.25m/10-8)... Placed eighth (3.35m/10-11.75) at the UH All-Comers Meet and ninth at the Texas A&M Challenge (3.41m/11-2.25). Outdoor: Fourth (3.65m/11-11.75) at Victor Lopez Classic... Placed fourth with a mark of 3.55m/11-7.75 at Trinity Tiger Relays... Placed second at UTEP Invitational with a mark of 3.75m/12-3.5... 12th at Michael Johnson Classic (3.50m/11-5.75)... Won her first-ever collegiate pole vault event with a personal-best 3.85m/12-7.5 mark at the Duckett/Rice Twilight... Placed second at C-USA Outdoor (3.77m/12-4.5). 2009
Indoor: Silver medalist in the pole vault at the C-USA Indoor meet with a personal-best leap of 3.67m/12-00.50... Finished third among collegians at the Houston Invite with a vault of 3.50m/11-5.75. Outdoor: Placed third in pole vault at C-USA Outdoor with a mark of 3.50m/11-5.75... Third at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic at 3.50m/11-5.75 and second at the Duckett/Rice Twilight (3.65m/11-11.75). HIGH SCHOOL
2008 graduate of Reagan High School... Two-time regional champion in the pole vault for coach Nancy Almarez... Placed fifth at the Texas 5A state meet with a personal-best vault of 12 feet... Finished sixth in the same event as a junior with a vault of 10-6. PERSONAL
Full name: Cleona Marie Oliver... Born: Sept. 27, 1989 at San Antonio... Parents: Reggie Oliver and Judy Casey (sister, Chase)... College: Hanszen.
2009 C-USA Indoor 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.67m/12-0.5
2009 C-USA Outdoor 3rd, Pole Vault, 3.50m/11-5.75
2010 C-USA Indoor, 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.70m/12-1.5
2010 C-USA Outdoor, 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.77m/12-4.5
2011 C-USA Indoor, 6th, Pole Vault, 3.50m/11-5.75
2011 C-USA Outdoor, 3rd, Pole Vault, 3.90m/12-9.5
2012 C-USA Indoor, 2nd, Pole Vault, 3.76m/12-4
2012 C-USA Outdoor, 5th, Pole Vault, 3.70m/12-1.5
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
Pole Vault - 3.76m/12-4, 2012 Texas A&M Invitational
Outdoor
Pole Vault - 3.98m/13-0.75, 2012 Bearkat Twilight
2012
Indoor: Placed second at Houston Indoor Invitational with a mark of 3.75m/12-3.5... Fifth at Texas A&M Invitational (3.76m/12-4)... Second place with a mark of 3.76m/12-4 at C-USA Indoor. Outdoor: First at TSU Relays with a height of 3.80m/12-5.5... Placed 12th (3.47m/11-4.25) at UTEP Invitational... First with height of 3.98m/13-0.75 at Bearkat Twilight... Fifth (3.70m/12-1.5) at C-USA Championship. 2011
Indoor: Placed sixth in pole vault (3.55m/11-7.75) at Leonard Hilton... Seventh at Houston Indoor Invitational with a mark of 3.55m/11-7.75... Cleared 3.67m/12-0.5 to place 11th at Nebraska[apos]s Frank Sevigne Invitational... Finished eighth with an indoor best height of 3.72m/12-2.5 at Texas A&M Challenge... Placed sixth at C-USA Indoor with a mark of 3.50m/11-5.75. Outdoor: Placed second with a mark of 3.70m/12-1.5 at Shirley Crowe... Fourth in pole vault (3.70m/12-1.5) at Victor Lopez Classic... Third (3.85m/12-7.5) at SFA Alumni Invitational... Placed second with a career-best 3.96m/12-11.75 at UTEP Invitational... Placed fourth with a mark of 3.57m/11-8.5 at J.Fred Duckett Twilight... Mark of 3.85m/12-7.5 at Rice Field & Track Meet... Third with a mark of 3.90m/12-9.5 at C-USA Outdoor... First with a height of 3.80m/12-5.5 at Duckett Twilight. 2010
Indoor: Finished second in pole vault (3.70m/12-1.5) at C-USA Indoor... Finished fourth at Houston Indoor Invitational with a mark of 3.40m/11-1.75 and seventh at the Leonard Hilton Memorial (3.25m/10-8)... Placed eighth (3.35m/10-11.75) at the UH All-Comers Meet and ninth at the Texas A&M Challenge (3.41m/11-2.25). Outdoor: Fourth (3.65m/11-11.75) at Victor Lopez Classic... Placed fourth with a mark of 3.55m/11-7.75 at Trinity Tiger Relays... Placed second at UTEP Invitational with a mark of 3.75m/12-3.5... 12th at Michael Johnson Classic (3.50m/11-5.75)... Won her first-ever collegiate pole vault event with a personal-best 3.85m/12-7.5 mark at the Duckett/Rice Twilight... Placed second at C-USA Outdoor (3.77m/12-4.5). 2009
Indoor: Silver medalist in the pole vault at the C-USA Indoor meet with a personal-best leap of 3.67m/12-00.50... Finished third among collegians at the Houston Invite with a vault of 3.50m/11-5.75. Outdoor: Placed third in pole vault at C-USA Outdoor with a mark of 3.50m/11-5.75... Third at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic at 3.50m/11-5.75 and second at the Duckett/Rice Twilight (3.65m/11-11.75). HIGH SCHOOL
2008 graduate of Reagan High School... Two-time regional champion in the pole vault for coach Nancy Almarez... Placed fifth at the Texas 5A state meet with a personal-best vault of 12 feet... Finished sixth in the same event as a junior with a vault of 10-6. PERSONAL
Full name: Cleona Marie Oliver... Born: Sept. 27, 1989 at San Antonio... Parents: Reggie Oliver and Judy Casey (sister, Chase)... College: Hanszen.
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