2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
Breña, Paola
Paola Breña
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Queretero, Mexico
- High School:
- Universidad del Valle de Mexico
- Prev School:
- Franklin Pierce
- Events:
- Jumps
Bio
Career Performance List
CAREER NOTES
Academic: Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020, 2022)…two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2020, 2022)…Three-time Academic All-Northeast 10 (2020 Indoor, 2022 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor)…Alpha Chi National College Honor Society…Sigma Zeta Honor Society…
Athletic: NCAA DII First Team All-American (High Jump – 2019 Outdoor)…NCAA DII All-American (High Jump – 2020 Indoor)…2019 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (High Jump)…New England Indoor Champion (High Jump – 2022 Indoor)…2020 Northeast 10 Indoor Field Athlete of the Year…2019 Northeast 10 Outdoor Rookie of the Year…2019 Northeast 10 Indoor Rookie of the Year…three-time Northeast 10 Conference Champion (High Jump – 2019 Indoor, 2020 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor)…four-time All-Northeast 10 Conference (High Jump – 2019 Indoor, 2019 Outdoor, 2020 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor)...
2022-2023| Fifth Year
Indoor: Started her career at St. Cloud State strong by taking fourth in the High jump with a 1.61m clear and fifth in the Triple Jump with a 10.83m leap at the Ice Breaker Open and Multi (Dec. 9-10)…won the High Jump with a 1.67m clear at the Bearson Gathje-Classic (Jan. 13)…placed third in the High Jump with a 1.64m clear at the Mark Schuck Open and Multi (Jan. 27-28)...added another third place finish in the High Jump with a 1.65m clear in the Gopher Classic (Feb. 3)...finished fourth in the High Jump with a 1.67m clear in the Minnesota State Massive Meet #1 (Feb. 10)...cleared 1.67m for a second place finish in the High Jump at the Minnesota State Massive Meet #2 (Feb. 11)...won the High Jump with a 1.64m clear at the Maverick Invitational (Feb. 17)…took second in the High Jump with a 1.74m clear at the NSIC Indoor Championship (Feb. 25-26) to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Mar. 10-11)...
Outdoor: Placed second in the High Jump with a 1.65m clear at the USD Early Bird (Apr. 7-8)...finished in fourth place in the High Jump with a 1.73 clear at the Kansas Relays (Apr 13-15)…won the Running on Hope Invitational (Apr. 26) with a 1.69m clear in the High Jump in the High Jump...finished regular season with back-to-back first place finishes in Maverick Open #1 and #2...finished runner-up in the High Jump with a 1.75m clear at the NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)…finished the season with a fifth place finish in the High Jump with a 1.71m clear at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 25-27)...
2021-22 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | SENIOR SEASON
Indoor: Took third in the High Jump with a 1.55m clear at The Art Kaddish Elm City Challenge (Dec. 5)…won the High Jump at the USM I (Dec. 11) by clearing 1.67m while also running on the runner-up 4x200 Meter Relay team…won the Triple Jump with a 10.53m leap at the MIT Art Farnham Invitational (Jan. 8) and placed second in the High Jump by clearing 1.58m…cleared 1.70m to win the High Jump at the William Sutherland III Invitational (Jan. 22) and added a 11.02m Triple Jump mark to finish runner-up…won the New England Indoor (Feb. 4-5) High Jump Championship with a 1.65m clear….finished third at the MIT Gordon Kelly Invitational (Feb. 12) with a 1.58m clear…took sixth in the Triple Jump at the Northeast 10 Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) with a 11.21m leap…
Outdoor: Won the High Jump at the SNHU Spring Invitational (Apr. 2) with a 1.60m clearance…placed third at the Penmen Relays (Apr. 16) with a 1.60m clear in the High Jump…finished runner-up in the High Jump at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational (Apr. 23) with a 1.63m clearance…won the CCSU Invitational (Apr. 30) by clearing 1.70m in the High Jump…became an Outdoor Conference Champion for the first time in her career at the Northeast 10 Outdoor Championships (May 6-7), clearing 1.65m in the High Jump…finished runner-up in the High Jump at the New England Outdoor Championships (May 13-14) with a 1.65m clear…
2020-21 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | JUNIOR SEASON
Indoor: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic…
Outdoor: Returned to action by taking second in the Wilton Wright Invitational (Apr. 4) High Jump, clearing 1.60m…won the James Barber Invitational (Apr. 11) by clearing 1.60m…won two events at the Eastern Connecticut State Invitational #2 (Apr. 15), clearing 1.60m in the High Jump and covering 10.23m in the Triple Jump…cleared 1.63m at the FPU Teamsgiving Relays South Meet (Apr. 20-21) to win the High Jump…won the High Jump with a 1.55m clear at the FPU Teamsgiving Relays North Meet (Apr. 27-28) and was runner-up in the Triple Jump with a 10.46m leap…
2019-20 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Indoor: Set a short-lived personal best at the Joe Donahue Games Opener (Dec. 14) by clearing 1.75m to win the High Jump…cleared a personal-best 1.76m to win the High Jump at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 11)…won the High Jump with a 1.75m clearance and was a member of the first-place 4x220 Yard Relay at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational (Jan. 19)…took second in the High Jump with a 1.74m clear at the New England Indoor Championships (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)…won the Triple Jump by leaping 11.02m at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 8)…became a two-time Northeast 10 Indoor Champion (Feb. 20-21) by winning the High Jump with a 1.71m clearance…was named an All-American by the USTFCCCA after the NCAA Indoor Championships were canceled…
Outdoor: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic…
2018-19 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | FRESHMAN SEASON
Indoor: Named Northeast 10 Indoor Rookie of the Year…began her career by taking second in the High Jump at the UMass Boston Indoor Open (Dec. 1), clearing 1.70m…won the Elm City Challenge (Dec. 7-8) High Jump by clearing 1.67m and also competed in the Pentathlon – scoring 2,471 points to take third by winning the high jump (1.68m), taking third in the 800 Meter (2:53.66) and landing fourth in the 55 Hurdles (9.69s), Shot Put (5.38m) and Long Jump (4.17m)…won the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 12) High Jump with a 1.64m clearance…cleared 1.65m to finish runner-up at the Bates Invitational and Multi (Jan. 18-19)…won the High Jump by clearing 1.52m at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 2)…was a true freshman High Jump Champion at the Northeast 10 Indoor Championships (Feb. 16-17), clearing 1.66m…soared 1.68m at the SCSU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22) to win the High Jump…took second with a 1.62m clearance at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 24)…qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the High Jump…
Outdoor: Named Northeast 10 Outdoor Rookie of the Year…cleared 1.66m at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (Mar. 22-23) to take second in the High Jump…won the High Jump with a personal best 1.73m clear at the SNHU Spring Invitational (Apr. 6)…cleared 1.65m in the High Jump to finish first at the Penmen Relays (Apr. 13)…won the Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 20) High Jump with a new personal best 1.74m clearance…jumped 1.64m at the Northeast 10 Outdoor Championships (May 3-4) to finish runner-up…was the runner-up in the High Jump at the New England Outdoor Championships (May 10-11) with a 1.71m clear…placed eighth with a 1.69m clearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (May 23-25) to earn First Team All-American honors as a true freshman…
Prep: Attended Universidad del Valle de Mexico…was a two-time National Champion in the private school division…set a national record in her prep career…
Personal: The daughter of Minerva Ortiz and Arturo Brena…is working on her M.S. in Clinical Exercise Physiology at St. Cloud State…enjoys traveling, spending quality time with family and friends and watching movies…
CAREER NOTES
Academic: Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020, 2022)…two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2020, 2022)…Three-time Academic All-Northeast 10 (2020 Indoor, 2022 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor)…Alpha Chi National College Honor Society…Sigma Zeta Honor Society…
Athletic: NCAA DII First Team All-American (High Jump – 2019 Outdoor)…NCAA DII All-American (High Jump – 2020 Indoor)…2019 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (High Jump)…New England Indoor Champion (High Jump – 2022 Indoor)…2020 Northeast 10 Indoor Field Athlete of the Year…2019 Northeast 10 Outdoor Rookie of the Year…2019 Northeast 10 Indoor Rookie of the Year…three-time Northeast 10 Conference Champion (High Jump – 2019 Indoor, 2020 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor)…four-time All-Northeast 10 Conference (High Jump – 2019 Indoor, 2019 Outdoor, 2020 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor)...
2022-2023| Fifth Year
Indoor: Started her career at St. Cloud State strong by taking fourth in the High jump with a 1.61m clear and fifth in the Triple Jump with a 10.83m leap at the Ice Breaker Open and Multi (Dec. 9-10)…won the High Jump with a 1.67m clear at the Bearson Gathje-Classic (Jan. 13)…placed third in the High Jump with a 1.64m clear at the Mark Schuck Open and Multi (Jan. 27-28)...added another third place finish in the High Jump with a 1.65m clear in the Gopher Classic (Feb. 3)...finished fourth in the High Jump with a 1.67m clear in the Minnesota State Massive Meet #1 (Feb. 10)...cleared 1.67m for a second place finish in the High Jump at the Minnesota State Massive Meet #2 (Feb. 11)...won the High Jump with a 1.64m clear at the Maverick Invitational (Feb. 17)…took second in the High Jump with a 1.74m clear at the NSIC Indoor Championship (Feb. 25-26) to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Mar. 10-11)...
Outdoor: Placed second in the High Jump with a 1.65m clear at the USD Early Bird (Apr. 7-8)...finished in fourth place in the High Jump with a 1.73 clear at the Kansas Relays (Apr 13-15)…won the Running on Hope Invitational (Apr. 26) with a 1.69m clear in the High Jump in the High Jump...finished regular season with back-to-back first place finishes in Maverick Open #1 and #2...finished runner-up in the High Jump with a 1.75m clear at the NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)…finished the season with a fifth place finish in the High Jump with a 1.71m clear at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 25-27)...
2021-22 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | SENIOR SEASON
Indoor: Took third in the High Jump with a 1.55m clear at The Art Kaddish Elm City Challenge (Dec. 5)…won the High Jump at the USM I (Dec. 11) by clearing 1.67m while also running on the runner-up 4x200 Meter Relay team…won the Triple Jump with a 10.53m leap at the MIT Art Farnham Invitational (Jan. 8) and placed second in the High Jump by clearing 1.58m…cleared 1.70m to win the High Jump at the William Sutherland III Invitational (Jan. 22) and added a 11.02m Triple Jump mark to finish runner-up…won the New England Indoor (Feb. 4-5) High Jump Championship with a 1.65m clear….finished third at the MIT Gordon Kelly Invitational (Feb. 12) with a 1.58m clear…took sixth in the Triple Jump at the Northeast 10 Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) with a 11.21m leap…
Outdoor: Won the High Jump at the SNHU Spring Invitational (Apr. 2) with a 1.60m clearance…placed third at the Penmen Relays (Apr. 16) with a 1.60m clear in the High Jump…finished runner-up in the High Jump at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational (Apr. 23) with a 1.63m clearance…won the CCSU Invitational (Apr. 30) by clearing 1.70m in the High Jump…became an Outdoor Conference Champion for the first time in her career at the Northeast 10 Outdoor Championships (May 6-7), clearing 1.65m in the High Jump…finished runner-up in the High Jump at the New England Outdoor Championships (May 13-14) with a 1.65m clear…
2020-21 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | JUNIOR SEASON
Indoor: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic…
Outdoor: Returned to action by taking second in the Wilton Wright Invitational (Apr. 4) High Jump, clearing 1.60m…won the James Barber Invitational (Apr. 11) by clearing 1.60m…won two events at the Eastern Connecticut State Invitational #2 (Apr. 15), clearing 1.60m in the High Jump and covering 10.23m in the Triple Jump…cleared 1.63m at the FPU Teamsgiving Relays South Meet (Apr. 20-21) to win the High Jump…won the High Jump with a 1.55m clear at the FPU Teamsgiving Relays North Meet (Apr. 27-28) and was runner-up in the Triple Jump with a 10.46m leap…
2019-20 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Indoor: Set a short-lived personal best at the Joe Donahue Games Opener (Dec. 14) by clearing 1.75m to win the High Jump…cleared a personal-best 1.76m to win the High Jump at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 11)…won the High Jump with a 1.75m clearance and was a member of the first-place 4x220 Yard Relay at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational (Jan. 19)…took second in the High Jump with a 1.74m clear at the New England Indoor Championships (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)…won the Triple Jump by leaping 11.02m at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 8)…became a two-time Northeast 10 Indoor Champion (Feb. 20-21) by winning the High Jump with a 1.71m clearance…was named an All-American by the USTFCCCA after the NCAA Indoor Championships were canceled…
Outdoor: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic…
2018-19 (FRANKLIN PIERCE) | FRESHMAN SEASON
Indoor: Named Northeast 10 Indoor Rookie of the Year…began her career by taking second in the High Jump at the UMass Boston Indoor Open (Dec. 1), clearing 1.70m…won the Elm City Challenge (Dec. 7-8) High Jump by clearing 1.67m and also competed in the Pentathlon – scoring 2,471 points to take third by winning the high jump (1.68m), taking third in the 800 Meter (2:53.66) and landing fourth in the 55 Hurdles (9.69s), Shot Put (5.38m) and Long Jump (4.17m)…won the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 12) High Jump with a 1.64m clearance…cleared 1.65m to finish runner-up at the Bates Invitational and Multi (Jan. 18-19)…won the High Jump by clearing 1.52m at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 2)…was a true freshman High Jump Champion at the Northeast 10 Indoor Championships (Feb. 16-17), clearing 1.66m…soared 1.68m at the SCSU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22) to win the High Jump…took second with a 1.62m clearance at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 24)…qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the High Jump…
Outdoor: Named Northeast 10 Outdoor Rookie of the Year…cleared 1.66m at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (Mar. 22-23) to take second in the High Jump…won the High Jump with a personal best 1.73m clear at the SNHU Spring Invitational (Apr. 6)…cleared 1.65m in the High Jump to finish first at the Penmen Relays (Apr. 13)…won the Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 20) High Jump with a new personal best 1.74m clearance…jumped 1.64m at the Northeast 10 Outdoor Championships (May 3-4) to finish runner-up…was the runner-up in the High Jump at the New England Outdoor Championships (May 10-11) with a 1.71m clear…placed eighth with a 1.69m clearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (May 23-25) to earn First Team All-American honors as a true freshman…
Prep: Attended Universidad del Valle de Mexico…was a two-time National Champion in the private school division…set a national record in her prep career…
Personal: The daughter of Minerva Ortiz and Arturo Brena…is working on her M.S. in Clinical Exercise Physiology at St. Cloud State…enjoys traveling, spending quality time with family and friends and watching movies…
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