St. John's University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster
Pantale, Olivia
Aliann Pompey Named New Track & Field/Cross Country Head Coach
Wednesday, June 16
Track & Field ECAC Championships
Monday, March 23
Track & Field BIG EAST Indoor Championships
Monday, March 23
Track & Field David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Monday, March 23
Olivia Pantale
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Wayne Valley
- Hometown:
- Wayne, N.J.
Bio
As a Senior (2019-20): Did not compete during the 2019-20 indoor season.
As a Junior (2018-19): Recorded a first place finish in the javelin at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships, throwing a personal-best distance of 42.58 meters ... placed seventh at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships in the discus with a mark of 37.00 meters.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Bill Ward Meet with a distance of 12.93 meters, placing seventh ... finished second in the javelin and fifth in the discus in the Maryland Invitational ... set a personal best at the Penn Challenge in the hammer throw with a toss of 37.77 meters ... At the Wagner Outdoor Invitational, she finished second in the discus setting a personal best throw of 39.46 meters ... took first in the javelin at the Mets Outdoor Championships with a personal best throw of 42.58 meters ... competed in the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth in the javelin.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... earned All-BIG EAST Outdoor Honors for the javelin ... finished with a pair of second-place finishes at the Georgia Tech Invite and the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships and won gold medal honors at the Tom Farrell Classic in the javelin throw ... recorded a third-place finish at the Rider Invite and ninth-place finish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the discus ... set a personal best in the shot put at the Tom Farrell Classic with a fifth-place finish ... notched four top-10 finishes in the shot put during indoor season ... set a personal best in the shot put at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships and finished 12th ... set a personal-best in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships while finishing eighth.
At Wayne Valley: Three-year member of the track & field team, competing in the shot put, discus throw and javelin … captain of her track & field team for her senior year … also captained her volleyball team … won back-to-back Passaic County championships … won the Passaic County individual title in the discus and javelin throws her senior year … holds the Wayne Valley school-record in the javelin … Fifth-place finish in the javelin in New Jersey her junior year … Sixth-place in the state in discus her senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Patricia and William Pantale … both parents are Hall of Fame members for their high school’s athletics program … has two siblings (Chris and Alana) … brother Chris played football at Boston College and now plays for the Philadelphia Eagles … sister Alana was a four-year member and full-scholarship member of the track & field team at the University of Delaware … lists hiking, swimming, eating and working out as her hobbies … plans to go to grad school and pursue a career as a speech pathologist post St. John’s … lists her brother as the most influential person in her athletic career because “he has a dream to be in the NFL and didn’t stop until he reached it” … came to St. John’s because of the campus, the track & field team and the city.
As a Junior (2018-19): Recorded a first place finish in the javelin at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships, throwing a personal-best distance of 42.58 meters ... placed seventh at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships in the discus with a mark of 37.00 meters.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Bill Ward Meet with a distance of 12.93 meters, placing seventh ... finished second in the javelin and fifth in the discus in the Maryland Invitational ... set a personal best at the Penn Challenge in the hammer throw with a toss of 37.77 meters ... At the Wagner Outdoor Invitational, she finished second in the discus setting a personal best throw of 39.46 meters ... took first in the javelin at the Mets Outdoor Championships with a personal best throw of 42.58 meters ... competed in the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth in the javelin.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... earned All-BIG EAST Outdoor Honors for the javelin ... finished with a pair of second-place finishes at the Georgia Tech Invite and the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships and won gold medal honors at the Tom Farrell Classic in the javelin throw ... recorded a third-place finish at the Rider Invite and ninth-place finish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the discus ... set a personal best in the shot put at the Tom Farrell Classic with a fifth-place finish ... notched four top-10 finishes in the shot put during indoor season ... set a personal best in the shot put at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships and finished 12th ... set a personal-best in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships while finishing eighth.
At Wayne Valley: Three-year member of the track & field team, competing in the shot put, discus throw and javelin … captain of her track & field team for her senior year … also captained her volleyball team … won back-to-back Passaic County championships … won the Passaic County individual title in the discus and javelin throws her senior year … holds the Wayne Valley school-record in the javelin … Fifth-place finish in the javelin in New Jersey her junior year … Sixth-place in the state in discus her senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Patricia and William Pantale … both parents are Hall of Fame members for their high school’s athletics program … has two siblings (Chris and Alana) … brother Chris played football at Boston College and now plays for the Philadelphia Eagles … sister Alana was a four-year member and full-scholarship member of the track & field team at the University of Delaware … lists hiking, swimming, eating and working out as her hobbies … plans to go to grad school and pursue a career as a speech pathologist post St. John’s … lists her brother as the most influential person in her athletic career because “he has a dream to be in the NFL and didn’t stop until he reached it” … came to St. John’s because of the campus, the track & field team and the city.