St. John's University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster
McGowan, Bernadette
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
Bernadette McGowan
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Paul VI Catholic
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hill, N.J.
Bio
As a Senior (2019-20): Took part in all nine meets for the Red Storm during the 2019-20 indoor season ... earned a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the Fordham Opener with a distance of 12.53 meters ... recorded a season-best 12.97 meters at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships ... notched three fourth-place finishes in the weight throw at the Bill Ward Invitational, Fordham Opener and Metropolitan Indoor Championships ... registered a season-best mark in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships with a distance of 16.94 meters.
As a Junior (2018-19): Posted her top shot put finish at the Fordham Indoor Season Opener, finishing second with throw of 12.69 meters ... launched a season-best distance of 17.00 meters in the weight throw at the Bill Ward Indoor Invitational for second place ... recorded her best mark in the hammer at the Coastal Carolina University Outdoor, throwing 39.90 meters to finish eighth ... posted a pair of fifth-place finishes with a throw of 35.80 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and 39.03 meters at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Finished third in the shot put at the Bill Ward Meet with a distance of 11.29 meters... At the Penn 8-Team Select, finished sixth in the weight throw with a distance of 13.96 meters ... finished third in the shot put in both the Mets Indoor Championships and BIG EAST Indoor Championships, with the latter being a personal best distance of 13.61 meters ... competed in the ECAC Indoor Championships finishing 23rd in the shot put ... finished in third at the Mets Outdoor Championships in the shot put and eighth in the javelin throw ... set a personal best in the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the Javelin, finishing sixth with a distance of 38.69 meters.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... picked up four top-9 finishes in championship indoor meets in the shot put and weight throw ... set a new personal best in the hammer throw at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish.
At Paul VI: Five year letterwinner in track & field (four outdoor seasons and one indoor season) … also lettered two years in swimming … captain of her outdoor track teams during her junior and senior years … also captained the indoor track team her senior year … has personal best marks of 42’2” (shot put) and 127’ (javelin) … was named First Team All-Conference … helped lead her high school to conference championships four years in a row … chose St. John’s over Rutgers, Manhattan and Mount St. Mary’s.
Personal: Has two younger siblings, Maura and Patrick … nickname is Bern … enjoys reading and hanging out with friends as hobbies … interesting fact about her is that she can wiggle her ears … wants to become a sports psychologist … always listens to Nicotine by Panic! At the Disco on game days … named grade school coach, John Domico, as the most influential person in her athletic career because he got her into track & field … favorite book is Harry Potter … favorite pro team is the Philadelphia Phillies.
As a Junior (2018-19): Posted her top shot put finish at the Fordham Indoor Season Opener, finishing second with throw of 12.69 meters ... launched a season-best distance of 17.00 meters in the weight throw at the Bill Ward Indoor Invitational for second place ... recorded her best mark in the hammer at the Coastal Carolina University Outdoor, throwing 39.90 meters to finish eighth ... posted a pair of fifth-place finishes with a throw of 35.80 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and 39.03 meters at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Finished third in the shot put at the Bill Ward Meet with a distance of 11.29 meters... At the Penn 8-Team Select, finished sixth in the weight throw with a distance of 13.96 meters ... finished third in the shot put in both the Mets Indoor Championships and BIG EAST Indoor Championships, with the latter being a personal best distance of 13.61 meters ... competed in the ECAC Indoor Championships finishing 23rd in the shot put ... finished in third at the Mets Outdoor Championships in the shot put and eighth in the javelin throw ... set a personal best in the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the Javelin, finishing sixth with a distance of 38.69 meters.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... picked up four top-9 finishes in championship indoor meets in the shot put and weight throw ... set a new personal best in the hammer throw at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish.
At Paul VI: Five year letterwinner in track & field (four outdoor seasons and one indoor season) … also lettered two years in swimming … captain of her outdoor track teams during her junior and senior years … also captained the indoor track team her senior year … has personal best marks of 42’2” (shot put) and 127’ (javelin) … was named First Team All-Conference … helped lead her high school to conference championships four years in a row … chose St. John’s over Rutgers, Manhattan and Mount St. Mary’s.
Personal: Has two younger siblings, Maura and Patrick … nickname is Bern … enjoys reading and hanging out with friends as hobbies … interesting fact about her is that she can wiggle her ears … wants to become a sports psychologist … always listens to Nicotine by Panic! At the Disco on game days … named grade school coach, John Domico, as the most influential person in her athletic career because he got her into track & field … favorite book is Harry Potter … favorite pro team is the Philadelphia Phillies.