Bio

Joanna Tavolaro

At Sage:

• A newcomer to Sage in 2016-2017, Joanna Tavolaro competed in the fall as a member of the Sage cross country team. Back in the spring of 2017 as a member of the Gator track and field teams, she competed in the pole vault.
• In her first year on the track team, she set the school record in the triple jump while competing at the Capital District Championship in 2017 with a performance of 9.86 meters.
• She added another school record in her first season setting the pole vault of 2.45 meters competing at the Mt. Holyoke Spring Fling in 2017.

Career Cross Country:

25:38.5 at Bard College Raptor Invitational, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (9/17/16)

Personal Bests (6K)

Career Cross Country:

34:16.0 at Mount Saint Mary Invitational, Newburgh, NY (10/1/16)

Academics at Sage:

• She is majoring in applied biology and pre-med at Sage. She was named to the 2016 Skyline Conference Scholar-Athlete Team and earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Sage.
• A year ago, she earned acclaim as a member of the Empire 8 Presidents’ List and was part of the women’s track and field team also honored for overall academic success as a team.

High School:

• She was a three-sport athlete in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and served as team captain for all three teams.
• She was a Foothills Council All-Star as well as a 2nd Team all-conference cross country all-star and was a two-time indoor champion in Section 2 Class C pole vault, while also winning a pair of outdoor titles.
• Twice she was the indoor and outdoor leading scorer, while also penning her name to the school record in the indoor and outdoor pole vault.

Personal:

She is daughter of Mike and Marion Tavolaro.

Favorite Professional Athlete:

Greg Bird

Favorite Sports Team:

New York Yankees