Courtney Rowland

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
High School:
Nonnewaug
Hometown:
Watertown, Conn.

2023-24: Indoor: Earned 1st place and her name in the record book as the 4th all time indoor performer in the high jump with a height of 1.73 meters at the A10 Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23-24)... Earned 1st place in the high jump with a height of 1.69 meters at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (3/1-2)... Earned 2nd place in the high jump with a height of 1.70 meters at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Earned 2nd place in the high jump with a height of 1.68 meters at the River Hawk Invitational (1/26-27)... Earned 2nd place in the high jump with a height of 1.73 meters at the UCONN Husky Challenge (12/7-8)... Earned 3rd place in the high jump with a height of 1.69 meters at the Crimson Elite (2/2)... Placed 4th in the high jump with a height of 1.65 meters at the UMass Amherst Flagship Indoor Invitational (1/14).
Outdoor: Earned 1st place in the high jump with a height of 1.64 meters at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/7)... Earned 1st place in the high jump with a height of 1.67 meters at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/20)... Earned 1st place in the high jump with a height of 1.67 meters at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/26-27)... Earned 1st place in the high jump with a height of 1.70 meters at the Dani Palooza Last Chance (5/12)... Earned 3rd place in the high jump with a height of 1.70 meters at the UCONN Dog Fight (3/30)...
Earned 3rd place in the high jump with a height of 1.70 meters at the A10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4-5)... Placed 7th in the high jump with a height of 1.63 meters at the UFC Knights Invite (3/22-23).

2022-23: Outdoor: Earned second place in high jump claring 5’ 7.25” at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/12-13) … Earned first place in high jump clearing 5’8.5” at the A-10 Outdoor Championships (5/6-7) … Took first place in the high jump clearing 5’7” at the UMASS Pre-Championship Invitational (4/29) … Earned first place in the high jump clearing 5’5.75” at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/15) … Claimed fourth place in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 3,900 at the UMASS Multi Meet (4/12-13) … Earned personal bests in javelin with a throw of 84’10” at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/8) and in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.24 seconds at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17-18). Indoor: Captured bronze clearing 5’7.25” in the high jump, good for No. 5 all-time at UMass in the event at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) … Claimed third in high jump with a height of 5’3” at URI Coaches Invitational (2/11) Tied for fifth place in high jump clearing 5’5” at the New England Championships (2/2-2/3) … Claimed sixth place in the high jump, clearing 5’3.75” at the Battle of Beantown (1/21) … Claimed second place in high jump clearing 5’3.25” at the Flagship Indoor Invitational (1/15) … Was the runner-up in the high jump clearing 5’1” at the Beacon Invitational (12/10) … Tied for third place in the high jump clearing 5’3” at the URI Pentathlon (12/9) … Claimed seventh place in the high jump clearing 5’3.25” at the Alden Invitational (12/3)

2021-22: Outdoor: Cleared 5’ 5” to tie for silver in the high jump at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/13-14) … Took fourth place with a mark of 5’ 4.25” in the high jump at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Earned fourth in the high jump after clearing 5’ 3.25” at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Tied for fifth by posting a height of 5’ 3” in the high jump at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Took second place in the high jump at 5’ 5.25” at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Captured seventh place with a 5’ 1” height in high jump at the Ocean State Invitational (4/09) … Registered a second-place finish in high jump with a height of 5’ 3.25” at the UMass Invitational (4/03) … Finished in 11^th place in the high jump at 5’ 3.75” at the Black and Gold Invitational (3/18-19). Indoor: Earned fourth place in the high jump after clearing 5’ 5.75” at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) … Cleared 5’ 3.75” in high jump to land fifth at the Giegengack Invitational (2/12) … Placed seventh in the high jump with a mark of 5’ 3” at New England Championships (2/4-5) … Won the high jump by clearing 5’ 3” at the Blue & Orange Invitational (1/29) … Earned eighth in high jump with a height of 5’ 1.75” at the Alden Invitational (12/04).

Before UMass: Competed at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Connecticut … Earned 8 varsity letters … Earned gold, winning the high jump at the CIAC, Connecticut State Open Track and Field Championship with a jump of 5’6” and no strikes… Was runner-up in the CIAC, Connecticut State Heptathlon with a score of 3,837 points … Cleared a personal best of 5’6.5” at the NASF Outdoor Nationals, Hayward Field, University of Oregon, placing 11th nationally in high jump … Was an All Star, All State for Girls Track and Field … Was First Team/CHSCA All-State (Connecticut HS Coaches Association) … Was All Star, All State Top 10 High Jump placement in the New England Championship … Holds the school record for high jump with a height of 5’6 … Holds the league record for girls high jump with a height of 5’4 … Also played basketball and Volleyball … Was a member of the National Honor Society and English National Honor Society … Won the Bronze President’s Volunteer Service Award for strengthening the community through volunteer service (100+ volunteer hours)

Personal: Born Courtney Paige Rowland … from Watertown, Connecticut … Daughter of Deana and Sherwood “Skip” Rowland … Intends to major in Animal Science