Shannon Meehan

Shannon Meehan

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Wakefield, R.I.
High School: South Kingstown
Position: Multi/Jumps

2010-2010: (Indoor) Placed seventh with 2979 points at the URI Pentathlon... Finished second in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m at the URI Sorlien Invitational... Placed third in the high jump at the Terrier Classic... Recorded a sixth place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m at the Giegengack Invitational... Finished sixth in the high jump at the Valentine Invitational... Posted a runner-up finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.65m at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Finished 10th in the high jump with a mark of 1.65m at the New England Championships... (Outdoor): Finished seventh in the high jump with a mark of 1.58m and posted a time of 15.90 in the 100m hurdles at the UCF Invitational... Finished third in the high jump with a mark of 1.52m and was 10th in the 100m hurdles in a time of 16.21 at the Bryant Invitational...Placed fourth in the high jump at the UConn All-Region Invitational... Finished runner-up in the high jump with a mark of 1.55m at the Brown Outdoor Invitational.

2009-2010: (Indoor) Finished 12th with 2415 points at the URI Pentathlon... Placed fifth in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m at the URI Sorlien Invitational... FInished sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.62m... Placed third in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m at the A-10 Championships... Placed 11th in the high jump at the IC4A Championships... (Outdoor) Finished fifth in the high jump (1.52m) and seventh in the 100m hurdles (16.46) at the Bryant Invitational... Placed second in the high jump at the Brown Outdoor Invitational... Finished fifth in the 100m hurdles and sixth in the high jump at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational... Placed fourth with a mark of 1.60m in the high jump at the A-10 Championships... Finished fourth in the high jump at the IC4A Championships.

High School: Lettered in track & field at South Kingstown High School... Won the state outdoor high jump championship (5'5") while placing 4th in the 100m hurdles in 2009... Placed first in the state in the indoor high jump (5'1") and 6th (5'3") in the NE Regionals... Named 2009 all-state for indoor and outdoor... Captained her track team as a senior... Helped lead track team to the state outdoor championship in 2009... Also participated in Irish Dance Competitions in national and world events while performing for community groups.

Personal: Born November 3, 1990... Daughter of Rick and Nancy Meehan... Has two sisters, Katrina and Natasha... Grandfather, Richard Meehan, played hockey and golf at Boston College... Enjoys art, drawing and Irish Step Dancing... Lists her grandfather, Richard, as her favorite athlete and URI Teams, the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics as her favorite sports teams... Majoring in art at URI.

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4/14/12 Final
Women's Track & Field
Individual
at Brown Invitational
Providence, R.I.
Preview | Results | Recap
4/20/12 Final
Women's Track & Field
Individual
at Princeton Invitational
Princeton, N.J.
Preview | Results | Recap
4/21/12 Final
Women's Track & Field
Individual
at Princeton Invitational
Princeton, N.J.
Preview | Results | Recap
4/26/12 Final
Women's Track & Field
Individual
at Penn Relays
Philadelphia, Pa.
Results | Recap
4/29/12 Final
Women's Track & Field
Individual
at Brown Invitational
Providence, R.I.
Results | Recap