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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Rafael Suanes/Atlantic 10
Stephen Blue / Atlantic 10

Michaela Gier

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Boise, Idaho
  • Highschool Boise

Biography

Michaela Gier2024-25: Indoor: Was 13th in the pole vault (10' 10 3/4") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/28-3/1)...  Scored fourth in the pole vault (9' 10") at the Metropolitan Championship (1/31)... Won the pole vault event at the West Point Tune-Up, clearing a school record height of 11' 1 3/4" (2/22)... Was sixth in the pole vault (10' 11 3/4") at the Giegengack Invitational (2/15)... Took third in the pole vault (11' 1 3/4") at the Big Apple Invitational (2/8)... Won the pole vault event at the Ramapo Season Opener, clearing 10' 10" (1/17)... Was second in the pole vault (11' 0") at the Spartan Invite (1/10)... Placed fifth in the pole vault (10' 8") at the Spence Garcia Invitational (12/7)... Outdoor: Finished ninth in the pole vault with a school record height of 12' 3/4" at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4-5)... Scored third in the pole vault (11' 5 3/4") at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 29th in the 200 meters (28.07) (4/4)... Was 12th in the 200 meters (27.55) at the Oscar Moore Invitational (4/12)... Took fourth in the pole vault (11' 5 3/4") at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/29)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Michaela Gier2023-24: Indoor: Tied for ninth in the pole vault event with a school record height of 10' 10 1/2" at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23-24)... Tied for third in the pole vault (10' 10") at the Metropolitan Championship (2/2)... Finished 13th in the pole vault (10' 10") at the Big Apple Invitational (2/10)... Ended up third in the pole vault (10' 10") at the Ramapo Invitational (1/19)... Tied for fifth in the pole vault (10' 4") at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/12)... Ended up in a tie for 16th in the pole vault (9' 6 1/4") at the Spence Garcia Invitational (12/2). Outdoor: Was ninth in the pole vault (10' 11 3/4") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4-5)... Metropolitan champion in the pole vault, clearing a school record height of 11' 3 3/4") (4/6)... Won the pole vault event (10' 10") at the Ramapo Invitational, while being fifth in the long jump (15' 8 3/4") (3/30)... Took fourth in the pole vault (10' 6") at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/23)... Was second in the long jump (16' 4 1/2") at the Stony Brook Snowflake Classic (3/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Multi-sport athlete at Boise High School, taking part in cross country, track & field, and gymnastics... Competed in the pole vault for Boise... Recipient of the Heart of the Brave award for the track & field team... 2022 AP Scholar Award recipient... Earned the Southern Idaho Conference Academic Award three times (2021-23)... Given the Outstanding Individual Scholastic Award all four years... Part of the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program.

Major: Urban Studies/Visual Arts.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES SCHOOL RECORDS
Indoor pole vault: 11' 1 3/4" (2025) Indoor pole vault: 11' 1 3/4" (2025)
Outdoor 200m: 27.55 (2025) Outdoor pole vault: 12' 3/4" (2025)
Outdoor pole vault: 12' 3/4" (2025)
Outdoor long jump: 16' 4 1/2" (2024)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Pole Vault
    5'2"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'2"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'2"