Paola Fernandez-Sola

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Photo by: Chris Conaway

Photo by: Chris Conaway/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Chris Conaway

Photo by: Chris Conaway/ Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2022.05.26 - Track and Field NCAA Regionals

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 3, 2023 - Paola Sola Fernandez during Track and Field Photo Day in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Indiana Athletics

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Position:
Jumps

TFFRS PROFILE

2023-2024
Indoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … in her last season of eligibility, she opened the season in the long jump at the Commodore Challenge with a mark of 5.97m/19-7 … won the long jump at the Indiana Invitational with a jump of 6.24m/20-5.75 … placed second in the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (6.19m/20-3.75) … set a season-best in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational with a jump of 6.27m/20-7 … wrapped up her final season with a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships and a mark of 6.11m/20-0.5.

2022-23
Indoor:
Opened up the season with a mark of 5.98m/19-7.5 in the long jump at the Hoosier Open ... jumped 6.05m/19-10.25 to finish second in the long jump at the Commodore Challenge ... recorded a big mark of 6.39m/20-11.75 in the long jump at the Texas Tech Open ... moved into No. 2 in program history with that jump ... jumped 5.87m/19-8.25 in the long jump at the Windy City Invite ... finished second in the long jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a mark of 6.26m/20-6.5 ... placed ninth in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 6.39m/20-11.75 ... earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors.

Outdoor:
Finished sixth in the invite section of the long jump at the Florida Relays with a mark of 6.09m/19-11.75 ... recorded a big mark of 6.49m/21-3.5 in the long jump at the Tennessee Invite despite rainy conditions ... recorded a windy mark of 6.42m/21-0.75 (+4.2) in the long jump at the Texas Invitational ... won the long jump at the Billy Hayes Invitational with a mark of 6.32m/20-9 ... handled anchor leg duties in the 4x100 relay (45.43) at Billy Hayes ... earned Big Ten Co-Women's Field Athlete of the Week honors (May 10) ... Big Ten Champion in the long jump with a mark of 6.52m/21-4.75 ... first Big Ten Champion in the long jump outdoors since 2007 ... named First Team All-Big Ten ... earned her second-straight bid to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after finishing fourth in the long jump at the NCAA East Prelims (6.37m/20-10.75) ... finished 15th in the nation at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the long jump ... recorded a mark of 6.02m/19-9 to earn USTFCCCA Second Team All-American honors ... first women's long jumper in program history to earn All-American honors indoors and outdoors in the same year ... first woman in program history to earn All-America honors in the long jump outdoors in back-to-back years.

2021-22
Indoor:
Picked up a fifth place finish in the long jump at Big Ten Indoor Championships with a mark of 6.15m (20’ 2.25”) … won the long jump with a mark of 5.83m (19’ 1.5”) at the Hoosier Open …captured fourth in the long jump at the Commodore Challenge with a mark of 5.77m (18’ 11.25”) … placed third and picked up an indoor personal best in the long jump with 6.01m (19’ 8.75”) at IU Relays … won the long jump at Hoosier Hills with a leap of 5.92m (19’ 5.25”)

Outdoor:
Program record holder in the long jump with a mark of 6.61m (21’ 8.25”) … advanced to NCAA Championships in the long jump after a leap of 6.33m (20’ 9.25”) at NCAA East Prelims … Big Ten Championships bronze medalist in the long jump with a mark of 6.09m (19’ 11.75”) … won the long jump took gold in the long jump on two occasions, at the Indiana Invitational and Billy Hayes Invite … opened the season at Florida Relays and placed seventh in the long jump with a time of 6.02m (19’ 9”) … saw a leap of 6.08m (19’ 11.5”) at Tennessee Relays and secured a second place finish.

2020-21
Indoor:
Competed in the long jump at Big Ten Championships and placed sixth with a mark of 5.88m (19’ 0.5”).

Outdoor:
Saw the chance to compete in the long jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round and had a mark of 6.16m (20’ 2.5”) … placed sixth with the 4x100 relay squad at Big Ten Championships …nabbed a mark of 5.82m (19’ 1.25”) at Big Ten Championships … secured a second and personal best of 6.24m (20’ 5.75”) in the long jump at Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite …also took second in the long jump at the Big Ten North Florida Invitational (6.13m; 20’ 1.5”) and Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 (6.00m; 19’ 8.25”) … competed in the long jump at the Husker Big Ten Invite where she placed fifth and saw a mark of 6.00m (19’ 8.25”).

Prior to Indiana: