Ava Fitzgerald

Sacramento State

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Indoor Career Bests	Event	Outdoor Career Bests
7.73 at Big Sky Championships (2/28/25)	60/100	11.96 at Causeway Classic Dual (4/25/25)
25.19 at Silver State Invitational (12/5/25)	200	24.72 at Hornet Invitational (3/21/25)
8.29 at Big Sky Championships (2/28/26)	60H/100H	13.34 at Big Sky Championships (5/17/25)

2026 Season

Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary in the 100-hurdles.
Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing third in the 100H at the conference meet.
Won the Causeway Classic Dual behind a season-best time of 13.45.
Placed fourth at the Jim Bush Legends (13.62) to open the outdoor season.
Also competed in the 100 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships.
Best 100 time was 12.02 to place third at the Causeway Classic Dual.
Was part of two school top 10 performances in the 4x100 as she ran the opening leg at the Cal Invitational where the team ran 45.12 to rank second in school history and was the second leg at the Jim Bush Legends (45.31) which sits in fourth place.
Placed second in the 60-hurdles at the Big Sky Indoor Championships to earn all-conference accolades.
Set the school record of 8.29 in the finals.
Finished in first place at the Silver State Invitational and Wolf Pack Classic.
Ran the 60 and 200 in one meet each.

2025 Season

Qualified for the NCAA West First Round in the 100-hurdles.
Was the Big Sky Champion in the 100H and set the school record by running 13.34.
Finished in first place at the Causeway Classic Dual and was second at the Hornet Invitational, Stanford Invitational and Desert Heat Classic.
Ran sub-13.5 in her final five races of the year.
Ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay team which set the school record of 45.03 at the Causeway Classic Dual.
Competed in the 100 in three meets with a career-best of 11.96 to place third at the Causeway meet.
Was the Big Sky indoor champion in the 60-hurdles after running 8.41.
Set the school indoor record in the 60H in 8.31 at the Don Kirby Elite.
Finished in first place in the event at the Spokane Indoor Challenge and McCluskey Memorial and was second at the Wolf Pack Classic.
Other bests were 7.73 in the 60 at the Big Sky meet and 25.99 in the 200 at the McCluskey Memorial.

2024 Season

Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing second in the 110-hurdles.
Ran 13.53 in the final which ranks fourth all-time at Sacramento State.
Lowered her time in each meet during the season and had five times of sub-14 seconds.
Finished in first place at the Sacramento State Invitational and Causeway Classic Dual
Also scored for the team in the 100 where she placed seventh.
Posted a time of 12.03 in the qualifying round of the conference championships for her PR.
Ran the second leg for the 4x100 relay team which ran 45.54 at the Big Sky meet for the second-fastest time in school history and finish sixth at the meet.
Competed in the 200 in one meet.
Finished in fourth place at the Big Sky Indoor Championships in the 60-hurdles.
Her time of 8.49 in the finals is the fifth best in school history.
Set her PR of 25.75 in the 200 at the Don Kirby Invitational.
Fastest 60 was 7.88 at the Riverfront Invitational.

2023 Season

Advanced to the NCAA West First Round at Hornet Stadium in the 100-hurdles where she placed 36th.
Ran 13.74 in her heat which is the fastest time in the event by a Sacramento State freshman and tied her for sixth overall in school history.
Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing second in the 100H a the conference meet.
Had a wind-aided mark of 13.49 in the finals.
Ran sub 14 seconds in her final four races of the season.
Finished first at the Causeway Classic Dual.
Fastest 200 was 25.16 at the Causeway meet where she placed fourth.
Ran the opening leg of the 4x100 relay which ranked ninth in school history after running 45.86 to place third at the Big Sky Championships to earn all-conference honors.
Finished second at the Big Sky Indoor Championships in the 60-hurdles to earn all-conference accolades.
Ran 8.50 in the finals which moved her to fifth in school history.
Had a then-career best of 8.55 in the qualifying round of the conference meet.
Other bests were 7.90 in the 60 at the Don Kirby Invitational and 26.51 in the 200 at the Lindeman Invitational.

High School

A 2022 graduate from Roseville Area HS in Roseville, Minn.
Was the Minnesota state champion in the 100-hurdles during her final season with a PR of 13.81 in the finals.
Never lost a 100H race during her senior season.
Placed first at the MSHSL Section 5AAA Championships in the 300-hurdles.
Was seventh at the state meet and the section 4AA champion in the 100H as a junior.
Also won the Section 4AA title and was fifth at the state meet in the 300H.
As a sophomore she was fifth in the state in the 300H and sixth in the 100H.