2019 Track & Field Roster
Nicole Greene
- Position:
- High Jump
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Ponte Vedra, Fla.
- High School:
- Ponte Vedra
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION • 4-TIME ALL-AMERICA • NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITOR • 3-TIME NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND QUALIFIER • 2-TIME ACC CHAMPION • 6-TIME ALL-ACC • ACADEMIC ALL-ACC • USATF CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITOR • IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITOR
Personal Records
High Jump (I) – 6-2 (1.88 meters) • High Jump (O) – 6-2 (1.88 meters) • Long Jump – 20-5 (6.22 meters) • Triple Jump – 40-0 ¼ (12.19 meters) • 200m - 26.08
2019-20: Represents women’s track & field on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
2018-19: Named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year for the 2019 outdoor season • Earned first-team All-America honors in the women’s high jump [6-1.5 (1.87m)] with a runner-up finish after a two-round jump off at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Qualified for her first-ever NCAA Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish [5-10.75 (1.80m)] at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Won her first ACC Outdoor title after matching her lifetime-best height of 6-2 (1.88m) to set a facility record at Virginia’s Lannigan Field • Went undefeated during the regular season, claiming event titles at the Yellow Jacket Invitational [5-11.25 (1.81m)], VertKlasse Meeting [5-11.5 (1.82m)], Raleigh Relays [6-0.75 (1.85m)], Aggie Invitational [5-11.5 (1.82m)] and Virginia Challenge [5-10 (1.78m)] • Won ACC Women’s Field Performer of the Week honors after the Raleigh Relays and Co-Performer honors after the season-opening Yellow Jacket Invitational • Ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nation for the entire outdoor season • Ranked third all-time at UNC after her ACC title performance [6-2 (1.88m)] • Named ACC Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second time in her career, first time in her outdoor career, to join five teammates on the outdoor All-ACC Academic team • Did not compete during the indoor season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual • Won the women’s high jump title (1.87m) for Team USA at the NACAC U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico • Also competed for Team USA in the high jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships (1.83m, 5th) and the Pan American Games (1.79m, 8th) in Lima, Peru.
2017-18: Joined the “University of National Champions” after earning the NCAA title and first-team All-America honors in the high jump with a mark of 6-1 1/2 (1.87m) • Matched her personal-best height of 6-2 to win the high jump at the ACC Indoor Championships • Received first-team All-ACC honors for her first-place performance • Named ACC Women’s Indoor Field Performer of the Year, the first female Tar Heel to earn the honor • Named the ACC Indoor Performer of the Week two times (Jan. 16, Feb. 20) • Now tied for second all-time in the women’s high jump at UNC after setting a new career record of 6-2 (1.88m) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup • Tied her career best to finish third at the USATF Indoor Championships • Cleared 6-0 3/4 (1.85m) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational for first-place accolades • Earned a spot on the podium in each of her 2018 indoor appearances including four meet titles • Competed for UNAT-North Carolina at the Duke Invitational and took first in the high jump • Named ACC Women’s Indoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and joined four Carolina teammates on the All-ACC Academic Team for the indoor season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and selected as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual • Represented the women’s track & field team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
2016-17: Competed at the 2017 USATF Senior Championships in the high jump (NH) • Finished 23rd in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Was the runner-up in the high jump at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning first-team All-ACC honors with a jump of 5-11 ½ (1.82 meters), which is tied for fifth in UNC history • Earned first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing fifth in the high jump at 6-0 ½ (1.84 meters) • Was the high jump runner-up at the indoor conference meet, earning first-team All-ACC honors • Moved into a tie for fourth place in UNC history with her high jump of 6-0 ¾, a collegiate best she reached three times during the indoor season • Was named an ACC field performer of the week three times during the season (Jan. 24, Feb. 7 and Feb. 14) • Won the high jump twice outdoors and four times during the indoor season • Was a 2016 Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete • Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team • Named to the indoor and outdoor All-ACC Academic Team as well as the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16: Earned All-America Honors after taking 12th in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships • Jumped 5-11 ¾ (1.81 meters) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup taking first in the event • Earned ACC Co-Field Performer of the Week on January 12 • Jumped 6-0 ½ (1.84 meters) at the Doc Hale VT Elite finishing second in the meet • Earned All-ACC honors for placing second in the high jump at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships • Reached the podium with a third-place finish in the high jump at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships • Won the high jump competition at the Battle of the Blues • Narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after taking 13th at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Took fifth at the IAAF U20 World Junior Championships • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named to the All-ACC Academic Indoor and Outdoor Teams.
Prep: 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor and Indoor champion in the high jump • 2012, '13, '15 Florida State Champion in the high jump • 2015 triple and long jump 3A state champion • Ranked first overall in the indoor high jump during 2015 • Ranked second overall in the outdoor high jump during 2015 • Part of the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Team that went to Cuba during the summer of 2015 • Ran in the 200 and 400 during high school as well • 2014 Vice President of her school's National Honor Society • Member of the National Honor Society • A part of the Biotechnology Club • Graduated with Rho Kappa and Mu Alpha Theta honors • A 4.0 GPA scholar all four years of high school.
Personal: Nicole Louise Greene is the daughter of Dr. Trevor Greene and Dr. Deborah Price • Born May 2 • Certified as an assistant biotechnician through the Biotechnology and Medical Research Academy • Father grew up in Barbados and played cricket and soccer • Mom grew up in Maryland and was in chorus • Her brother, Christopher, competes in the triple jump on the University of Cincinnati track and field team.
