Delaney Peranich

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt
High School:
St. Ignatius College Prep
Hometown:
Half Moon Bay, CA

2021 -- Indoor Season: Cal Poly did not compete in any indoor meets due to COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor T&F: Did not compete in any meets.

2020 -- Indoor Season: Traveled to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 7, taking ninth place in the high jump, with a height of 5 feet, 5.25 inches in her scoring debut as a Mustang (meanwhile, in beach volleyball, won her first match of the season prior to the cancellation of the rest of the schedule due to COVID-19). Outdoor Track & Field: Spring season was cancelled; however, retains year of eligibility moving forward ... meanwhile, earned Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honors academically.

2019 -- Redshirted in first year on campus for T&F, while going a combined 15-8 overall as a freshman for the beach volleyball team during Cal Poly’s NCAA Tournament-bound run.

Prep -- As a senior with St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco, came in sixth place at the CIF State Championship Meet for the high jump, with a clearance of 5-foot-8 ... earlier in 2018, established her PR of 5’ 9” to win the Central Coast Section title ... also jumped 5’ 7” to claim the victory at the Wildcats’ dual meet at Saint Francis in 2018 ... won the West Catholic Athletic League championship at 5’ 6” ... also excelled in the 300m hurdles, winning the WCAL crown in 2017 with a PR of 45.01 seconds, also advancing to the state finals for that event while garnering her second of three straight Team MVP awards ... recorded a 100m hurdles best of 15.10, good for another conference medal ... helped SI go 14-2 combined in dual meets over her final three seasons ... also was a standout beach volleyball player, and will play for the Mustangs as a two-sport athlete ... playing for Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club, took second place in the USAV U-16 JBT NorCal Grand Slam in 2016 ... in 2018, graduated as the school’s John E. Brophy Award recipient, along with collecting the Julius Yap Award ... was an honors student in addition to participating in community service and Cancer Awareness Club.

Personal -- Majors in Kinesiology ... also visited Stanford; chose Cal Poly because it “gave (her) the incredible opportunity of continuing both my sports” and “the school and the teams are a great fit for me. I couldn’t see myself anywhere else” ... aspires to become a physical therapist or massage therapist for a professional team.