Maya Verma

Maya Verma

  • Award
    Rookie
  • Week Of
    12/10/2018
  • Sport
    Women's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Jumps
  • Hometown
    Falls Church, Va.
  • High School
    J.E.B. Stuart
In the multi-divisional Utica College Pioneer Winter Classic, RPI first-year athlete Maya Verma won the high jump with a height of 1.68 meters to set a facility record and beat the field of 15 competitors. The runner-up, teammate Lauren Parker, also reached 1.68 meters but not as efficiently. Verma's jump ranks as the fourth-best in Division III at this point in the season. The host Pioneers won with 136 points and RPI was just 3.5 points behind (132.5).