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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Dana Surwillo

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Plainfield South
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.

Biography

2024-25: Won the Pole Vault event on May 9 at the Cyclone Twilight with a vault of 3.90 M...Her vault of 3.78 M at the OVC Outdoor Championships ranks her tied for fourth all time in program history. 

2023-24: During the indoor season, Surwillo had the seventh-best pole vault in indoor program history. She notched eighth-best height in program outdoor history during outdoor season. She finished sixth at the OVC Outdoor Championships in the pole vault and second at the ISU Alumni Invite. She added a third in the pole vault at the Cougar Classic and Redbird Challenge. During indoor season, she finished sixth at the OVC Indoor Championships and added a second at the Jimmy Grant Invite
 
2023-24 Bests
Indoor
Pole vault
: 12’0’’
Outdoor
Pole vault
: 11’10.5”


BEFORE WIU: With a personal best of 3.50 meters (11' 6"), Surwillo was one of the most talented pole vaulters in the state of Illinois. The Plainfield South graduate finished top-10 at the Illinois class 3A state championships this spring. Her addition rounds out a core of young vaulters mentored by assistant coach Tom Unruh here at Western Illinois.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2025-26Junior