Saxer excelled in her youth , breaking the North , Central American and Caribbean junior record for the event with in 2005 as a high school student . She did not improve on this mark while competing collegiately for Notre Dame University , although she did win three Big East Conference titles and was third at the 2009 NCAA Women 's Outdoor Track and Field Championship . She finally bettered her mark at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships , where she was third in her first national podium finish
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Mary Saxer