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TRACK & FIELD
2021 (Outdoor): Competed in eight outdoor meets… at the NCAA West Regional, posted a wind-aided 13.17 in the 100m hurdles… placed first in four different events at the Big Meet, with her wind-aided time of 23.33 in the 200m dash earning the 14
th-best spot on the Pac-12 season list… at that meet, also ran the 100m hurdles in 13.23w and participated in the 4x100m (44.59) and 4x400m (3:43.67) relays… her winning 100m hurdles time of 13.15 at the West Coast Classic in Arizona was the second-best in Cal history and the conference’s fifth-best time of the season… at that meet, she also ran the 400m hurdles in 1:02.27, the 18
th-best time in the Pac-12 that season and a personal best… won the 100m hurdles race at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 13.34 and also took second place in the 400m hurdles, finishing that race in 1:02.76… tied for ninth in school history and for the 22
nd-best time in the conference that season with her time of 11.74 time in the 100m dash at the Cal Opener vs. Sac State… also placed first in the 400m hurdles (1:05.79), the 4x100m relay (46.48) and the 4x400m relay (3:58.30) at that meet… U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic… named to the 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2021 Indoor: Competed in three indoor meets for the Bears… set the school record in the 60m hurdles with her first-place time of 8.28 at the Air Force Collegiate Open… also took first in the 200m dash (24.43) and participated in the 4x400y relay team’s seventh-best Division I mark of the season with a composite time of 3:56.80… at the Air Force Invitational, set the fifth-best mark in 200m school history with her time of 24.29, which was also good for first place in that event.
2020: Participated in three events at the New Mexico Team Invitational… Ran a personal best in the women’s 200-meters, placing seventh with a time of 24.62 seconds... Participated at the Don Kirby Invitational… Ran the second-best time among collegians with a qualifying time of 8.50 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles…Competed at the MPSF Championships…Clocked a qualifying time in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.40 seconds and finished seventh in the finals with a time of 8.43 seconds… Ran on the distance medley relay team that placed fifth with a time of 11:26.04.
2019: Recorded the third-best 100m hurdles time in school history when she ran 13.56 in the prelims of the Pac-12 Championships... Finished ninth overall at the Pac-12 Championship with a finals time of 13.92... Ran on the Bears' 4x100m relay team which took third place at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 44.78... The 4x100m relay recorded the third-best time in school history when they ran 44.49 in the prelims at the Pac-12 Championships... Won the 100m hurdles at the Cal Opener, Hornet Invitational, Big Meet and Brutus Hamilton Invitational... Took sixth place at the MPSF Championship with a time of 8.41 in the 60m hurdles... Ran 8.38 in the prelims at the MPSF Championship, which was the third-best time in school history... MPSF All-Academic... Pac-12 All-Acdemic Honorable Mention.
2018: Posted season best marks of 12.00 in the 100m, 24.11 in the 200m and 13.94 in the 100m hurdles at the Big Meet... Won the 100m hurdles competition at the Big Meet and the Cal Opener... Her mark of 13.94 is tied for the eighth-fastest 100m hurdle in school history... Took 13th place with a time of 8.72 in the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Championship... Tied for the fourth fastest 60m hurdle time in school history with a mark of 8.71 at the Husky Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL: OSAA 6A State Female Athlete of the Meet in 2016 and 2017... Gatorade Athlete of the year in 2017... Nike Prep Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2017... Three-time team MVP and Athlete of the Year...Led Grants Pass to a third place finish at the OSAA 6A State Meet in 2017... Set five school records in high school... Holds personal bests of 11.79 seconds in the 100m, 24.69 in the 200m, 13.96 in the 100m hurdles and 42.86 in the 300m hurdles... Placed 9th in the 100m Hurdles at the 2016 National Junior Olympic Meet.
PERSONAL: Undeclared major...Daughter of Rebecca and Matt Bender... Likes to listen to music and hangout with friends and family.
