2017 Women's Track & Field
Saniya Syed
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
- High School:
- Beckman HS
2017 (Senior)
β’ Competed primarily in the 400m
β’ Placed 11th overall at the Big West Championships with a personal-best 57.55
β’ Finished third at the season-opening All-UC Challenge
β’ Added top-10 showings at the Mondo Team Challenge and Big West Challenge
β’ Member of UCIβs 4x400 relay that ran a school-record 3:42.57 at the conference meet (4th)
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team for the third year in a row
2016 (Junior)
β’ Notched a season-best 26.40 in the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Ran a 400m season-best 59.41 at both the Big West Challenge and UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
β’ Part of the 4x400 relay that took third at the Anteater Four-Way Meet (3:52.73)
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic recognition
2015 (Sophomore)
β’ Established two season-bests at the Big West Challenge, running 59.60 in the 400m and 3:50.65 in the 4x400 relay
β’ Registered her top 200m time of the year at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (26.44)
β’ Recieved all-academic honors from the conference and was tabbed a Big West Scholar-Athlete
2014 (Freshman)
β’ Big West Championship qualifier in the 400m and 4x400 relay
β’ Established a personal-record 25.76 in the 200m at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Finished fourth in the 400m at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational with a then lifetime-best 57.65
High School
β’ Graduated from Beckman High School in 2013
β’ Lettered four years in track & field and two in soccer
β’ Voted her team's Most Outstanding Sprinter as a senior
β’ Left as the school-record holder in the 400m, 4x400 relay, and sprint medley relay
β’ Earned the captain's and coach's award in in soccer (2010-11)
β’ Team advanced to the CIF playoffs
β’ Received Scholar-Athlete distinction and was named to the Principal's Exemplary Honor Roll all four years
β’ Founder and President of the Hope Club
Personal
β’ Majoring in earth system sciences with a minor in global sustainability
β’ Member of the Link Cru, Pink Ribbon Club, and Helping Hand
β’ Parents are Adeela and Asim Syed
β’ Has three siblings, Umayr, Bilal, and Nadia
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 25.76 (2014 Adidas Steve Scott Invitational)
400m = 57.55 (2017 Big West Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:42.57 (2017 Big West Championships)
β’ Competed primarily in the 400m
β’ Placed 11th overall at the Big West Championships with a personal-best 57.55
β’ Finished third at the season-opening All-UC Challenge
β’ Added top-10 showings at the Mondo Team Challenge and Big West Challenge
β’ Member of UCIβs 4x400 relay that ran a school-record 3:42.57 at the conference meet (4th)
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team for the third year in a row
2016 (Junior)
β’ Notched a season-best 26.40 in the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Ran a 400m season-best 59.41 at both the Big West Challenge and UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
β’ Part of the 4x400 relay that took third at the Anteater Four-Way Meet (3:52.73)
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic recognition
2015 (Sophomore)
β’ Established two season-bests at the Big West Challenge, running 59.60 in the 400m and 3:50.65 in the 4x400 relay
β’ Registered her top 200m time of the year at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (26.44)
β’ Recieved all-academic honors from the conference and was tabbed a Big West Scholar-Athlete
2014 (Freshman)
β’ Big West Championship qualifier in the 400m and 4x400 relay
β’ Established a personal-record 25.76 in the 200m at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Finished fourth in the 400m at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational with a then lifetime-best 57.65
High School
β’ Graduated from Beckman High School in 2013
β’ Lettered four years in track & field and two in soccer
β’ Voted her team's Most Outstanding Sprinter as a senior
β’ Left as the school-record holder in the 400m, 4x400 relay, and sprint medley relay
β’ Earned the captain's and coach's award in in soccer (2010-11)
β’ Team advanced to the CIF playoffs
β’ Received Scholar-Athlete distinction and was named to the Principal's Exemplary Honor Roll all four years
β’ Founder and President of the Hope Club
Personal
β’ Majoring in earth system sciences with a minor in global sustainability
β’ Member of the Link Cru, Pink Ribbon Club, and Helping Hand
β’ Parents are Adeela and Asim Syed
β’ Has three siblings, Umayr, Bilal, and Nadia
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 25.76 (2014 Adidas Steve Scott Invitational)
400m = 57.55 (2017 Big West Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:42.57 (2017 Big West Championships)
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