Hannah Chau - 2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Hannah Chau
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairfield, Calif.
- High School:
- Justin-Siena HS
2022 (Senior)
โข Earned her third career All-Big West award
โข Finished seventh in a 6K personal-record 20:01.0 at the conference championships
โข That time ranks third in program history
โข Added top-20 showings at the Bronco Invitational (20:17.2) and UCR Invitational (20:49.7)
โข UCIโs No. 1 runner at the NCAA West Regional
โข Crossed the finish line in 43rd at 20:05.5
โข Big West Fall All-Academic selection
2021 (Junior)
โข Led UC Irvine in all five meets with four top-10 finishes
โข Kicked off the season with a third-place showing and 4K school-record 14:11.0ย at the Anteater Opener
โข Claimed runner-up honors at the UCR Invitational 6K (20:21.5)
โข Ran a then 6K lifetime-best 20:16.9 at the Highlander Invitational
โข Earned All-Big West honors with a seventh-place showing at the conference meet (20:48.3)
โข Also came in 32nd at the NCAA West Regional (20:38.8)
โข Named the Big West Athlete of the Week on Sept. 21
โข Garnered Big West Fall All-Academic distinction
2020
โข Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Sophomore)
โข Earned All-Big West honors with a fifth-place finish at the conference championships
โข That was the best showing by an Anteater at the Big West Championships since 2008
โข Led UC Irvine in all six meets on the year
โข Ran a season-best 20:44.5 to come in 11th in a field of 164 at the UC Riverside Invitational 6K
โข Took third out of 308 competitors at the Masterโs University Invitational 5K, logging a lifetime-best 17:53.9
โข Also placed among the top-10 at the Highlander Invitational (5th) and Mark Covert Classic (6th)
โข Competed in the NCAA West Regional 6K, finishing 74th with a time of 21:17.1
โข Named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team
2018 (Freshman)
โขย Ended the season as UC Irvineโs top runner in five of the team'sย six races
โขย Placed 14thย out of 170 at the UCR Invitational with a 6000-meter season-best 20:59.2
โขย Established a season-best 18:29.96 in the 5K at the Highlander Invitationalย
โขย Finished among the top-20 at the Big West Championships (6K), clocking in at 22:40.1
โขย Competed in the NCAA West Regional 6K where she wasย 91stย overall
High School
โข Lettered four years in cross country and track at Justin-Siena High School
โข Had a top-five finish at the 2017 Marin County Athletic League Championships and North Coast Section meet
โข Three-time CIF State qualifier
โข Established school records in the 1600m (5:00.27) and 3200m (11:02.36) on the track as a senior
โข Named the 2017-18 Napa Valley Register Female Athlete of the Year
Personal
โข Working toward a master's degree in demographic and social analysis
โข Graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health sciences in 2022
โข AP Scholar and Regent's Scholar at Justin-Siena HS
TOP MARKS AT UCI
4K = 14:11.0 (2021 Anteater Opener)
5K = 17:53.9 (2019 Master's University Invitational)
6K = 20:01.0 (2022 Big West Championships)
โข Earned her third career All-Big West award
โข Finished seventh in a 6K personal-record 20:01.0 at the conference championships
โข That time ranks third in program history
โข Added top-20 showings at the Bronco Invitational (20:17.2) and UCR Invitational (20:49.7)
โข UCIโs No. 1 runner at the NCAA West Regional
โข Crossed the finish line in 43rd at 20:05.5
โข Big West Fall All-Academic selection
2021 (Junior)
โข Led UC Irvine in all five meets with four top-10 finishes
โข Kicked off the season with a third-place showing and 4K school-record 14:11.0ย at the Anteater Opener
โข Claimed runner-up honors at the UCR Invitational 6K (20:21.5)
โข Ran a then 6K lifetime-best 20:16.9 at the Highlander Invitational
โข Earned All-Big West honors with a seventh-place showing at the conference meet (20:48.3)
โข Also came in 32nd at the NCAA West Regional (20:38.8)
โข Named the Big West Athlete of the Week on Sept. 21
โข Garnered Big West Fall All-Academic distinction
2020
โข Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Sophomore)
โข Earned All-Big West honors with a fifth-place finish at the conference championships
โข That was the best showing by an Anteater at the Big West Championships since 2008
โข Led UC Irvine in all six meets on the year
โข Ran a season-best 20:44.5 to come in 11th in a field of 164 at the UC Riverside Invitational 6K
โข Took third out of 308 competitors at the Masterโs University Invitational 5K, logging a lifetime-best 17:53.9
โข Also placed among the top-10 at the Highlander Invitational (5th) and Mark Covert Classic (6th)
โข Competed in the NCAA West Regional 6K, finishing 74th with a time of 21:17.1
โข Named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team
2018 (Freshman)
โขย Ended the season as UC Irvineโs top runner in five of the team'sย six races
โขย Placed 14thย out of 170 at the UCR Invitational with a 6000-meter season-best 20:59.2
โขย Established a season-best 18:29.96 in the 5K at the Highlander Invitationalย
โขย Finished among the top-20 at the Big West Championships (6K), clocking in at 22:40.1
โขย Competed in the NCAA West Regional 6K where she wasย 91stย overall
High School
โข Lettered four years in cross country and track at Justin-Siena High School
โข Had a top-five finish at the 2017 Marin County Athletic League Championships and North Coast Section meet
โข Three-time CIF State qualifier
โข Established school records in the 1600m (5:00.27) and 3200m (11:02.36) on the track as a senior
โข Named the 2017-18 Napa Valley Register Female Athlete of the Year
Personal
โข Working toward a master's degree in demographic and social analysis
โข Graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health sciences in 2022
โข AP Scholar and Regent's Scholar at Justin-Siena HS
TOP MARKS AT UCI
4K = 14:11.0 (2021 Anteater Opener)
5K = 17:53.9 (2019 Master's University Invitational)
6K = 20:01.0 (2022 Big West Championships)
Tuesday, November 18
Saturday, September 20
Wednesday, September 03
Wednesday, August 27
