2018 Women's Indoor Track Roster
Persis William-Mensah
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Costa Mesa, Calif.
- High School:
- Estancia HS
2018 (Senior)
β’ Broke her own school record in both the 60m (7.38) and 200m (24.26)
β’ Won the 60m in a personal-record 7.38 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge
β’ Claimed runner-up honors at the UW Invitational with a time of 7.44
β’ Finished 10th overall at the MPSF Championships (7.49)
β’ Set a new standard in the 200m at the Don Kirby Invitational, clocking in at 24.26 seconds to place 13th out of 107 competitors
β’ Also took third at the UW Invitational (24.50) and had a top-20 showing at the conference meet
β’ Received her third career MPSF All-Academic award
2017 (Junior)
β’ Shattered her own school records in the 60m (7.43) and 200m (24.38) at the Don Kirby Invitational
β’ Had top-five finishes in the 60m at the Lumberjack Team Challenge (7.51) and UW Invitational (7.53)
β’ Placed 11th overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a time of 7.49 seconds
β’ Also took 24th in the 200m at the conference meet
β’ Clocked in at 24.83 seconds to come in 10th out of 94 at the UW Invitational
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2016 (Sophomore)
β’ Bettered her own school record in the 60m at the UW Invitational
β’ Crossed the finish line in 7.49 seconds to win her preliminary heat
β’ Established a 200m program-record 24.72 at the Don Kirby Invitational
β’ Competed in the 60m and 200m at the MPSF Indoor Championships
β’ Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2015 (Freshman)
β’ Broke a five-year old UCI record in the 60-meter dash
β’ Registered a time of 7.63 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge
β’ Added a season-best 25.68 in the 200m and ran the 4x400 relay (4:05.08)
β’ Improved her 60m standard at the MPSF Championships with a season-best 7.61
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High School
β’ Three-sport athlete at Estancia High School
β’ Four-time CIF-Southern Section Division 3 qualifier in the 100m and 200m
β’ Advanced to the 100m finals in 2012 (4th), 2013 (3rd), and 2014 (2nd)
β’ Back-to-back-to-back Orange Coast League champion in both short sprints
β’ Left as the school record holder in the 100m (11.92) and 200m (25.19)
β’ Also competed in basketball and volleyball
β’ Four-year Scholar-Athlete and Honor Roll student
β’ Recipient of the Balboa Bay Club Scholarship
Personal
β’ Majoring in public health sciences
β’ Volunteers at Cottonwood Church and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen
β’ Parents are Michaelina William-Mensah and Martin Mensah
β’ Has two siblings, Jeffrey and Yochebed
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
60m = 7.38* (2018 Lumberjack Team Challenge)
200m = 24.26* (2018 Don Kirby Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 4:05.08 (2015 Lumberjack Team Challenge)
* School Record
β’ Broke her own school record in both the 60m (7.38) and 200m (24.26)
β’ Won the 60m in a personal-record 7.38 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge
β’ Claimed runner-up honors at the UW Invitational with a time of 7.44
β’ Finished 10th overall at the MPSF Championships (7.49)
β’ Set a new standard in the 200m at the Don Kirby Invitational, clocking in at 24.26 seconds to place 13th out of 107 competitors
β’ Also took third at the UW Invitational (24.50) and had a top-20 showing at the conference meet
β’ Received her third career MPSF All-Academic award
2017 (Junior)
β’ Shattered her own school records in the 60m (7.43) and 200m (24.38) at the Don Kirby Invitational
β’ Had top-five finishes in the 60m at the Lumberjack Team Challenge (7.51) and UW Invitational (7.53)
β’ Placed 11th overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a time of 7.49 seconds
β’ Also took 24th in the 200m at the conference meet
β’ Clocked in at 24.83 seconds to come in 10th out of 94 at the UW Invitational
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2016 (Sophomore)
β’ Bettered her own school record in the 60m at the UW Invitational
β’ Crossed the finish line in 7.49 seconds to win her preliminary heat
β’ Established a 200m program-record 24.72 at the Don Kirby Invitational
β’ Competed in the 60m and 200m at the MPSF Indoor Championships
β’ Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2015 (Freshman)
β’ Broke a five-year old UCI record in the 60-meter dash
β’ Registered a time of 7.63 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge
β’ Added a season-best 25.68 in the 200m and ran the 4x400 relay (4:05.08)
β’ Improved her 60m standard at the MPSF Championships with a season-best 7.61
Β
High School
β’ Three-sport athlete at Estancia High School
β’ Four-time CIF-Southern Section Division 3 qualifier in the 100m and 200m
β’ Advanced to the 100m finals in 2012 (4th), 2013 (3rd), and 2014 (2nd)
β’ Back-to-back-to-back Orange Coast League champion in both short sprints
β’ Left as the school record holder in the 100m (11.92) and 200m (25.19)
β’ Also competed in basketball and volleyball
β’ Four-year Scholar-Athlete and Honor Roll student
β’ Recipient of the Balboa Bay Club Scholarship
Personal
β’ Majoring in public health sciences
β’ Volunteers at Cottonwood Church and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen
β’ Parents are Michaelina William-Mensah and Martin Mensah
β’ Has two siblings, Jeffrey and Yochebed
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
60m = 7.38* (2018 Lumberjack Team Challenge)
200m = 24.26* (2018 Don Kirby Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 4:05.08 (2015 Lumberjack Team Challenge)
* School Record
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