2017 Women's Track & Field
Ariel Cheng
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fremont, Calif.
- High School:
- Mission San Jose HS
2017 (Senior)
β’ Scored at the Big West Championships with an eighth-place showing in the pole vault (12-04.5)
β’ Cleared a season-best 12-09.5 at the Beach Invitational
β’ Finished among the top-five in seven of eight regular-season meets
β’ Picked up individual victories at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (12-04) and Big West Challenge (12-06)
β’ Runner-up at the All-UC Challenge
β’ Also came in third at the Ben Brown Invitational (12-02.75) and UCR Spring Classic Invitational (12-05.5)
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team for the third time in her career
2016 (Junior)
β’ Placed fourth overall in the pole vault at the Big West Championships with a season-best 12-10
β’ Claimed the individual title at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational (12-07.5) and Big West Challenge (12-03.5)
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic recognition
2015 (Sophomore)
β’ Received all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the pole vault at the Big West Championships
β’ Cleared 12-04 for her second consecutive top-three showing at the conference meet
β’ Notched a lifetime-best 12-10.75 at the Steve Scott Invitational to improve on her No. 2 mark in UCI history
β’ Garnered her first career Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week award for that effort
β’ Won the pole vault at the Big West Challenge and UC Irvine Spring Break Classic
β’ Received all-academic honors from the conference and was tabbed a Big West Scholar-Athlete
2014 (Freshman)
β’ Big West runner-up in the pole vault as a true freshman
β’ Established a then personal-best 12-08.25
β’ Nabbed two individual victories during the regular season, winning the UCI Spring Break Invitational and the All-UC Meet
β’ Also finished second at the Oxy Invitational, Big West Challenge and UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
High School
β’ Graduated from Mission San Jose High School in 2013
β’ Four-year varsity letterwinner in both track & field and gymnastics
β’ Four-time league champion and three-time CIF qualifier in the pole vault
β’ Finished sixth at the CIF meet as a senior
β’ Also the 2012 league champion in gymnastics
Personal
β’ Majoring in business administration
β’ Father is Henry Cheng
β’ Has one sibling, Alvin
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Pole Vault = 12-10.75 (2015 Steve Scott Invitational)
100m = 13.05 (2015 UCR Spring Classic Invitational)
β’ Scored at the Big West Championships with an eighth-place showing in the pole vault (12-04.5)
β’ Cleared a season-best 12-09.5 at the Beach Invitational
β’ Finished among the top-five in seven of eight regular-season meets
β’ Picked up individual victories at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (12-04) and Big West Challenge (12-06)
β’ Runner-up at the All-UC Challenge
β’ Also came in third at the Ben Brown Invitational (12-02.75) and UCR Spring Classic Invitational (12-05.5)
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team for the third time in her career
2016 (Junior)
β’ Placed fourth overall in the pole vault at the Big West Championships with a season-best 12-10
β’ Claimed the individual title at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational (12-07.5) and Big West Challenge (12-03.5)
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic recognition
2015 (Sophomore)
β’ Received all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the pole vault at the Big West Championships
β’ Cleared 12-04 for her second consecutive top-three showing at the conference meet
β’ Notched a lifetime-best 12-10.75 at the Steve Scott Invitational to improve on her No. 2 mark in UCI history
β’ Garnered her first career Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week award for that effort
β’ Won the pole vault at the Big West Challenge and UC Irvine Spring Break Classic
β’ Received all-academic honors from the conference and was tabbed a Big West Scholar-Athlete
2014 (Freshman)
β’ Big West runner-up in the pole vault as a true freshman
β’ Established a then personal-best 12-08.25
β’ Nabbed two individual victories during the regular season, winning the UCI Spring Break Invitational and the All-UC Meet
β’ Also finished second at the Oxy Invitational, Big West Challenge and UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
High School
β’ Graduated from Mission San Jose High School in 2013
β’ Four-year varsity letterwinner in both track & field and gymnastics
β’ Four-time league champion and three-time CIF qualifier in the pole vault
β’ Finished sixth at the CIF meet as a senior
β’ Also the 2012 league champion in gymnastics
Personal
β’ Majoring in business administration
β’ Father is Henry Cheng
β’ Has one sibling, Alvin
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Pole Vault = 12-10.75 (2015 Steve Scott Invitational)
100m = 13.05 (2015 UCR Spring Classic Invitational)
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