2019 Women's Track & Field Roster
Barbara Coward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atwater, Calif.
- High School:
- Buhach Colony HS
2019 (Senior)
β’Β Big West champion in the discus and hammer
β’Β Defended her crown in the discus with a toss of 180-09, beating out the rest of the field by over 21 feet
β’ Won UCIβs first conference title in the womenβs hammer on her final attempt where she hit 195-06
β’ Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries in both events
β’ Had a career-best 15th-place finish in her fourth-straight regional appearance in the discus, while taking 39th in the hammer
β’ Broke her own school record in the hammer in her season debut at the Beach Opener where she finished ahead of the pack (196-02)
β’ Bettered her standard with a heave of 196-07 to win the event at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Also improved her program record in the discus at the Triton Invitational (186-04)
β’ Combined for seven individual victories (4 hammer, 3 discus)
β’ Tied a conference single-season record with four Big West Womenβs Field Athlete of the Week awards
2018 (Junior)
β’ Big West champion in the discus (167-07) and runner-up in the hammer (183-07)
β’ Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries in both events
β’ Finished 27th overall in the discus, but was unable to compete in the hammer due to an injury
β’ Double champion in the discus (169-03) and hammer (187-07) at the Big West Challenge
β’ Her 187-07 shattered her lifetime best by over 10 feet and broke a two-year old school record
β’ Named the Big West Field Athlete of the Week for that effort
β’ Went on to break the hammer record three more times at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Concluded the prelims with a heave of 188-07, before unleashing throws of 191-08 and 192-03 in the finals
β’ Became the first Anteater in program history to reach the 190-foot mark
β’ Took first out of 53 competitors in the discus with a season-best 173-07 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
β’ Also claimed the discus title at the UCR Spring Track Classic (164-06)
2017 (Sophomore)
β’ Finished 28th in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminaries (163-02)
β’ Earned All-Big West honors in that event with a runner-up showing at the conference championships (179-05)
β’ Broke her own school record twice, starting with a toss of 177-10 to win the season-opening All-UC Challenge
β’ Came back with a throw of 180-08 the following week for a first-place finish at the Ben Brown Invitational
β’ Closed out the campaign with five individual victories
β’ Took third out of 31 with a distance of 177-02 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Registered a then career-best 176-06 in the hammer throw to come in second at the All-UC Challenge
β’ Also scored at the Big West Championships, placing seventh overall at 176-01
β’ Earned back-to-back Big West Womenβs Field Athlete of the Week honors to start the year
2016 (Freshman)
β’ Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the discus where she finished 36th
β’ Scored at the Big West Championships with aΒ fourth-place performance (168-04)
β’ Also came inΒ 17th in the hammer at the conference meet
β’Β Won the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational with a then personal-best and school-record 170-11Β
β’ Picked up an individual victory at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (168-09)
β’ Took ninth in the hammer at the UCI Spring Break Invitational with a season-best 160-09
High School
β’ Two-sport athlete at Buhach Colony High School
β’ Qualified for the CIF Masters Meet in the discus all four years
β’ Four-time league champion and went on to win the Sac Joaquin Section Division I title in 2014
β’ Established high school bests of 37-01.75 in the shot put and 143-01 in the discus
β’ Earned second-team all-league honors in basketball
β’ Led her team to back-to-back CCC Championships
Personal
β’ Majoring in social ecology
β’ Parents are Chante DobbinsΒ and Dexter Coward
β’ Has four siblings, Brandy, Dexter, Brandon, and Vincent
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Discus = 186-04 (2019 Triton Invitational)
Hammer = 196-07 (2019 Steve Scott Invitational)
β’Β Big West champion in the discus and hammer
β’Β Defended her crown in the discus with a toss of 180-09, beating out the rest of the field by over 21 feet
β’ Won UCIβs first conference title in the womenβs hammer on her final attempt where she hit 195-06
β’ Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries in both events
β’ Had a career-best 15th-place finish in her fourth-straight regional appearance in the discus, while taking 39th in the hammer
β’ Broke her own school record in the hammer in her season debut at the Beach Opener where she finished ahead of the pack (196-02)
β’ Bettered her standard with a heave of 196-07 to win the event at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Also improved her program record in the discus at the Triton Invitational (186-04)
β’ Combined for seven individual victories (4 hammer, 3 discus)
β’ Tied a conference single-season record with four Big West Womenβs Field Athlete of the Week awards
2018 (Junior)
β’ Big West champion in the discus (167-07) and runner-up in the hammer (183-07)
β’ Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries in both events
β’ Finished 27th overall in the discus, but was unable to compete in the hammer due to an injury
β’ Double champion in the discus (169-03) and hammer (187-07) at the Big West Challenge
β’ Her 187-07 shattered her lifetime best by over 10 feet and broke a two-year old school record
β’ Named the Big West Field Athlete of the Week for that effort
β’ Went on to break the hammer record three more times at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Concluded the prelims with a heave of 188-07, before unleashing throws of 191-08 and 192-03 in the finals
β’ Became the first Anteater in program history to reach the 190-foot mark
β’ Took first out of 53 competitors in the discus with a season-best 173-07 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
β’ Also claimed the discus title at the UCR Spring Track Classic (164-06)
2017 (Sophomore)
β’ Finished 28th in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminaries (163-02)
β’ Earned All-Big West honors in that event with a runner-up showing at the conference championships (179-05)
β’ Broke her own school record twice, starting with a toss of 177-10 to win the season-opening All-UC Challenge
β’ Came back with a throw of 180-08 the following week for a first-place finish at the Ben Brown Invitational
β’ Closed out the campaign with five individual victories
β’ Took third out of 31 with a distance of 177-02 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Registered a then career-best 176-06 in the hammer throw to come in second at the All-UC Challenge
β’ Also scored at the Big West Championships, placing seventh overall at 176-01
β’ Earned back-to-back Big West Womenβs Field Athlete of the Week honors to start the year
2016 (Freshman)
β’ Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the discus where she finished 36th
β’ Scored at the Big West Championships with aΒ fourth-place performance (168-04)
β’ Also came inΒ 17th in the hammer at the conference meet
β’Β Won the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational with a then personal-best and school-record 170-11Β
β’ Picked up an individual victory at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (168-09)
β’ Took ninth in the hammer at the UCI Spring Break Invitational with a season-best 160-09
High School
β’ Two-sport athlete at Buhach Colony High School
β’ Qualified for the CIF Masters Meet in the discus all four years
β’ Four-time league champion and went on to win the Sac Joaquin Section Division I title in 2014
β’ Established high school bests of 37-01.75 in the shot put and 143-01 in the discus
β’ Earned second-team all-league honors in basketball
β’ Led her team to back-to-back CCC Championships
Personal
β’ Majoring in social ecology
β’ Parents are Chante DobbinsΒ and Dexter Coward
β’ Has four siblings, Brandy, Dexter, Brandon, and Vincent
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Discus = 186-04 (2019 Triton Invitational)
Hammer = 196-07 (2019 Steve Scott Invitational)
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