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