2017 Women's Track & Field

Brandy Coward

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Atwater, Calif.
  • Highschool Buhach Colony HS

Biography

2018 (Junior)
• Won the 200m at the Ben Brown Invitational in a season-best 25.00
• Added a top-10 finish in the 100m at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (12.43)

2017 (Sophomore)
• Big West qualifier in the 200m and 400m
• Ran a season-best 57.57 to finish 13th in the 400m at the Triton Invitational
• Member of the relay team that won the 4x400 at the Ben Brown Invitational (3:46.78) and Steve Scott Invitational (3:47.38)
• Also established the Anteaters’ second-fastest time of the season at 3:44.49 in a runner-up showing at the Big West Challenge
• Added a second-place finish in the 4x100 at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (45.66)

2016 (Freshman)
• Finished 17th in the 100m and 15th in the 200m at the Big West Championships
• Registered season-bests of 12.19 and 24.67, respectively
• Part of the 4x100 relay that broke a 23-year old school record with a time of 45.76 at the Anteater 4-Way Meet
• Improved on that program record by clocking in at 45.51 to win the 4x100 at the UCI Spring Break Invitational

High School
• Competed in basketball and track at Buhach Colony High School
• Three-year CIF State Championship qualifier
• Won the Sac Joaquin Section Division I title in the 100m and 200m as a senior
• Went on to finish first in the 100m and second in the 200m at the CIF Masters Meet
• Three-time league champion in the 200m, while also adding CCC titles in the 100m, 400m and 4x100 relay
• Named her team's Most Valuable Sprinter and the 2015 Athlete of the Year
• Established personal bests of 12.02 in the 100m, 24.45 in the 200m and 56.00 in the 400m
• Three-time all-league selection in basketball
• Led the squad to the CCC Championship in 2011-12 and 2012-13

Personal
• Majoring in sociology
• Parents are Chante Dobbins and Dexter Coward
• Has four siblings, Barbara, Dexter, Brandon, and Vincent

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 12.19 (2016 Big West Championships)
200m = 24.67 (2016 Big West Championships)
400m = 57.57 (2017 Triton Invitational)
4x100 Relay = 45.51 (2016 UCI Spring Break Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:44.49 (2017 Big West Challenge)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017Sophomore

    Sprints