2021 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2021 (Senior)
• Earned All-Big West honors in the discus and hammer at the Big West Championships
• Won the discus title with a personal-record 165-03 at the conference meet
• Also claimed runner-up honors in the hammer throw (184-00)
• Named the Big West Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet for her effort
• Picked up five individual victories in the hammer and four in the discus
• Double champion at the Red & Black Invitational, Fullerton Spring Invitational and OC Dual
• Established a lifetime-best 188-01 in the hammer at the OC Dual
• Leaves UCI ranked second in school history in the hammer and third in the discus
• Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020
• Competed at the Beach Opener before the remainder of the season was canceled
• Claimed runner-up honors in the hammer with a toss of 183-08
• Also took fifth in the discus (153-10)
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Junior)
• Earned All-Big West honors in the discus (159-00) and hammer (185-03) after placing third in both events at the conference championships
• Combined for a top-five finish in 14 of 20 competitions on the year
• Established a then personal-record 186-01 in the hammer at the Steve Scott Invitational (5th)
• Also threw a season-best 163-10 in the discus to move up to No. 4 on UCI’s all-time charts
2018 (Sophomore)
• Finished fifth in the discus (144-09) and 13th in the hammer (148-08) at the Big West Championships
• Notched then season-bests of 157-00 in the hammer and 155-08 in the discus at the Big West Challenge
• Both of those marks ranked among the top-10 in program history
• Placed sixth in the discus with a toss of 151-01 in her season debut at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
• Recorded a distance of 154-05 at the Beach Invitational
2017 (Freshman)
• Finished 11th in the discus at the Big West Championships (142-07)
• Registered a season-best 146-07 to come in fourth at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational
• Placed fourth at the All-UC Challenge and sixth at the Big West Challenge
• Hit 145-06 at the Beach Invitational and 145-00 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Posted a season-best 134-07 in the hammer throw at the Ben Brown Invitational
High School
• Won four letters in track & field and two in basketball at Atascadero High School
• Earned all-county honors and named her track team's MVP in 2016
• Runner-up in the shot put and discus at the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Finals
• Went on to finish 12th overall at the CIF-SS Masters Meet
• Also a CIF-SS qualifier as a sophomore and junior
• Registered high school bests of 39-06 in the shot put and 135-01 in the discus
Personal
• Double majoring in public health policy and education
• Mother is Magdalena Soto
• Has one sibling, Bailee
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Discus = 165-03 (2021 Big West Championships)
Hammer = 188-01 (2021 OC Dual)
Historical Player Information
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Throws
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