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