2016 Women's Track & Field

Danika Hitchcock

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Idyllwild, Calif.
  • Highschool Hemet HS

Biography

2016 (Junior)
Placed 13th in the triple jump at the Big West Championships (37-05.25)
Notched a personal-record 37-05.75 for a fifth-place finish at the Steve Scott Invitational
Had season bests in the long jump (16-10.5) and 100m (13.35) at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
Won the triple jump at the home-opening Anteater 4-Way Meet

2015 (Sophomore)
Came in 10th in the long jump with a mark of 17-00.5 at the Big West Championships
Registered a lifetime-best 17-10.25 at the Beach Invitational
Added a season-best 36-11.5 in the triple jump at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational
Competed in the 100m (12.44) and 400m (63.13) on the track
Named a Big West Scholar-Athlete

2014 (Freshman)
Posted a season-best 35-10.25 in the triple jump at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
Ran the 200m at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (27.69)

High School
Graduated from Hemet High School in 2013
Letterred in track & field, soccer and volleyball
Multiple all-league performer in the long jump (2011-13) and triple jump (2011-12)
Placed fourth at the CIF Finals as a senior and fifth as a junior
Helped her volleyball team to back-to-back CIF titles and four-straight league championships
Garnered all-league recognition as a senior

Personal
Major is undeclared in the school of biological sciences
Parents are Misty and Daniel Hitchcock
Has two siblings, Allison and Micah

TOP MARKS AT UCI
Long Jump = 17-10.25 (2015 Beach Invitational)
Triple Jump = 37-05.75 (2016 Steve Scott Invitational)
100m = 12.44 (2015 Big West Challenge)
200m = 27.69 (2014 Anteater Four-Way Meet)
400m = 63.13 (2015 All-UC Championships)
4x100m Relay = 46.73 (2015 Big West Conference Championships)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2015Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2016Junior

    Jumps