2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Esmeray Demirbas
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Surrey, B.C., Canada
- High School:
- Earl Marriott Secondary
- Prev School:
- Orange Coast College
2025 (Junior)
β’ NCAA First Round qualifier and All-Big West performer in the 400m hurdles and high jump
β’ Took third in both events at the Big West Championships
β’ Ran a 400H personal-record 57.81 at the Mt. SAC Relays to move up to No. 2 in school history
β’ Won the 400H at the Ben Brown Invitational, Vince OβBoyle Classic, and Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Cleared a PR 1.79 meters (5-10.5) in the high jump at the Challenge Cup to rank third in program history
β’ Member of the 4x400 that ran a school-record 3:41.03 at the Mt. SAC Relays
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (With Honors)
at Orange Coast College
β’ Member of the track & field team at Orange Coast College in 2023-24
β’ Competed in four events at the 2024 3C2A State Championships
β’ Won the state title in the high jump
β’ Also claimed runner-up honors in the 400m hurdles and took third in the 400m, while helping the 4x400 relay to an eighth-place showing
β’ 400H and high jump champion at the Southern California Championships and the Orange Empire Conference Championships
Personal
β’ Majoring in sociology
β’ Played basketball at Westcliff University in Irvine prior to her time at OCC
TOP MARKS AT UCI
400m = 55.88 (2025 Triton Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 57.81 (2025 Mt. SAC Relays)
High Jump = 1.79m / 5-10.5 (2025 Challenge Cup)
4x400 Relay = 3:41.03 (2025 Mt. SAC Relays)
β’ NCAA First Round qualifier and All-Big West performer in the 400m hurdles and high jump
β’ Took third in both events at the Big West Championships
β’ Ran a 400H personal-record 57.81 at the Mt. SAC Relays to move up to No. 2 in school history
β’ Won the 400H at the Ben Brown Invitational, Vince OβBoyle Classic, and Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Cleared a PR 1.79 meters (5-10.5) in the high jump at the Challenge Cup to rank third in program history
β’ Member of the 4x400 that ran a school-record 3:41.03 at the Mt. SAC Relays
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (With Honors)
at Orange Coast College
β’ Member of the track & field team at Orange Coast College in 2023-24
β’ Competed in four events at the 2024 3C2A State Championships
β’ Won the state title in the high jump
β’ Also claimed runner-up honors in the 400m hurdles and took third in the 400m, while helping the 4x400 relay to an eighth-place showing
β’ 400H and high jump champion at the Southern California Championships and the Orange Empire Conference Championships
Personal
β’ Majoring in sociology
β’ Played basketball at Westcliff University in Irvine prior to her time at OCC
TOP MARKS AT UCI
400m = 55.88 (2025 Triton Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 57.81 (2025 Mt. SAC Relays)
High Jump = 1.79m / 5-10.5 (2025 Challenge Cup)
4x400 Relay = 3:41.03 (2025 Mt. SAC Relays)
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