2023 Women's Track & Field Roster
Hannah Chau
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairfield, Calif.
- High School:
- Justin-Siena HS
2023 (Senior)
β’ All-Big West performer in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a third-place finish at the conference meet
β’ Also scored in the 5000m (7th) and 10000m (5th) at the Big West Championships
β’ Established a personal-best 34:30.59 in the 10K to move up to No. 6 in program history
β’ Broke her own school record and won the steeplechase with a time of 10:20.11 at the UCSB Invitational
β’ Clocked a 5K lifetime-best 16:19.73 to place sixth out of 59 competitors at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ That time also ranks third on UCIβs all-time charts
β’ Had a runner-up showing in the 1500m at the Beach Opener and Vince OβBoyle Classic (4:29.09)
2022 (Junior)
β’ Earned All-Big West honors in two events
β’ Scored 14 points in a four-hour span at the conference championships
β’ Started the Big West meet with a runner-up finish in the 3000m steeplechase where she ran a then school-record 10:28.19
β’ Returned to the track in the evening, placing third in the 10000m (35:32.18)
β’ Won her first career steeplechase race in 10:36.58 at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
β’ Established a 10K season-best 34:43.17 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ Took second in the 5000m at the UCSB Invitational (17:08.64)
β’ Made her season debut in the 800m (2:25.84) and 1500m (4:41.27) at the Beach Opener on March 5
β’ Received Big West All-Academic distinction
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West champion in the 10000m
β’ Claimed UC Irvineβs first womenβs 10K title since 2002
β’ Won the event in a then personal-record 34:53.13, which was the third-fastest winning time in Big West Championship history
β’ Scored in the 5000m with a sixth-place finish at the league meet (16:57.05)
β’ Took first in the 5K with a season-best 16:46.61 at the UCR Distance Invitational
β’ Ran two 1500m races with a season-best 4:38.79 at the Anteater Distance Twilight
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020
β’ Did not compete in the Anteatersβ only meet before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Freshman)
β’Β Became the first Anteater to score in both the 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Championships since 2013
β’Β Finished fifth in the 10K with a season-best 35:43.62
β’Β Also notched a season-best 17:21.20 to place eighth out of 36 in the 5K
β’Β Initially cracked UCIβs all-time top-10 in her first career 10000m race at the Bryan Clay Invitational (35:50.29)
β’Β Took fourth in the 3000m at 10:17.67 in her outdoor collegiate debut
High School
β’ Lettered four years in cross country and track at Justin-Siena High School
β’ Established school records in the 1600m (5:00.27) and 3200m (11:02.36) as a senior
β’ Three-time CIF State qualifier, all-league performer and team MVP in cross country
β’ Had a top-five finish at the 2017 Marin County Athletic League Cross Country Championships and North Coast Section meet
β’ Named the 2017-18Β Napa Valley RegisterΒ Female Athlete of the Year
Personal
β’ Working toward a master's degree in demographic and social analysis
β’ Graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health sciences in 2022
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
β’ AP Scholar and Regent's Scholar at Justin-Siena HS
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:25.84 (2022 Beach Opener)
1500m = 4:29.09 (2023 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
3000m = 10:17.67 (2019 Big West Challenge)
5000m = 16:19.73 (2023 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 34:30.59 (2023 Big West Championships)
Steeplechase = 10:20.11 (2023 UCSB Invitational)
β’ All-Big West performer in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a third-place finish at the conference meet
β’ Also scored in the 5000m (7th) and 10000m (5th) at the Big West Championships
β’ Established a personal-best 34:30.59 in the 10K to move up to No. 6 in program history
β’ Broke her own school record and won the steeplechase with a time of 10:20.11 at the UCSB Invitational
β’ Clocked a 5K lifetime-best 16:19.73 to place sixth out of 59 competitors at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ That time also ranks third on UCIβs all-time charts
β’ Had a runner-up showing in the 1500m at the Beach Opener and Vince OβBoyle Classic (4:29.09)
2022 (Junior)
β’ Earned All-Big West honors in two events
β’ Scored 14 points in a four-hour span at the conference championships
β’ Started the Big West meet with a runner-up finish in the 3000m steeplechase where she ran a then school-record 10:28.19
β’ Returned to the track in the evening, placing third in the 10000m (35:32.18)
β’ Won her first career steeplechase race in 10:36.58 at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
β’ Established a 10K season-best 34:43.17 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ Took second in the 5000m at the UCSB Invitational (17:08.64)
β’ Made her season debut in the 800m (2:25.84) and 1500m (4:41.27) at the Beach Opener on March 5
β’ Received Big West All-Academic distinction
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West champion in the 10000m
β’ Claimed UC Irvineβs first womenβs 10K title since 2002
β’ Won the event in a then personal-record 34:53.13, which was the third-fastest winning time in Big West Championship history
β’ Scored in the 5000m with a sixth-place finish at the league meet (16:57.05)
β’ Took first in the 5K with a season-best 16:46.61 at the UCR Distance Invitational
β’ Ran two 1500m races with a season-best 4:38.79 at the Anteater Distance Twilight
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020
β’ Did not compete in the Anteatersβ only meet before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Freshman)
β’Β Became the first Anteater to score in both the 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Championships since 2013
β’Β Finished fifth in the 10K with a season-best 35:43.62
β’Β Also notched a season-best 17:21.20 to place eighth out of 36 in the 5K
β’Β Initially cracked UCIβs all-time top-10 in her first career 10000m race at the Bryan Clay Invitational (35:50.29)
β’Β Took fourth in the 3000m at 10:17.67 in her outdoor collegiate debut
High School
β’ Lettered four years in cross country and track at Justin-Siena High School
β’ Established school records in the 1600m (5:00.27) and 3200m (11:02.36) as a senior
β’ Three-time CIF State qualifier, all-league performer and team MVP in cross country
β’ Had a top-five finish at the 2017 Marin County Athletic League Cross Country Championships and North Coast Section meet
β’ Named the 2017-18Β Napa Valley RegisterΒ Female Athlete of the Year
Personal
β’ Working toward a master's degree in demographic and social analysis
β’ Graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health sciences in 2022
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
β’ AP Scholar and Regent's Scholar at Justin-Siena HS
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:25.84 (2022 Beach Opener)
1500m = 4:29.09 (2023 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
3000m = 10:17.67 (2019 Big West Challenge)
5000m = 16:19.73 (2023 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 34:30.59 (2023 Big West Championships)
Steeplechase = 10:20.11 (2023 UCSB Invitational)
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 6 | Zharia Taylor
Wednesday, January 21
π π¦π¨π¦ππ§π π°π'π₯π₯ π§ππ―ππ« ππ¨π«π ππ π₯Ή #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Tuesday, October 28
Before Vs. After the 1500 π
#TogetherWeZot | #RipEm
Tuesday, March 18
An average day at the track βοΈ #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Wednesday, March 05
