2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Joy Anderson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Poly HS
2026 (Freshman)
β’ Earned USTFCCCA All-America honorable mention recognition
β’ Finished 19th in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships
β’ Best event at nationals was the high jump, clearing a personal-record 1.78m (5-10) to move into a tie for fourth in program history
β’ Named the Big West Womenβs Track & Field Freshman of the Year
β’ Broke her own school record with 5,740 points to win the heptathlon at the conference championships
β’ Initially took down UCIβs 17-year-old record with 5,572 points in her first career heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Multis
β’ Also cracked the top-10 in the 200m (23.98) and 100H (13.89)
β’ Earned Big West Womenβs Field Athlete of the Week honors on April 14
High School
β’ Lettered in track & field and basketball at Long Beach Poly High School
β’ Two-time CIF State Championship finalist and Moore League runner-up in the high jump
β’ Took fifth to help the Jackrabbits to a runner-up team showing at the 2025 state meet
β’ Also placed eighth in the 300m hurdles after picking up the event at the start of the season
β’ Earned All-Moore League honors in basketball
β’ Named the Long Beach Century Athlete of the Year
Personal
β’ Majoring in civil engineering
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 23.98 (2026 Bryan Clay Multis)
800m = 2:10.94 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
100m Hurdles = 13.89 (2026 Bryan Clay Multis)
High Jump = 1.78m / 5-10 (2026 NCAA Championships)
Long Jump = 5.51m / 18-1 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Shot Put = 11.54m / 37-10.5 (2026 NCAA Championships)
Javelin = 36.89m / 121-0 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Heptathlon = 5,740 (2026 Big West Championships)
β’ Earned USTFCCCA All-America honorable mention recognition
β’ Finished 19th in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships
β’ Best event at nationals was the high jump, clearing a personal-record 1.78m (5-10) to move into a tie for fourth in program history
β’ Named the Big West Womenβs Track & Field Freshman of the Year
β’ Broke her own school record with 5,740 points to win the heptathlon at the conference championships
β’ Initially took down UCIβs 17-year-old record with 5,572 points in her first career heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Multis
β’ Also cracked the top-10 in the 200m (23.98) and 100H (13.89)
β’ Earned Big West Womenβs Field Athlete of the Week honors on April 14
High School
β’ Lettered in track & field and basketball at Long Beach Poly High School
β’ Two-time CIF State Championship finalist and Moore League runner-up in the high jump
β’ Took fifth to help the Jackrabbits to a runner-up team showing at the 2025 state meet
β’ Also placed eighth in the 300m hurdles after picking up the event at the start of the season
β’ Earned All-Moore League honors in basketball
β’ Named the Long Beach Century Athlete of the Year
Personal
β’ Majoring in civil engineering
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 23.98 (2026 Bryan Clay Multis)
800m = 2:10.94 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
100m Hurdles = 13.89 (2026 Bryan Clay Multis)
High Jump = 1.78m / 5-10 (2026 NCAA Championships)
Long Jump = 5.51m / 18-1 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Shot Put = 11.54m / 37-10.5 (2026 NCAA Championships)
Javelin = 36.89m / 121-0 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Heptathlon = 5,740 (2026 Big West Championships)
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