2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

Julia Sambvani

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pasadena, Calif.
  • Highschool Pasadena HS
  • Prev School Mt. SAC

Biography

2019 (Senior)
• Big West finalist in the 400m hurdles where she established a season-best 61.44 (6th)
• Part of the 4x100 relay that came in fourth at the conference meet with a season-best 46.76
• Member of the 4x400 relay that finished ahead of the pack at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
• Placed among the top-10 in six of seven 400H races
• Took third at the UCR Spring Track Classic (62.65)
• Also fourth at the Big West Challenge and fifth at the Steve Scott Invitational where she ran a then season-best 61.74
• Notched a personal-best 25.56 in the 200m at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2018 (Junior)
• Member of the 4x100 relay that qualified for the NCAA West Prelims (18th)
• Helped the quartet to a season-best 45.05 in a first-place performance at the Big West Challenge
• Also won the 4x100 at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic and UCR Spring Track Classic
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 400m hurdles (61.43)
• Ran a personal-record 60.73 in the prelims; That time ranks 10th in program history
• Part of the 4x400 relay that registered a season-best 3:45.88 to finish fourth at the conference meet
• Runner-up at the Big West Challenge (62.07)
• Came in 15th out of 79 at the Beach Invitational (60.97)

Junior College
Competed on the Mt. SAC track & field team as a sophomore
Runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x100 relay at the 2017 CCCAA State Championships
Also scored in the 100m to help the Mounties to a third-place finish in the team race
Took second in the 400H at the So Cal Regional Championships and at the South Coast Conference Championships
Ranked sixth nationally among junior college athletes with a then career-best 62.54
Spent her freshman year at Pasadena City College, placing seventh at the state meet

High School
Graduated from Pasadena High School
Established a school record in the 400H as a junior
Also ranks among the Bulldogs' all-time top-five in the 200m
Attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nev., as a freshman and sophomore
2012 Southern 4A Regional finalist in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x400
Finished fifth in the 4x400 relay at the 2011 Nevada State Championships

Personal
Majoring in sociology
 Parents are Miriam Sailor and Arjan Sambvani
 Has two siblings, Alex and Andre

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 12.13 (2018 Mondo Team Challenge)
200m = 25.56 (2019 Pacific Coast Intercollegiate)
400m = 58.78 (2019 Triton Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 60.73 (2018 Big West Championships)
4x100 Relay = 45.05 (2018 Big West Challenge)
4x400 Relay = 3:45.88 (2018 Big West Championships)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Junior

    Hurdles/Sprints
    5'7"
  • 2019Senior

    Hurdles/Sprints
    5'7"