2012 Women's Track & Field

Amber Middleton

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif
  • Highschool Murrieta Valley HS

Biography

2012 (Senior)
NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles
Earned All-Big West honors with runner-up finishes in the 100H, 400H and 4x400 relay
Double champion in the 100H (13.71) and 4x400 relay (3:45.33) at the Big West Challenge
Her 13.71 was a personal record and ranks fourth in school history
Also sits at No. 3 on UCI's all-time list in the 400m hurdles with a lifetime-best 58.96 she ran at the Cal-Nevada Championships
Picked up an individual victory in the 100H at the All-UC Meet (13.84)

2011 (Junior)
All-Big West performer in the 100m hurdles where she placed third overall (14.04)
Clocked in at a season-best 13.96 in the prelims
Also scored in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay at the conference meet
Won the 400H with a season-best 62.91 and took second in the 100H (14.10) at the Big West Challenge
Added runner-up showings in the 100H at the UCI Spring Break Invitational (14.13) and All-UC Meet (14.19)

2010 (Sophomore)
Notched season bests and finished fifth in both the 100m hurdles (14.20) and 400m hurdles (62.51) at the Big West Championships
Earned all-conference honors with a third-place performance in the 4x100 relay (46.04)
Took second in both hurdles at the Big West Challenge
Also the runner-up at the Irvine-Fullerton Dual Meet with a wind-aided 14.20

2009 (Freshman)
Placed seventh in the 100H (14.72) and 10th in the 400H (65.32) at the Big West Championships
Won the 400H at the Ben Brown Invitational
Had a season-best 64.15 at the Steve Scott Invitational
Notched a 100H season-best 14.57 for a fourth-place finish at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational

High School
Graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2008
Lettered in cross country and track
Named The Californian's Track Athlete of the Year as a senior
Ranked among the program's top-three in the 300H (2nd) and 100H (3rd)
Won the 100m hurdle title at the Inland Empire Championships in 2008
Also the Southwestern League Champion in the 100H and 300H

Personal
Majoring in sociology

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m Hurdles = 13.71 (2012 Big West Championships)
400m Hurdles = 58.96 (2012 Cal-Nevada Championships)