2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Samantha Bartz
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Santiago HS
2025 (Junior)
β’ Earned All-Big West honors as a member of the 4x100 relay that took second at the conference meet
β’ Helped the quartet to a season-best 44.87, which ranked second in program history
β’ Big West finalist in the 100m (6th)
β’ Ran personal-bests of 11.66 in the 100m and 24.03 in the 200m at the Big West Championships
β’ Both times ranked fourthΒ among UCIβs all-time leaders
β’ Earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll
2024 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 100m and 200m
β’ Clocked a 100m season-best 11.78 to finish ninth at the conference championships
β’ Added a season-best 25.05 in the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Member of the 4x100 relay that finished fourth at the Big West meet and that ran a season-best 45.73 at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2023 (Freshman)
β’ Competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay at the Big West Championships
β’ Helped the 4x100 to a season-best 46.47 (7th) at the conference meet
β’ Ran a wind-aided season-best 12.00 in the 100m at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
β’ Had a fifth-place showing at the Vince OβBoyle Classic and Challenge Cup
β’ Clocked a 200m best of 25.09 at the Battle in the OC
High School
β’ Four-year letterwinner at Santiago High School
β’ Two-time CIF-Southern Section Division I finalist in the 100m with a high finish of fifth as a junior
β’ Also advanced to the 2022 CIF-SS Finals in the 4x400 relay
β’ Placed among the top-three in both the 100m and 200m at the Big VIII League Championships in each of her last two seasons
Personal
β’ Majoring in psychology
TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 11.66 (2025 Big West Championships)
200m = 24.03 (2025 Big West Championships)
4x100 Relay = 44.87 (2025 Big West Championships)
β’ Earned All-Big West honors as a member of the 4x100 relay that took second at the conference meet
β’ Helped the quartet to a season-best 44.87, which ranked second in program history
β’ Big West finalist in the 100m (6th)
β’ Ran personal-bests of 11.66 in the 100m and 24.03 in the 200m at the Big West Championships
β’ Both times ranked fourthΒ among UCIβs all-time leaders
β’ Earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll
2024 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 100m and 200m
β’ Clocked a 100m season-best 11.78 to finish ninth at the conference championships
β’ Added a season-best 25.05 in the 200m at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Member of the 4x100 relay that finished fourth at the Big West meet and that ran a season-best 45.73 at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2023 (Freshman)
β’ Competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay at the Big West Championships
β’ Helped the 4x100 to a season-best 46.47 (7th) at the conference meet
β’ Ran a wind-aided season-best 12.00 in the 100m at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
β’ Had a fifth-place showing at the Vince OβBoyle Classic and Challenge Cup
β’ Clocked a 200m best of 25.09 at the Battle in the OC
High School
β’ Four-year letterwinner at Santiago High School
β’ Two-time CIF-Southern Section Division I finalist in the 100m with a high finish of fifth as a junior
β’ Also advanced to the 2022 CIF-SS Finals in the 4x400 relay
β’ Placed among the top-three in both the 100m and 200m at the Big VIII League Championships in each of her last two seasons
Personal
β’ Majoring in psychology
TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 11.66 (2025 Big West Championships)
200m = 24.03 (2025 Big West Championships)
4x100 Relay = 44.87 (2025 Big West Championships)
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