2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Samantha Bartz
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Santiago HS
2026 (Senior)
β’ NCAA West First Round qualifier in the 100m and 4x100 relay
β’ Helped the Anteaters win the 4x100 Big West title (44.78)
β’ Finished third in the 100m at the conference meet (11.43)
β’ Broke her own school record with a time of 11.40 in the prelims
β’ Initially took down UCIβs eight-year-old standard at the Pacific Coast Invitational where she clocked in at 11.43 seconds
β’ Moved up to No. 4 in program history in the 200m with a PR 23.87 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Conference scorer in the 200m (5th) with a wind-aided lifetime-best 23.53
β’ Big West Spring All-Academic selection
β’ Named to the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll
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 then 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 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 = 11.40 (2026 Big West Championships)
200m = 23.53w (2026 Big West Championships) / 23.87 (2026 Steve Scott Invitational)
4x100 Relay = 44.60 (2026 Steve Scott Invitational)
β’ NCAA West First Round qualifier in the 100m and 4x100 relay
β’ Helped the Anteaters win the 4x100 Big West title (44.78)
β’ Finished third in the 100m at the conference meet (11.43)
β’ Broke her own school record with a time of 11.40 in the prelims
β’ Initially took down UCIβs eight-year-old standard at the Pacific Coast Invitational where she clocked in at 11.43 seconds
β’ Moved up to No. 4 in program history in the 200m with a PR 23.87 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Conference scorer in the 200m (5th) with a wind-aided lifetime-best 23.53
β’ Big West Spring All-Academic selection
β’ Named to the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll
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 then 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 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 = 11.40 (2026 Big West Championships)
200m = 23.53w (2026 Big West Championships) / 23.87 (2026 Steve Scott Invitational)
4x100 Relay = 44.60 (2026 Steve Scott Invitational)
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