2025 Women's Track & Field Roster
Sameen Andar
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Ramon, Calif.
- High School:
- Dougherty Valley HS
2025 (Senior)
β’ Did not compete
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll with Highest Honors
2024 (Junior)
β’ NCAA West First Round qualifier in the 10000-meter
β’ Finished third in the 10K at the Big West Championships
β’ Clocked a personal-record 33:07.48 for a top-eight showing at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ That time ranks second in program history and was only .38 seconds off the school record
β’ Named the Big West Womenβs Track Athlete of the Week for that effort (April 16)
β’ Ran a 5000m season-best 16:20.76 to place fourth out of 74 at the Ben Brown Invitational
β’ Recognized on the CSC Academic All-District Team and the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
β’ Also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
2023 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West champion and NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 10000-meter
β’ Won the conference title in a meet-record 33:44.80
β’ Finished 18th at the West Regional meet with a then personal-best 33:20.89
β’ Broke a 37-year-old school record in the 5000m at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Clocked in at 16:13.12 to top Beth McGrannβs standard of 16:16.30 that stood since 1986
β’ Earned All-Big West honors with a third-place showing in the 5K at the conference meet
β’ Took first in her heat of the 10K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ Placed among the top-five in all six of her distance races during the regular season
β’ Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic and Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2022 (Freshman)
β’ Finished sixth in the 10000-meter at the Big West Championships
β’ Ran a season-best 35:11.84 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, which ranked fifth in school history at the time
β’ Also clocked the eighth-best 5000m in program history at the Steve Scott Invitational (16:44.70)
β’ Competed in the 800m and 1500m in her collegiate debut at the Beach Opener
High School
β’ Two-time team captain in cross country and track at Dougherty Valley High School
β’ Made three appearances at the CIF State Cross Country Championships
β’ Ran a 5000-meter personal-record 19:45.3 at the state meet as a sophomore
β’ Finished fifth at the 2021 Tri-Valley Meet of Champions
β’ Established a 3-mile school record
β’ Set lifetime-bests in the 800m (2:26.14), 1600m (5:13.86) and 3200m (11:19.79) on the track in 2021
β’ Earned the Scholar-Athlete award four times in cross country and three times in track
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:34.41 (2022 Beach Opener)
1500m = 4:40.19 (2023 UCSB Invitational)
5000m = 16:13.12 (2023 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 33:07.48 (2024 Bryan Clay Invitational)
β’ Did not compete
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll with Highest Honors
2024 (Junior)
β’ NCAA West First Round qualifier in the 10000-meter
β’ Finished third in the 10K at the Big West Championships
β’ Clocked a personal-record 33:07.48 for a top-eight showing at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ That time ranks second in program history and was only .38 seconds off the school record
β’ Named the Big West Womenβs Track Athlete of the Week for that effort (April 16)
β’ Ran a 5000m season-best 16:20.76 to place fourth out of 74 at the Ben Brown Invitational
β’ Recognized on the CSC Academic All-District Team and the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
β’ Also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
2023 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West champion and NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 10000-meter
β’ Won the conference title in a meet-record 33:44.80
β’ Finished 18th at the West Regional meet with a then personal-best 33:20.89
β’ Broke a 37-year-old school record in the 5000m at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Clocked in at 16:13.12 to top Beth McGrannβs standard of 16:16.30 that stood since 1986
β’ Earned All-Big West honors with a third-place showing in the 5K at the conference meet
β’ Took first in her heat of the 10K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ Placed among the top-five in all six of her distance races during the regular season
β’ Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic and Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2022 (Freshman)
β’ Finished sixth in the 10000-meter at the Big West Championships
β’ Ran a season-best 35:11.84 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, which ranked fifth in school history at the time
β’ Also clocked the eighth-best 5000m in program history at the Steve Scott Invitational (16:44.70)
β’ Competed in the 800m and 1500m in her collegiate debut at the Beach Opener
High School
β’ Two-time team captain in cross country and track at Dougherty Valley High School
β’ Made three appearances at the CIF State Cross Country Championships
β’ Ran a 5000-meter personal-record 19:45.3 at the state meet as a sophomore
β’ Finished fifth at the 2021 Tri-Valley Meet of Champions
β’ Established a 3-mile school record
β’ Set lifetime-bests in the 800m (2:26.14), 1600m (5:13.86) and 3200m (11:19.79) on the track in 2021
β’ Earned the Scholar-Athlete award four times in cross country and three times in track
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:34.41 (2022 Beach Opener)
1500m = 4:40.19 (2023 UCSB Invitational)
5000m = 16:13.12 (2023 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 33:07.48 (2024 Bryan Clay Invitational)
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