2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Sarah Ajayi
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King HS
2026 (Junior)
β’ Big West scorer with a sixth-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the conference championships
β’ Ran a personal-record 59.93 in the prelims to crack UCIβs all-time top-10 (No. 9)
β’ Established a 100H lifetime-best 14.05 in a runner-up showing at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
β’ Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (Highest Honors)
2025 (Sophomore)
β’ Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles
β’ Ran a season-best 14.10 to finish 11th overall at the Big West Championships
β’ Clocked in at 14.15 seconds in a third-place showing at the Ben Brown Invitational
β’ Earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll with Highest Honors
2024 (Freshman)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 100m hurdles
β’ Ran a season-best 14.39 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Finished 11th out of 40 (14.49) at the Triton Invitational
High School
β’ Lettered at Martin Luther King High School
β’ Two-time CIF State Championship qualifier in the 100m hurdles
β’ Finished 10th at the state meet as a senior and 13th as a junior
β’ Double champion in the 100H and 300H at the 2023 Big VIII League Finals
β’ Also won the 100H league title as a sophomore and junior
β’ Graduated Summa Cum Laude with highest honors
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 12.38 (2025 Triton Invitational)
100m Hurdles = 14.05 (2026 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
400m Hurdles = 59.93 (2026 Big West Championships)
4x100 Relay = 45.89 (2025 Challenge Cup)
4x400 Relay = 3:55.59 (2025 Ben Brown Invitational)
β’ Big West scorer with a sixth-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the conference championships
β’ Ran a personal-record 59.93 in the prelims to crack UCIβs all-time top-10 (No. 9)
β’ Established a 100H lifetime-best 14.05 in a runner-up showing at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
β’ Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (Highest Honors)
2025 (Sophomore)
β’ Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles
β’ Ran a season-best 14.10 to finish 11th overall at the Big West Championships
β’ Clocked in at 14.15 seconds in a third-place showing at the Ben Brown Invitational
β’ Earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll with Highest Honors
2024 (Freshman)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 100m hurdles
β’ Ran a season-best 14.39 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Finished 11th out of 40 (14.49) at the Triton Invitational
High School
β’ Lettered at Martin Luther King High School
β’ Two-time CIF State Championship qualifier in the 100m hurdles
β’ Finished 10th at the state meet as a senior and 13th as a junior
β’ Double champion in the 100H and 300H at the 2023 Big VIII League Finals
β’ Also won the 100H league title as a sophomore and junior
β’ Graduated Summa Cum Laude with highest honors
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 12.38 (2025 Triton Invitational)
100m Hurdles = 14.05 (2026 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
400m Hurdles = 59.93 (2026 Big West Championships)
4x100 Relay = 45.89 (2025 Challenge Cup)
4x400 Relay = 3:55.59 (2025 Ben Brown Invitational)
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