2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Sarah Ajayi
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King HS
2025 (Sophomore)
β’ Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles
β’ Ran a wind-aided personal-best 14.10 to finish 11th overall at the Big West Championships
β’ Clocked a wind-legal PR 14.15 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 = 14.10w (2025 Big West Championships)
400m Hurdles = 63.69 (2025 Friday Night Lights)
4x100 Relay = 45.89 (2025 Challenge Cup)
4x400 Relay = 3:55.59 (2025 Ben Brown Invitational)
β’ Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles
β’ Ran a wind-aided personal-best 14.10 to finish 11th overall at the Big West Championships
β’ Clocked a wind-legal PR 14.15 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 = 14.10w (2025 Big West Championships)
400m Hurdles = 63.69 (2025 Friday Night Lights)
4x100 Relay = 45.89 (2025 Challenge Cup)
4x400 Relay = 3:55.59 (2025 Ben Brown Invitational)
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