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2017 Women's Track & Field Roster

Sabrina Mendoza

Sabrina Mendoza

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Burlingame, Calif.
  • High School:
    Mills HS

Summary

Biography

2017 (Senior):
Outdoor

  • Competed in seven NCAA meets during her final Outdoor season with the Rainbow Wahine
  • Earned fifth place in the shot put at the Big West Outdoor Championships, reaching a season and personal Outdoor-best 47-5.75 (14.47m) - ranking ninth on the UH Outdoor all-time top performances list
  • Registered the top six UH shot put performances of the season
  • Finished 17th in the discus at the Big West Outdoor Championships with a mark of 127-9 (38.93m)
  • Recorded a season-best 136-5 (41.57m) to finish fifth in the discus at the Rainbow Relays, also placing second in the shot put with a mark of 46-2.75 (14.09m)

Indoor

  • Appeared in five NCAA Indoor meets during her final UH season
  • Placed 10th at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the shot put with a distance of 47-3 (14.40m)
  • Made a career-long shot put toss of 47-9.75 (14.57m) to win the UW Open, ranking fourth on the UH Indoor all-time top performances list
  • Also finished third at the UW Indoor Preview in the shot put with a mark of 45-9.25 (13.95m) and was 15th in the weight throw with a season-best 43-8 (13.31m)


2016 (Junior):
Outdoor

  • Competed in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw events at the Big West Outdoor Championships
  • Placed 14th in the shot put with a mark of 42-11.75 (13.10m)
  • Placed 18th in the discus throw with a mark of 128-0 (39.02m)
  • Placed 23rd in the hammer throw with a mark of 138-9 (42.29m)
  • Posted a personal best mark of 45-2.5 (13.78m) in the shot put at the Steve Scott Invitational
  • Best finish in the shot put was at the 2016 Rainbow Relays where she took bronze with a mark of 42-11 (13.08m)
  • Posted a personal best mark of 140-3 (42.75m) in the discus throw at the 38th Annual Aztec Open
  • Best finish in the discus throw was at the 2016 Rainbow Relays where she took silver with a mark of 138-4 (42.16m)
  • Posted a personal best mark of 142-3 (43.37m) in the hammer throw at the Beach Pacific Coast
  • Best finish in the hammer throw was also at the 2016 Rainbow Relays where she took bronze with a mark of 141-5 (43.10m)

Indoor

  • Competed in the weight throw and shot put
  • Placed 19th in the shot put with a mark of 41-6.5 (12.66m)
  • Placed 27th in the weight throw with a personal best mark of 46-8 (14.22m)
  • Best finish in the shot put was 10th place at the 2016 UW Indoor Preview with a mark of 42-10.75 (13.07m)
  • Best finish in the weight throw was 20th place at the UW Open with a mark of 46-4 (14.12m)


2015 (Sophomore):

  • Competed during the indoor and outdoor seasons
  • Posted PR mark in the shot put of 45-1.5 (13.75m) to place fifth at the CSULA Twilight Open
  • Threw season-best 130-4 (39.74m) in the discus at the Steve Scott Invitational
  • Placed 14th and 22nd in the shot put (40-9.5/12.43m) and discus (126-4/38.52m), respectively, at the Big West Conference Championships
  • Indoor seasonal-best throw of 44-11.75 (13.71m) at the UW Indoor Open
  • Placed 21st in the shot put (41-7.25/12.68m) at the MPSF Indoor Championships

2014 (Freshman):
  • Placed 12th in the discus (131-9/40.16m) and 13th in the shot put (40-5.5/12.33m) at the Big West Conference Championship
  • Seasonal-best shot put mark of 43-10 (13.36m) at the Rainbow Relays
  • Threw a personal-best discus mark of 134-1 (40.71m) at the CSULA Twilight Meet

Prep:
  • A 2013 graduate of Mills High School in Millbrae, Calif.
  • Lettered three years in track and field and two years in volleyball
  • Two-time California State Track and Field Championships qualifier
  • Four-time Peninsula Athletic League shot put champion from 2009-13
  • Two-time PAL discus champion in 2011 and ’13
  • 2013 Central Coast Section shot put champion
  • Three-time recipient of the school’s Hall of Fame in track and field from 2011-13
  • Named to all-league second team in volleyball in 2013
  • School’s Athlete of the Year in 2013
  • Broke the school’s shot put record with a throw of 43-4 and discus mark of 124-8 in 2013

Personal:
  • Born in Monterey, Calif.
  • Major is Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science
  • Parents are Steve and Katia Mendoza of Burlingame, Calif.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2015Sophomore

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2016Junior

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2017Senior

    Throws
    5'10"