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2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Nina Bean

Nina Bean

  • Position:
    Pole Vault
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O'ahu
  • High School:
    Kaimuki HS

Summary

Biography

2019 (Senior)
Outdoor:

  • Competed in seven outdoor meets on the season.
  • Registered a top finish and new PR, clearing 3.65m (11’ 11.75”) at the Rainbow Relays (Mar. 22-23).
  • Had her second-best performance at the Big West Outdoor Championships, soaring over 3.59m 11’ 9.25” for a 13th-place finish.
  • Produced a fifth-place finish (3.55m/11’ 7.75”) at the Triton Invitational (Apr. 12-13). 
  • Named academic all-Big West.
Indoor:
  • Competed in three indoor meets on the season.
  • At the UW Invitational, nabbed a 10th-place finish with a season-best mark, clearing 3.56m (11’ 8”).
  • Finished eighth with a vault of 3.36m (11’ 0.25”) at the Boise State Challenge.
  • Soared to 3.39m (11’ 1.5”) for 22nd-place at the MPSF Indoor Championships.


2018 (Junior)

Outdoor

  • Saw action in seven outdoor meets.
  • Claimed fourth place at the Rainbow Relays and Stanford Invitational with identical performances, clearing 3.50m (11’5.75”) in the pole vault.
  • Placed 12th in the pole vault (3.55m - 11’7.75”) at the Big West Championships. 
  • Earned Big West All-Academic honors (3.0+ Cumulative GPA).

Indoor

  • Competed in two indoor meets.
  • Set a new personal record in the pole vault by clearing 3.63m (11’10.75”) at the UW Invitational.


2017 (Sophomore):
Outdoor Only

  • Reached a career best pole vault height of 11-5.75 (3.5m) at the Rainbow Relays
  • Ran as part of the team-leading 4x100m relay that finished second in a time of 52 seconds at the Rainbow Relays
  • Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2016 (Freshman):
Outdoor only
  • Placed fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 10-2 (3.10m) at the 2016 Rainbow Relays
Prep:
  • A 2015 graduate of Kaimuki High School in Honolulu, O'ahu
  • Lettered in both track and field and cross country for four years
  • Recorded personal bests of 10-6 (3.20m) in pole vault, 16.88s in the 100m hurdles and 49.88s in the 300m hurdles
  • Placed third in pole vault with a mark of 10-0 (3.05m) at the 2015 OIA Track and Field Championship
  • Named the 2015 Kaimuki High School Girls Scholar Athlete
  • Also lettered in wrestling for three years
  • Was the first recipient of the Dorothy Ono Scholarship
  • Named valedictorian of her class
Personal:
  • Born in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Major is Marine Biology
  • Parents are Yukari Kunisue and Casey Bean

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Pole Vault
    5'1"
  • 2017Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'1"
  • 2018Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'1"
  • 2019Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'1"