Saturday, January 30, 2016

Sasha Wallace (Castro Valley HS, CA; Oregon)

Sasha Wallace
Player Profile:
Sasha Wallace 1439952
Position: Hurdles
Height: 5'9"
Year: Junior
Hometown: Castro Valley, Calif.
High School: Castro Valley
Experience: High School
Three-Time All-American
 
2014-15: Outdoor – Improved upon her school record in the 100 hurdles with a second-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships in 13.00…Pac-12 Champion in the triple jump with a best mark of 42-3.25 (12.88m)…also scored as a member of the 4x100 relay team which finished second at the conference meet…qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 hurdles and was named a second team All-American after finishing 12th in 13.14…finished seventh in her preliminary at the USATF Championships in 13.22…Indoor – All-American in the 60 hurdles, finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 8.23…set a season best and with a time of 8.15 at the Husky Classic where she took third place…won the hurdles at both the UW Preview and the Rod McCravy Memorial…Season Bests: 100 Hurdles – 13.00, Pac-12 Championships, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/17/15); Triple Jump – 42-3.25/12.88m, Pac-12 Championships, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/17/15); Indoor – 60 Hurdles – 8.15, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/14/15).
 
2013-14: Outdoor – Qualified the NCAA Championships where she ran 13.63…won the Aztec Invitational 100 meter hurdles with a 13.33; the third-fastest time in school history…cleaned up at the Pepsi Dual and won the 100 meter hurdles, the triple jump and the 4x100 meter relay… her triple jump mark at the Pepsi Dual was the third-best in school history (41-7/12.67m)…ran a wind-aided personal record time of 13.06 at the Mt. SAC Relays, placed seventh…ran a school record 13.24 at the Pac-12 Championships and attained second place in the 100 meter hurdles…also placed third in the triple jump, recorded a 41-5.75/12.66m at the Pac-12 Championships…Indoor – ran in primarily the 60 meter hurdles during the indoor season, but competed in the triple jump once at the Don Kirby Elite and notched a school record 42-5.50 (12.94m) for fourth place…began the season with an 8.21 for second place at the UW Preview in the 60 meter hurdles, followed that performance up the following week with third place at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational…claimed her first title of the season at the Don Kirby Elite (8.1)…recorded a school and American Junior record 8.08 in the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships, unfortunately did not finish in the finals…Season Bests – Outdoor – 200 Meters – 24.63, Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore., (3/22/14); 100 Meter Hurdles – 13.23, NCAA West Preliminaries, Fayetteville, Ark., (5/31/14); Triple Jump – 41-7/12.67m, Pepsi Dual, Eugene, Ore., (4/5/14).
 
Prep: Wallace is a Track and Field News All-American after being honored as the California Girls Track and Field Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013...won state titles in the 100 hurdles and triple jump in consecutive years as a junior and senior…transferred to Castro Valley HS after attending Holy Names during her first three seasons…national runner-up in both the triple jump and the 60 meter hurdles at the U.S. Indoor national meet in 2012…prep bests: 100 hurdles – 13.33; triple jump – 42-4.
 
Personal: Major is pre-business administration.
Personal Bests

60 Meter Hurdles – 8.08
NCAA Championships
Albuquerque, N.M., 3/14/14
 
Triple Jump – 42-5.50/12.94m(i)Don Kirby Elite
Albuquerque, N.M., 2/15/14
 
100 Meter Hurdles – 13.00Pac-12 Championships
Los Angeles, Calif., 5/17/15
 
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships2015 – 60 Meter Hurdles, 5th, 8.23
2014 – 60 Meter Hurdles Preliminaries, 5th, 8.08
 
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships2015 – 100 Meter Hurdles, 12th, 13.14
2014 – 100 Meter Hurdles Preliminaries, 8th, 13.63
 
Pac-12 Championships2015 – 100 Meter Hurdles, 2nd, 13.00
2015 – Triple Jump, 1st, 42-3.25/12.88m
2014 – 100 Meter Hurdles, 2nd, 13.24
2014 – Triple Jump, 3rd, 41-5.75/12.66m

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