2021 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA indoor All-West Region in 60-meter dash (2018), 60-meter hurdles (2018, 2020), and the long jump (2019, 2020). ... All-GNAC indoor in 60 dash (2018), 60 hurdles (2018, 2019, 2020) and long jump (2019, 2020). ... USTFCCCA outdoor All-American in long jump (2018) and heptathlon (2018). ... USTFCCCA outdoor All-West Region in 100 hurdles (2021), 4x100 relay (2018), long jump (2018, 2019, 2021) and heptathlon (2018). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 100 (2018, 2021), 100 hurdles (2018, 2019, 2021), 4x100 relay (2018, 2021), 4x400 relay (2021), long jump (2018, 2019, 2021), and heptathlon (2018, 2021). ... GNAC Field Athlete of the Meet (2021), Co-Field Athlete of the Meet (2018), Performance of the Meet (2021), and Co-Performance of the Meet (2018). ... GNAC Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2021). ... GNAC indoor Freshman of the Year (2018) and outdoor Freshman of the Year (2018). ... GNAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for April 12-18, 2021. ... GNAC indoor Field Athlete of the week for Jan. 6-12, 2019. ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019, 2020, 2021). ... GNAC All-Academic (2019, 2020, 2021).
Senior (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled. OUTDOOR – Won three individual events and ran on both winning relays at the GNAC Championships. ... Got a head start on the conference meet by capturing the heptathlon title for the second time, this one with a tally of 4,903 points. Factored into that total were victories i the 100 hurdles on Day 1, then the long jump and javelin on Day 2. It was the ninth heptathlon and fourth title of her career. ... At the full meet the following week, won the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 7½ inches. The next day, came back and ran the second leg on the victorious 4-by-100 relay, won the 100-meter hurdles and broke the 14-second mark for the first time ever (13.97), placed third in the 100-meter dash, then ran the third leg on the winning 4-by-400 relay. ... Altogether, had a hand in 56 of SPU's title-winning total of 208 points: 36 by herself and 20 more as part of the two relays. ... When all the conference meets around the country were concluded, Meyer ranked No. 16 in NCAA Division II for the hep, No. 18 for the 100 hurdles, and No. 19 for the long jump. ... During the regular season, won five individual events, one heptathlon, and was on a pair of victorious 4-by-100 relays.Â
Junior (2020): INDOOR – Participated in five meets. … Placed 3rd in the long jump at the GNAC Championships with an indoor personal-best leap of 19 feet, 1¼ inches. That was her first 10-plus indoors and moved her up the NCAA provisional qualifying list. … Also placed 3rd in the 60 hurdles in 8.82 seconds and 7th in the 60-meter dash in 7.90. … Won the long jump at the Jackson’s / Nike Boise Invitational on Feb. 7 in Nampa, going 18-9¼. … Did one pentathlon, scoring 3,187 points at the UW Invitational for 7th place. In that event, set an indoor PR of 4-8 in the high jump, topping her previous best of 4-7½. OUTDOOR – Ran the third leg on the winning 4-by-400 relay at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational, combining with Julia Stepper, Jenna Bouyer, and Grace Bley for a time of 4 minutes, 3.72 seconds. … Also placed 4th in the 800 meters in 2:31.67. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.
Sophomore (2019): INDOOR – Placed 2nd in the long jump (18-11 3/4, an indoor PR), 3rd in the 60-meter hurdles (8.80) and 3rd in the 60-meter dash (7.78) at the GNAC Championships. ... Started the season by winning the long jump at the UW Indoor Preview with a mark of 18-10 3/4. That made her SPU's first winner at that meet since 2010 and put her onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... Scored a PR of 3,305 points in the pentathlon at the Cougar Indoor in Pullman, an NCAA provisional total. Won the 60 hurdles portion in 8.77, then tied her career-best of 4-7 1/2 in the high jump and set PRs of 31-0 in the shot put (her first time beyond 30 feet) and 2:33.33 in the 800 meters. OUTDOOR – Placed 3rd in the long jump (18-7), third in the 100-meter hurdles (14.41), 5th in the 100-meter dash (12.30) at the GNAC Championships. ... Placed 5th in the GNAC heptathlon the previous week with 4,764 points. Won the long jump portion of the hep at 18 feet, 3 1/4 inches, and set a shot put personal-best of 34 feet, 4 3/4 inches. ... Did three heps altogether, scoring an NCAA provisional-qualifying total of 4,879 points at the Aztec Invitational on March 21-22, and topping that with 4,925 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 17-18. At the Aztec heptathlon, cleared a career-best 4 feet, 11 1/2 inches in the high jump, and concluded with a PR of 2:24.66 in the 800 meters. Also leaped a season-best 19-2 in the long jump, far enough to make the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... At the Clay hep, went a season-best 25.22 in the 200-meter dash portion. ... Won the 100 hurdles (14.74) at the Doris Heritage Track Festival.Â
Freshman (2018): INDOOR – Won GNAC 60-meter dash championship in 7.71 seconds, clocking that PR time in both the preliminaries and finals. ... Placed 2nd in the 60 hurdles at GNAC (8.76), 7th in the 200 (25.40), and 12th in the long jump (17-1 1/2). ... Set a PR of 8.72 in the 60 hurdles prelims at GNAC, putting herself on to the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... Ran a PR 25.12 in the GNAC 200-meter preliminaries. ... Leaped a personal-best 17-11 in the long jump at the Husky Classic on Feb. 10. ... Did the pentathlon at the UW Invitational, tallying 3,192 points. OUTDOOR – Double All-American at NCAA D2 Championships, placing 7th in heptathlon (4,992 points) and 7th in long jump (19-9 3/4). Won the heptathlon 200 in 24.96 seconds. ... Captured three titles of her own and was part of a meet-record 4x100 relay at GNAC. ... Won the heptathlon with a PR of 5,114 points on April 30-May 1 in Nampa, Idaho, effectively clinching a spot at NCAAs. Won four of the seven events, and set an overall GNAC record (encompassing regular season, multi-event championships and conference championships) in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 5 inches, thereby becoming the first-ever GNAC female athlete to hit the 20-foot mark. ... At GNAC Championships, won 100-meter dash (12.16 after posting a PR and NCAA provisional time of 11.89 in the preliminaries), long jump (19-4 3/4), and led off the 4x100 relay. Followed by Julia Stepper, Becca Houk and Grace Bley, that foursome set a meet and McArthur Field record of 46.61 seconds. (Exactly one week earlier, that same group set a school record of 46.33 seconds in the Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track, breaking the old mark of 46.77 and getting onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list.) ... Finished second in the 100-meter hurdles at GNAC, going toe-to-toe with Central Washington star Mariah Vongsaveng before Vongsaveng won in 13.98, with Meyer at 14.13. ... Won eight individual events during the regular season (three in the 100-meter dash, three in the long jump, and two in the 100 hurdles). ...In four heptathlons, won the 200 in all four (including GNACs and NCAAs), took the 100 hurdles twice and the long jump once. ... Won her heptathlon group at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 18-19 with 4.852 points, thereby putting her name onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... In a foretaste of what was to come, made her college outdoor debut with a win in the 100-meter dash at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational on March 3 at UPS in Tacoma. She finished that day by leading off the winning 4x400 relay. ... Was on six winning relays during the season.
Sam Barlow High School: Capped her career with three top-3 finishes at the Class 6A (large school) Oregon state meet in 2017: 2nd in the 100-meter hurdles (a PR of 14.42), 3rd in the 300 hurdles (44.64), and anchoring the 2nd-place 4x100 relay. Also placed 6th in the 100-meter dash (12.23). ... Won the Mt. Hood Conference title in both hurdles races and on the relay. ... Ran on three consecutive state-champion 4x100 relays: anchor leg as a junior in 2016, and second leg as a sophomore in 2015 and as a freshman in 2014. ... Placed 2nd in the state 100 hurdles as a junior, 6th as a sophomore, and 12th as a freshman. ... Helped Barlow win the state team title as a sophomore. ... Placed 7th in the long jump at state as a freshman.
Personal: Renick Arnett Meyer. ... Biology major. ... Mother (Brenda) attended Seattle Pacific.
Fun facts: Class valedictorian at Barlow with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. ... Has done track & field since middle school, following her siblings into the sport. ... Also has done basketball and cross country. ... Favorite track moment was when Barlow won the girls state team title in 2015. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was Sharknado. (Says also was the best movie she has ever seen.) ... Books she just couldn't put down were from the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite sports to watch are basketball and gymnastics. ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... Favorite healthy food is quinoa. ... Favorite TV program is "The Office." ... Favorite sports team is the Portland Trail Blazers. ... Favorite athlete is figure skater Tonya Harding. ... Her dream car is one that actually works. ... Favorite kind of shopping is anything that involves buying food. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be world-class Canadian curler Kevin Martin. She would serve some Hawaiian shaved ice. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Frozone from The Incredibles. ... In 10 years, plans to be finishing her work toward becoming a veterinarian. ... Enjoys backpacking and hiking, and has always wanted to go skydiving.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60:Â 7.71 (2/16/2018 and 2/17/2018)
200:Â 25.12 (2/16/2018)
800:Â 2:33.33 (2/1/2019)
60 hurdles:Â 8.72 (2/16/2018)
High jump:Â 4-7 3/4 / 1.42m (1/31/2020)
Long jump:Â Â 19-1 1/4 / 5.82m (2/21/2020)
Shot put:Â 31-0 / 9.65m (2/1/2019)
Pentathlon:Â 3,305 (2/1/2019)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100:Â 11.89 (5/11/2018)
200:Â 24.88 (4/18/2018)
400:Â 59.79 (3/30/2018)
800:Â 2:24.66 (3/22/2019)
100 hurdles:Â 13.97 (5/15/2021)
High jump:Â 4-11 1/2 / 1.51 (3/21.2019)
Long jump:Â 20-5 / 6.22m (5/1/2018)
Shot put:Â 34-4 1/2 / 10.48m (4/29/2019)
Javelin:Â 122-9 / 37.42m (5/1/2018)
Heptathlon:Â 5,114 (4/30-5/1/2018)
CAREER RESULTS
