2016 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC indoor 60 hurdles (2015 and 2016) and pentathlon (2015 and 2016). ... Female Athlete of the Meet at GNAC outdoor (2016). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor 60 hurdles (2015 and 2016) and pentathlon (2015 and 2016) and long jump (2016). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region outdoor in 100 hurdles (2016), 400 hurdles (2016) and heptathlon (2016). ... All-GNAC outdoor heptathlon, 400 hurdles, and long jump (2015 and 2016) and 100 hurdles (2016). GNAC All-Academic in 2013, 2015, and 2016. ... CoSIDA Academic All-District (2016). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016).
Senior (2016): INDOOR – Placed 10th in the 60-meter hurdles at NCAA Division II nationals, clocking a personal-best tie of 8.53 seconds. That punctuated a phenomenal, steady drop for Luquin throughout the season. After opening with a 9.03, the improved to 8.96, 8.94, 8.79 (clocking that time twice on the first day of the GNAC Championships: first in the pentathlon, then in the open 60 hurdles), 8.71, and 8.61. .. Placed 3rd in the 60 hurdles at GNAC in a race that was decided by scant thousandths of a second. Mariyah Vongsaveng of Central Washington won in 8.713, Rosie Smith of Alaska Anchorage was at 8.714, and Luquin at 8.717. ... Luquin's 8.61 came in the SPU Final Qualifier meet, and it ultimately made her the last accepted entry for that race at nationals. ... Placed 3rd in the GNAC pentathlon with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifyiing score of 3,468 points. ... Placed 2nd in the 60 hurdles (8.79), long jump (18-6 1/2, an NCAA provisional distance), and 800-meter (2:25.68) portions of the pent. All were PR marks, though her 8.79 PR in the hurdles lasted until just the next afternoon. ... Placed 8th in the open GNAC long jump at 17-4 3/4. OUTDOOR – After grabbing the 21st and final spot in the 100-meter hurdles at NCAA D2 nationals, moved up six places to finish 14th overall in 14.02. ... Led from start to finish in winning the GNAC heptathlon with a career-best 4,738 points. ... Won the GNAC long jump title with a career-best leap of 18-3 1/4, which she went on her very first attempt, then saw that stand up through five more rounds of competition. Had come into the meet as the No. 11 seed off a mark of 17-5 1/2. ... Won the GNAC 100 hurdles in 14.07. ... Placed 3rd in the 400 hurdles in 1:03.64. ... Finished the meet as a last-minute replacement on the 4x400 relay, leading off a team that ultimately finished 4th. ... Broke the 14-second mark in the 100 hurdles for the first time in her life with a 13.98 on April 23 at the Spike Arlt Invitational. While she was able to keep that time, it did not move her up the NCAA qualifying list because it was considered wind-aided. Beat it with a 13.97 in the GNAC prelims, and this one was wind-legal. ... Broke 25 seconds in the 200-meter dash for the first time with a 24.94 on May 2 during the GNAC heptathlon. ... Set a PR and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:01.93 in the 400 hurdles on April 15 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. ... Participated in 10 meets.
Junior (2015): INDOOR – Placed 3rd in GNAC pentathlon with a career-high 3,372 points, putting her into the NCAA provisional qualifying list. That was 588 points more than she scored as a freshman in 2012 in her first-ever pentathlon. Was 3rd in the long jump portion with a leap of 17 feet, 2 inches. ... Also in the pent, cleared 5 feet in the high jump for the first time, goig 5-0 1/2, and logged a personal-best 2:30.01 in the 800 portion. ... Took 3rd in the GNAC 60-meter hurdles in 8.95, a mere .02 off her PR, which she recorded in the pentathlon. ... Went a best-ever 17-5 1/2 in the long jump at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 15. OUTDOOR – Placed 3rd in the GNAC heptathlon with a personal-best and NCAA provisional-qualifying total of 4,584 points, finishing 2nd in the high jump and 800-meter portions of the seven-event test. ... Placed 2nd in the 400 hurdles (1:03.54), 3rd in the long jump (18-3 / 5.56m) and 5th in 100 hurdles (14.82) at GNAC. The long jump distance was a PR. ... Set PR of 1:03.45 in 400 hurdles at Beach Invitational on April 18. ... cleared 5 feet in high jump for the first time (5-0 1/2) on April 3 at Sam Adams Combined Events heptathlon. Later topped that with a 5-1 clearance in the GNAC heptathlon. ... Competed in eight meets altogether.
2014: Completed undergraduate degree in 2013; was not at SPU in 2014.
Sophomore (2013): INDOOR – Placed 6th in 60 hurdles at GNAC on Feb. 16 with a time of 9.08 seconds. Broke 9 seconds for the first time by clocking 8.97 in GNAC preliminaries on Feb. 15. ... Set PR of 16-2 1/2 / 4.94 meters in the long jump at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 12. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in GNAC heptathlon with a personal-best total of 4,342 points, nearly 300 more than her previous best of 4,046. Her performances included PRs in the 200 (25.82), 800 (2:32.50), shot put (30-2 1/4) and javelin (93-0 1/2). ... Placed 2nd in the 400 hurdles and 4th in the 100 hurdles at GNAC and had the 10th-best mark in the long jump. Her 400 hurdles time of 1:03.98 was a PR and was a drop of nearly a full second from her 1:04.96 mark in the previous day's prelims.... Got onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list in the 100 hurdles with a PR time of 14.30 at the Shannon-Foreman Invitational on May 4.
Freshman (2012): INDOOR – In her first-ever multi-event competition, placed 6th in the pentathlon at GNAC Championships with 2,784 points. That particular day also was the first time she had done the high jump, shot put or 800 meters in any meet at the middle school, high school or college levels. ... Placed 6th in the individual 60 hurdles at GNAC. ... Set a career-best 60 hurdles time of 9.03 at the SPU Last Chance Meet on Feb. 25. OUTDOOR – Placed 7th in heptathlon and 4th in 100 hurdles at GNAC Championships. ... GNAC heptathlon score of 4,046 points was a PR and was just the second hep of her career, representing an improvement of 254 points from her first one on March 30-31 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational. ... Was 2nd in 100 hurdles, 4th in 200, and 5th in 800 at GNAC hep.
Westview High School: Placed 4th in the 100 hurdles, 12th in the 300 hurdles, and ran on the 4th-place 4x100 relay at the Oregon state Class 6A state meet as a senior in 2011. ... In 2010, ran 2nd in the 100 hurdles at state after winning the Metro League championship, and was 7th in the 300s at state. ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Maliea Nicole Luquin. ... Born March 22, 1993. ... Creative writing major, specializing in fiction.
Fun facts: Would like to give the steeplechase a try in track. ... The one race she remembers most was in the Portland Metro League finals in 2010 when she was racing a fierce competitor who also was a close friend, saying, "I felt in the moment and on fire, and it literally took my breath away. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Bubba Ho-Tep." ... Books she just couldn't put down are any of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. ... Favorite junk food is Ben & Jerry's pistachio pistachio ice cream. ... Favorite psych-up music before a big race is "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be author C.S. Lewis, and she would serve Thai food. ... In 10 years, she plans to be writing her novel overseas. ... Lived in Penang, Malaysia for two years.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 26.94 (1/16/2016)
800: 2:25.68 (2/19/2016)
60 hurdles: 8.61 (3/11/2016)
High jump: 5-0 1/2 / 1.54m (2/20/2015)
Long jump: 18-6 1/2 / 5.65m (2/19/2016)
Shot put: 30-0 3/4 / 9.16m (2/17/2012)
Pentathlon: 3,468 (2/19/2016)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 24.94 (5/2/2016)
800: 2:20.24 (4/28/2015)
100 hurdles: 13.97 (5/13/2016)
400 hurdles: 1:01.93 (4/15/2016)
High jump: 5-1 / 1.55m (4/27/2015)
Long jump: 18-3 1/4 / 5.57m (5/13/2016)
Shot put: 30-2 1/4 / 9.20 (4/29/2013)
Javelin: 93-0 1/2 / 28.35m (4/30/2013)
Heptathlon: 4,738(5/2-3/2016)
CAREER RESULTS
