
Height: | 5-5 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Corona, Calif. |
High School: | Eleanor Roosevelt HS |
Position: | Sprints |
2012-2013: Outdoor-
Redshirt season.
2011-2012: Outdoor-
Petty competed in the 400m at Big West Championships where she ran
a personal best of 56.63 in prelims (57.26 in finals) and finished
8th…Had a season best in the 800m at All-Cal
Challenge where she finished 10th.
2010-2011: Outdoor-
Petty focused her efforts in the 400m and 4x400m relay
races this season...Petty ran a collegiate best time of 57.34 in
the 400m at Conference and placing 12th...Fastest 800m time of the
season was 2:18.64 which she ran at the Ben Brown Invite...Assisted
the women's 4x400m relay team to a first place finish at the Big
West Challenge with a time of 3:50.32.
Prep
Petty was MVP at Eleanor Roosevelt High School for the
2009-2010 track season...She was name best female athlete of the
year in 2008...Made the 4x400m relay all-league team from
2008-2010...Also made all league in the 400m and 200m in
2009...Made high honors academic award from 2008-2010.
Personal
Currently majoring in Psychology...Parents are Paul Petty
who competed in football, track and basketball in high school and
Andrea Morales who ran track and played volleyball in high
school...Has one sibling Seth who plays football and soccer...Chose
UCSB because of the location and the excellent academic and
athletic programs...Outside of track, Petty enjoys playing soccer,
going to the beach and taking long naps...Favorite movies are
"300", "Inception", and "She's Just not that Into You"...Favorite
music genres are alternative rock, hip hop and some
country...Favorite athletes are Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner and
Usain Bolt.
Personal Bests
400m - 56.63 (Big West Conference Championship,
5/11/2012)
4x400m - 3:50.32 (Big West Challenge, 4/8/2011)
800m - 2:18.64 (Ben Brown Invite, 3/5/2011)
Big West Championships
2012- 400m, 8th, 57.26
2011- 400m, 12th, 57.34