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University of California, Santa Barbara

2021 Men's Track and Field

Stephen Garcia

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Fresno, CA
  • High School Central HS
  • Position Sprints

Biography

2018-2019 Track and Field 
 
Competed in nine meets for his second season of track and field. Was part of the 4x400m relay team at the Beach Opener to win in a time of 3:15.43. Set a personal best for 100m at the Cal Poly/UC Riverside Tri Meet with a time of 11.05. Also set a personal best for 400m at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational with a time of 48.30. Set a collegiate best for 200m at the Big West Challenge with a time of 22.20. Was part of two winning efforts at the Cal Poly Dual in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays with respective times of 41.95 and 3:16.57. Finished his season at the Big West Conference Championships where he was 13th in the 400m prelims in 48.93, helped the 4x100m relay team finish sixth in 41.96, and helped the 4x400m relay team finish fifth in a season's best time of 3:13.13. 
 
2017-2018 Track and Field 
 
Competed in eight meets for his first year as a Gaucho. Won the 400m at the Westmont/Pepperdine Tri Meet in 49.64. Also won the UC Riverside/Cal Poly Tri Meet in 50.33. Lowered his season's best time in the 400m four meets in a row leading up to the Cal Poly Dual Meet where he set a personal best in 49.03 to take second. Finished off the season at the Big West Conference Championships where he helped the 4x400m relay take second place in 3:12.20, the first time a Gaucho 4x400m squad has finished on the podium since 2013. He also set a personal best in the 400m prelims with a 48.73 clocking. 
 
 Prep
 
Attended Central High School where he was a qualifier for the CIF State Meet in the 400m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m his senior year. Owns prep bests of 22.08 and 49.19 in the 200m and 400m respectively. 
 
Personal
 
Parents are Bob and Connie Garcia...Majoring in biology...Career goal is to become a doctor...Athletic goal is to place/score at the Conference Championships...Hobbies include surfing, watching movies, and playing board games...Fun Fact: Can sing every word to Blank Space by Taylor Swift.
 
Collegiate Bests 
 
100m - 11.05 (2019 Cal Poly/UC Riverside Tri Meet) 
 
200m - 22.20 (2019 Big West Challenge) 
 
400m - 48.30 (2019 Jim Bush Legends Invitational) 
 
Big West Conference Championships
 
2019 - 400m, 13th, 48.93
 
2019 - 4x100m Relay, 6th, 41.96
 
2019 - 4x400m Relay, 5th, 3:13.13
 
2018 - 400m, 10th, 48.73
 
2018 - 4x400m Relay, 2nd, 3:12.20
 
Prep Bests
 
200m - 22.08
 
400m - 49.19 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2019Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2020Junior

    Sprints
  • 2021Senior

    Sprints