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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jana Barron

  • Year Freshman
  • Hometown Livermore, Calif.
  • High School Granada HS
  • Position Distance

Biography

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Recorded a personal best of 10:39.09 in the 3K at Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite (Feb. 8) … Posted a fifth-place finish of 4:54.49 in the 1500m at Gaucho Relays (March 1) … Recorded personal bests in both the 800m (2:19.28) and 1500m (4:48.72) at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (April 3) … Ran a time of 17:53.79 in the 5000m to place second and record a personal best at UCSB Invite (April 26) … Placed third with a personal record in the 3000m steeplechase at Steve Scott Invite (May 2)

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a time of 21:24.1 in the 6k course at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 21) ... At the Chile Pepper Festival (Sep. 28), posted a time of 18:08.1 in the 5k course ... Recorded a time of 22:06.4 on the 6k course at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 19) ... Posted a time of 21:55.0 on a 6k course at the Big West Championships (Nov. 2) ... Ran a time of 22:33.6 on a 6k course at NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Granada High School ... Competing in cross country and track & field ... Earned eight varsity letters ... Holds the 4x800m relay school record ... Qualified for state in the 4x800 relay at the Meet of Champions where she was ranked fourth in the state ... Two-time EBAL Champion ... 2021 NCS Team Champion and Individual Champion in D2 ... Named to the Principles Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jenny and Eric Barron ... Has one brother, Nicolai ... Plans to major in Biology.