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University of California, Santa Barbara

2020 Women's Track and Field

Ruby Mandell

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School Del Norte HS

Biography

2018-2019 Track and Field 

Competed in ten meets for her junior year. Took second at the Cal Poly/UC Riverside Tri Meet in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.55. Set a new personal best at 200m at the 41st Annual Aztec Invitational with a time of 26.40. Finished first at the Cal Poly Dual with a time of 1:03.25. Concluded her season at the Big West Conference Championships where she was tenth overall in the prelims with a season's best time of 1:02.95. 

2017-2018 Track and Field 

Competed in nine meets for her second season as a Gaucho. Took her first collegiate win at the UC Riverside/Cal Poly Dual in the 400m hurdles where she set a new personal best of 1:04.20. Bested that mark at the Jim Bush Invitational where she ran 1:03.96 for seventh overall. Ran another personal best in the 400m hurdles at the Big West Challenge where she finished fifth in 1:02.95, taking a full second of her previous mark. Finished first at the Cal Poly Dual in the 400m hurdles in 1:03.82. Concluded her season at the Big West Conference Championships where she stepped up big time, setting a personal best in the 400m hurdles to qualify for the final in 1:02.08, then setting another personal best in the final to finish seventh in 1:01.71. Coincidentally enough, her run in the Big West Conference Final boosted her all the way up to No. 7 on the UCSB All-Time List for the 400m hurdles. 

2016-2017 Track and Field 

Competed in six competitions for her debut season at UCSB. Set personal bests in both hurdle events at the Cal Poly Dual Meet, running 14.72 and 1:04.55 respectively. 

Prep

Graduated from Del Norte HS. Was a two time Avocado East League Champion in the 4x100, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and 4x400. Four time CIF finalist in the San Diego Section. PR's of 44.1 in the 300m Hurdles and 14.92 in the 100m Hurdles. Coached by Chris Ruff.

Personal

Majoring in Art...Career Goal is to become an interior designer...hobbies include art and dirtbiking...has five brothers.

Collegiate Bests 
 
100m Hurdles - 14.72 (2017 Cal Poly Dual Meet) 
 
400m Hurdles - 1:01.71 (2018 Big West Conference Championships) 
 
Big West Championships 
 
2019 - 400m Hurdles, 10th, 1:02.95
 
2018 - 400m Hurdles, 7th, 1:01.71
 
Prep Bests 
 
100m Hurdles - 14.92
 
300m Hurdles - 44.10
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2018Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2019Junior

    Sprints
  • 2020Senior

    Hurdles/Sprints