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{{short description|American track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Hope Bender
| name = Hope Bender
| image = Hope Bender.jpg
| caption = Bender at the [[2024 United States Olympic trials (track and field)|2024 United States Olympic trials]]
| nationality = {{USA}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
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| sport = [[Running]]<br>[[Track and field]]
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| event =[[heptathlon]]
| coach = Josh Priester '19-Present<br>
Gray Horn '17-'19
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| club = Santa Barbara Track Club
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|1|2|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|1|2|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Newport Beach, California]]
| birth_place = [[Newport Beach, California]], U.S.
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| collegeteam = [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos]]
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|alma_mater = [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]
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| turnedpro = 2019
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| height = 5 ft 5 in
| height = 5 ft 5 in
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| alma_mater = [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]
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| event = [[heptathlon]]
| coach = {{ubl|Cody Fleming '21-'23|Josh Priester '19-'21|Gray Horn '17-'19}}
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| collegeteam = [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos]]
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| club = Santa Barbara Track Club<br> 2019-21
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'''400 Metres Hurdles''': 56.64 s ([[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] 2019)<br>
'''400 Metres Hurdles''': 56.64 s ([[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] 2019)<br>
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'''800 Metres''': 2:10.10 ([[Austin, Texas|Austin]] 2019)<br>
'''800 Metres''': 2:10.10 ([[Austin, Texas|Austin]] 2019)<br>
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'''Hope Bender''' (born January 2, 1997 in [[Newport Beach, California]]) is an American [[track and field]] athlete, known for multiple events and hurdles. She currently competes for the Santa Barbara Track Club. Bender studied to be a [[Biotechnology]] engineer.
'''Hope Bender''' (born January 2, 1997, in [[Newport Beach, California]]) is an American [[track and field]] athlete, known for multiple events and hurdles. She competed for the Santa Barbara Track Club and coached at [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos]] before moving to [[San Marcos, Texas]] to train at [[Texas State University]] in Fall 2023. Bender studied to be a [[Biotechnology]] engineer.


==Professional==
==Professional==
Hope Bender competed in [[Des Moines, Iowa]] at the [[2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships]] and [[Clovis, California]] at the 2016 [[USATF Junior Championships]].
Hope Bender competed in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], at the [[2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships]] and [[Clovis, California]], at the 2016 [[USATF Junior Championships]].
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| Outdoor Track and Field || Place || Score || [[100 meters hurdles]] || [[High jump]] || [[Shot Put]] || 200 meters || [[Long Jump]] || Javelin || [[800 metres]]
! Outdoor Track and Field || Place || Score || [[100 meters hurdles]] || [[High jump]] || [[Shot Put]] || 200 meters || [[Long Jump]] || Javelin || [[800 metres]]
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! colspan="10" | Representing [[United States national track and field team|Team USA]] {{USA}}
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|2023 [[Thorpe Cup]]
|| DNF <br>9th<ref>[https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7202900?eventId=10229536&gender=W results - Thorpe Cup Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion, Marburg (GER) 12–13 AUG 2023 F Day 1 - 12 AUG 2023 Women's Heptathlon Women's Heptathlon]</ref> || 4656 points
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|2019 [[Thorpe Cup]]<ref>[https://www.santabarbaratc.com/sbtc-news/sbtc-bender-helps-usa-win-thorpe-cup-in-close-competition-over-germany SBTC's Bender Helps USA Win Thorpe Cup in Close Competition Over Germany] Santa Barbara Track Club</ref> || 9th ||5449 points<ref>[https://trackinsun.blogspot.com/2019/09/filderstadt-bernhausen-germany-14.html Sunday, September 15, 2019 Filderstadt-Bernhausen (Germany), 14-15.9.2019 -Thorpe Cup Results] Track in Sun</ref>|| 985 points <br>13.95 s || 759 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.62}} || 625 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|11.45}}|| 932 points <br>24.51 s || 789 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.80}} || 527 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|32.66}} || 832 points <br>2:19.38
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! colspan="10" | [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]]
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|[[2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || 8th || 5726 points
|| 1067 points <br>13.69 s || 916 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.69}} || 705 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|11.92}}|| 1000 points <br>24.39 s || 981 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.92}} || 593 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|33.69}} || 905 points <br>2:15.28
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|[[2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || 12th<br>DNF || points<ref>[https://results.flashresults.com/2022_05-06_USACombined/041_Scores.htm 2022 USA Senior Championships Results - USATF Combined Event Championships Fayetteville, AR - May 6-7, 2022] FlashResults.com</ref>
|| 1018 points <br>13.72 s || 855 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.70}} || 645 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|11.76}}|| 900 points <br>24.86 s || points<br>Foul P P || DNS || DNS
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|[[2020 United States Olympic trials (track and field)|2021 USA Olympic Trials]] || 9th ||5867 points<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flipsnack |title=2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Results |url=https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2020-u-s-olympic-team-trials-track-field-results/full-view.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Flipsnack |language=en-US}}</ref>
|| 1070 points <br>13.60 s || 1004 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.78}} || 783 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|13.19}}|| 982 points <br>24.40 s || 932 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.69}} || 575 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|32.68}} || 932 points <br>2:13.61
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|[[2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships]] || 12th ||5824 points<ref>[https://results.usatf.org/ 2019 USA Senior Championships Results] [[USATF]]</ref>|| 1010 points <br>13.78 s || 818 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.67}} || 714 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|13.25}}|| 955 points <br>24.27 s || 834 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.95}} || 621 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|37.59}} || 900 points <br>2:14.49
|[[2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships]] || 12th ||5824 points<ref>[https://results.usatf.org/ 2019 USA Senior Championships Results] [[USATF]]</ref>|| 1010 points <br>13.78 s || 818 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.67}} || 714 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|13.25}}|| 955 points <br>24.27 s || 834 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.95}} || 621 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|37.59}} || 900 points <br>2:14.49
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! colspan="10" | Representing [[UCSB Gauchos]]
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|2016 [[USATF Junior Championships]] || 13th ||4436 points<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx 2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California] [[USATF]]</ref>|| 980 points <br>13.99 s +2.4 || 678 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.55}} || 517 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|9.81}}|| 885 points <br>25.02 s +1.7 || 603 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.16}} +1.5 || 0 points<br>Foul<br>{{T&Fcalc|0.0}} || 773 points <br> 2:23.76
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|2016 [[USATF Junior Championships]] || 13th ||4436 points<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx 2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714222354/http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx |date=July 14, 2016 }} [[USATF]]</ref>|| 980 points <br>13.99 s +2.4 || 678 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.55}} || 517 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|9.81}}|| 885 points <br>25.02 s +1.7 || 603 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.16}} +1.5 || 0 points<br>Foul<br>{{T&Fcalc|0.0}} || 773 points <br> 2:23.76
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|Indoor Track and Field || Place || Score || [[60 meters hurdles]] || [[High jump]] || [[Shot Put]] || [[Long Jump]] || [[800 metres]]
|[[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] || Place || Score || [[60 meters hurdles]] || [[High jump]] || [[Shot Put]] || [[Long Jump]] || [[800 metres]]
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|[[2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]<ref>[https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=378330 DYESTAT DISCUSSIONS - EP1006 - HOPE BENDER - Hope Bender, a four-time NCAA Division 1 All-American at UC Santa Barbara and runner-up last year in the women's pentathlon at the USATF Indoor Championships, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss competing in the pentathlon Jan. 28 at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center in Indianapolis. Bender, who achieved a personal-best 4,445 points to place second last year in Albuquerque, N.M., reflects on her breakthrough performance and her ambition to challenge for the title this season. She examines the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships being showcased separately from the rest of the USATF Indoor Championships for the first time since the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon were held in Annapolis, Md. Bender analyzes the return of Annie Kunz to the pentathlon at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships for the first time since winning the title in 2020 with 4,610 points in Maryland. She also speaks about the 12-athlete pentathlon field not including JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, a junior at Emerald Ridge High in Washington who has the potential to challenge the national high school record this year. Bender revisits her experience in August in Germany representing the U.S. at the Thorpe Cup in Marburg, her second opportunity to compete for the Americans including 2019, and being part of the victorious women's heptathlon lineup. She highlights fellow Americans Michelle Atherley and Erin Marsh winning heptathlon gold last year at the Thorpe Cup and Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, respectively. Bender also expresses gratitude for Texas State assistant coach Kendall Gustafson for mentoring her in the field events, along with Mississippi State assistant coach Gray Horn guiding her in the sprint events, as well as Memphis Grizzlies strength and conditioning coach Eric Schmitt for being part of her support system after moving from California in the fall. She explains her ambition to surpass 6,000 points in the heptathlon this year, along with her goal to eclipse the 4,600-point pentathlon barrier in Indianapolis.]</ref>|| bgcolor=cc9900|3rd || 4392 points
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|[[2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]|| 5th ||4149 points<ref>[https://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center] [[USATF]]</ref>|| 993 points <br>8.61 || 830 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.68}} || 680 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|12.28}} || 777 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.76}} || 869 points <br> 2:16.68
|| 1030 points <br>8.44 seconds || 867 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.71}} || 743 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|13.24}} || 825 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.92}} || 927 points<br>2:12.62
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|[[2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]|| bgcolor=silver|2nd || 4445 points<ref>[https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2023-usatf-indoor-championships-results/full-view.html 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships] USATF</ref>
|| 1063 points <br>8.44 seconds || 984 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.76}} || 752 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|12.69}} || 1007 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|6.04}} || 977 points<br>2:13.25
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|[[2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]|| 8th<br> DNF || points<ref>[https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2022-usatf-indoor-championships-final-results/full-view.html 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships] USATF</ref>
|| 1021 points <br>8.48 seconds || 736 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.60}} || 745 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|13.27}} || DNS || DNS
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! colspan="10" | Representing Santa Barbara Track Club
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|[[2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]|| 4th ||4277 points<ref>[https://results.mdtimingllc.com/meets/5042/combined-events/1307/results 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/7/2020 United States Naval Academy, Wesley A Brown Field House, Santee Road, Annapolis, MD, USA] [[USATF]]</ref>|| 1013 points <br>8.52 seconds || 855 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.70}} || 684 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|12.34}} || 834 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.95}} || 891 points <br> 2:15.13
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! colspan="10" | Representing [[UC Santa Barbara]]
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|[[2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]|| 5th ||4149 points<ref>[https://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233510/https://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm |date=June 28, 2018 }} [[USATF]]</ref>|| 993 points <br>8.61 || 830 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|1.68}} || 680 points <br>{{T&Fcalc|12.28}} || 777 points<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.76}} || 869 points <br> 2:16.68
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==NCAA==
==NCAA==
Hope Bender is a [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos]] alumna and won 6 [[Big West Conference]] titles.
Hope Bender is a [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos]] alumna and won 6 [[Big West Conference]] titles.


Hope Bender is a 4-time [[USTFCCCA]] [[NCAA Division I]] [[All-America#Track and field|All-American]] at [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UCSB]].
Hope Bender is a 4-time [[USTFCCCA]] [[NCAA Division I]] [[All-America#Track and field|All-American]] at [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UCSB]].
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|Rowspan=4|2019 || || bgcolor=gold|[[400 metres hurdles]]<br>1st place <br> 58.02 ||
|Rowspan=4|2019 || || bgcolor=gold|[[400 metres hurdles]]<br>1st place <br> 58.02 ||
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|[[pentathlon]]<br>[[2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships#Pentathlon|6th place<br> 4262 points]] ||bgcolor=gold| [[Heptathlon]] <br>1st place <br>5814 points || [[Heptathlon]] <br> [[2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Heptathlon| 4th place <br>5955 points]]
|[[pentathlon]]<br>[[2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships#Pentathlon|6th place<br> 4262 points]] ||bgcolor=gold| [[Heptathlon]] <br>1st place <br>5814 points || [[Heptathlon]] <br> [[2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Heptathlon|4th place <br>5955 points]]
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| || 4x400 m <br> 5th place <br> 3:46.01 ||
| || {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} <br> 5th place <br> 3:46.01 ||
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| || bgcolor=gold|Long jump <br> 1st place <br> {{T&Fcalc|6.13}} || [[2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women's_long_jump|Long Jump <br>24th place<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.73}}]]
| || bgcolor=gold|Long jump <br> 1st place <br> {{T&Fcalc|6.13}} || [[2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women's long jump|Long Jump <br>24th place<br>{{T&Fcalc|5.73}}]]
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==Prep and Personal Life==
==Prep and personal life==
Hope Bender competed for [[Newport Harbor High School]] [[Newport_Harbor_High_School#Notable_alumni|alma mater]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-sp-0321-hope-bender-newport-harbor-track-20150320-story.html Hope springs forward for Newport Harbor] [[Los Angeles Times]]</ref>
Hope Bender competed for [[Newport Harbor High School]] [[Newport Harbor High School#Notable alumni|alma mater]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-sp-0321-hope-bender-newport-harbor-track-20150320-story.html Hope springs forward for Newport Harbor] [[Los Angeles Times]]</ref>


While at [[Newport Beach, California]] [[Newport Harbor High School]], she was a 2015 [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF California State Meet]] [[CIF California State Meet alumni|finalist]] at [[300 meters hurdles]] after competing in the 2015 [[CIF Southern Section#Spring_Season|CIF Southern Section]] track and field championships.
While at [[Newport Beach, California]] [[Newport Harbor High School]], she was a 2015 [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF California State Meet]] [[CIF California State Meet alumni|finalist]] at [[300 meters hurdles]] after competing in the 2015 [[CIF Southern Section#Spring Season|CIF Southern Section]] track and field championships.


Bender won 100 meters hurdles at 2015 [[Mt. SAC Relays]] in 14.69.
Bender won 100 meters hurdles at 2015 [[Mt. SAC Relays]] in 14.69.
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Hope Bender's best times were 200 m - 25.40 s, 400 m - 57.09 s, 100 m hurdles - 14.35 s, 300 m hurdles - 42.18 s, shot put - {{T&Fcalc|10.25}}, and long jump - {{T&Fcalc|4.65}}.<ref>[https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=9125924#!/L4 Newport Harbor HS Tars /Sailors - Newport Beach, CA - Hope Bender Track & Field] Athletic.net</ref>
Hope Bender's best times were 200 m - 25.40 s, 400 m - 57.09 s, 100 m hurdles - 14.35 s, 300 m hurdles - 42.18 s, shot put - {{T&Fcalc|10.25}}, and long jump - {{T&Fcalc|4.65}}.<ref>[https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=9125924#!/L4 Newport Harbor HS Tars /Sailors - Newport Beach, CA - Hope Bender Track & Field] Athletic.net</ref>


Bender competed in [[Motocross]] from 5-10 years old and [[Equestrianism#Horse_shows|Equestrian]] through 10th grade.<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-up-ol%C3%A9/id1459559473?i=1000438287990 Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender)] Up, Up, & Olé - May 2019</ref>
Bender competed in [[Motocross]] from 5–10 years old and [[Equestrianism#Horse shows|Equestrian]] through 10th grade.<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-up-ol%C3%A9/id1459559473?i=1000438287990 Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender)] Up, Up, & Olé - May 2019</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IAAF|014696736}}
* {{World Athletics|14696736}}
* {{Instagram|hopebender}}
* {{Instagram|hopebender}}
* [https://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=240363 Videos - Hope Bender 7th Women's Heptathlon 5725 Points - Azusa - Published on April 20, 2018] Runnerspace DyeStatCal
* [https://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=240363 Videos - Hope Bender 7th Women's Heptathlon 5725 Points - Azusa - Published on April 20, 2018] Runnerspace DyeStatCal
* [https://ucsb.prestosports.com/sports/w-track/2018-19/bios/bender_hope_nrp4?view=bio Hope Bender - Track & Field 2019 profile] [[University of California Santa Barbara]]
* [https://ucsb.prestosports.com/sports/w-track/2018-19/bios/bender_hope_nrp4?view=bio Hope Bender] at [[University of California Santa Barbara]]
* {{TFRRS|5631285|Hope Bender – UC Santa Barbara}}
* [https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5631285/UC_Santa_Barbara/Bender_Hope Hope Bender - Track & Field 2019 results] TFRRS
* [https://ca.milesplit.com/athletes/3332156 Hope Bender Newport HS stats] California Milesplit
* [https://ca.milesplit.com/athletes/3332156 Hope Bender – Newport HS] at California Milesplit
* [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-fitz-19-2019-ncaa-multi-events-recap-hope-bender/id1050524000?i=1000442070596 It Fitz #19 - 2019 NCAA Multi-Events Recap - Hope Bender Joins - Ft. A. Zamzow / J. Erm / M. Clark] Athletic Experience Podcast
* [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-fitz-19-2019-ncaa-multi-events-recap-hope-bender/id1050524000?i=1000442070596 It Fitz #19 - 2019 NCAA Multi-Events Recap - Hope Bender Joins - Ft. A. Zamzow / J. Erm / M. Clark] Athletic Experience Podcast

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Latest revision as of 02:00, 31 August 2024

Hope Bender
Bender at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 27)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Sport
Eventheptathlon
College teamUC Santa Barbara Gauchos
ClubSanta Barbara Track Club
2019-21
Turned pro2019
Coached by
  • Cody Fleming '21-'23
  • Josh Priester '19-'21
  • Gray Horn '17-'19
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 Metres Hurdles: 56.64 s (Santa Barbara 2019)

Heptathlon: 5955 points (Austin 2019)
100 m hurdles: 13.33 s (Austin 2018)
High Jump: 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Birmingham 2019)
Shot Put: 12.66 m (41 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (Birmingham 2019)
200 m: 23.63 s (Austin 2019)
Javelin Throw: 38.30 m (125 ft 7 in) (Azusa 2019)
Long Jump: 6.29 m (20 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Austin 2019)

800 Metres: 2:10.10 (Austin 2019)

Hope Bender (born January 2, 1997, in Newport Beach, California) is an American track and field athlete, known for multiple events and hurdles. She competed for the Santa Barbara Track Club and coached at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos before moving to San Marcos, Texas to train at Texas State University in Fall 2023. Bender studied to be a Biotechnology engineer.

Professional

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Hope Bender competed in Des Moines, Iowa, at the 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships and Clovis, California, at the 2016 USATF Junior Championships.

Outdoor Track and Field Place Score 100 meters hurdles High jump Shot Put 200 meters Long Jump Javelin 800 metres
Representing Team USA  United States
2023 Thorpe Cup DNF
9th[1]		 4656 points
2019 Thorpe Cup[2] 9th 5449 points[3] 985 points
13.95 s		 759 points
1.62 m (5 ft 3+3⁄4 in)		 625 points
11.45 m (37 ft 6+3⁄4 in)		 932 points
24.51 s		 789 points
5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in)		 527 points
32.66 m (107 ft 1+3⁄4 in)		 832 points
2:19.38
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 8th 5726 points 1067 points
13.69 s		 916 points
1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)		 705 points
11.92 m (39 ft 1+1⁄4 in)		 1000 points
24.39 s		 981 points
5.92 m (19 ft 5 in)		 593 points
33.69 m (110 ft 6+1⁄4 in)		 905 points
2:15.28
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 12th
DNF		 points[4] 1018 points
13.72 s		 855 points
1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in)		 645 points
11.76 m (38 ft 6+3⁄4 in)		 900 points
24.86 s		 points
Foul P P		 DNS DNS
2021 USA Olympic Trials 9th 5867 points[5] 1070 points
13.60 s		 1004 points
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)		 783 points
13.19 m (43 ft 3+1⁄4 in)		 982 points
24.40 s		 932 points
5.69 m (18 ft 8 in)		 575 points
32.68 m (107 ft 2+1⁄2 in)		 932 points
2:13.61
2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 12th 5824 points[6] 1010 points
13.78 s		 818 points
1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)		 714 points
13.25 m (43 ft 5+1⁄2 in)		 955 points
24.27 s		 834 points
5.95 m (19 ft 6+1⁄4 in)		 621 points
37.59 m (123 ft 3+3⁄4 in)		 900 points
2:14.49
Representing UCSB Gauchos
2016 USATF Junior Championships 13th 4436 points[7] 980 points
13.99 s +2.4		 678 points
1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)		 517 points
9.81 m (32 ft 2 in)		 885 points
25.02 s +1.7		 603 points
5.16 m (16 ft 11 in) +1.5		 0 points
Foul
0.0 m (0 in)		 773 points
2:23.76

Hope Bender competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She placed 5th in the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships pentathlon.

USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Place Score 60 meters hurdles High jump Shot Put Long Jump 800 metres
2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships[8] 3rd 4392 points 1030 points
8.44 seconds		 867 points
1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄4 in)		 743 points
13.24 m (43 ft 5+1⁄4 in)		 825 points
5.92 m (19 ft 5 in)		 927 points
2:12.62
2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2nd 4445 points[9] 1063 points
8.44 seconds		 984 points
1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in)		 752 points
12.69 m (41 ft 7+1⁄2 in)		 1007 points
6.04 m (19 ft 9+3⁄4 in)		 977 points
2:13.25
2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 8th
DNF		 points[10] 1021 points
8.48 seconds		 736 points
1.60 m (5 ft 2+3⁄4 in)		 745 points
13.27 m (43 ft 6+1⁄4 in)		 DNS DNS
Representing Santa Barbara Track Club
2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 4277 points[11] 1013 points
8.52 seconds		 855 points
1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in)		 684 points
12.34 m (40 ft 5+3⁄4 in)		 834 points
5.95 m (19 ft 6+1⁄4 in)		 891 points
2:15.13
Representing UC Santa Barbara
2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 5th 4149 points[12] 993 points
8.61		 830 points
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)		 680 points
12.28 m (40 ft 3+1⁄4 in)		 777 points
5.76 m (18 ft 10+3⁄4 in)		 869 points
2:16.68

NCAA

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Hope Bender is a UC Santa Barbara Gauchos alumna and won 6 Big West Conference titles.

Hope Bender is a 4-time USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American at UCSB.

UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at 2019 NCAA outdoor track and field championship.[13]

UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2019 Big West Championships hosted by UC Santa Barbara Gauchos track and field helping the women's team to place 2nd in Big West Championships.[14]

UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2018 Big West Championships hosted by Cal State Northridge Matadors.[15]

Representing University of California, Santa Barbara
Year NCAA Division I
Indoor track and field
Championship		 Big West Conference
Outdoor track and field
Championship		 NCAA Division I
Outdoor track and field
Championship
2019 400 metres hurdles
1st place
58.02
pentathlon
6th place
4262 points		 Heptathlon
1st place
5814 points		 Heptathlon
4th place
5955 points
4 × 400 m
5th place
3:46.01
Long jump
1st place
6.13 m (20 ft 1+1⁄4 in)		 Long Jump
24th place
5.73 m (18 ft 9+1⁄2 in)

Prep and personal life

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Hope Bender competed for Newport Harbor High School alma mater.[16]

While at Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor High School, she was a 2015 CIF CIF California State Meet finalist at 300 meters hurdles after competing in the 2015 CIF Southern Section track and field championships.

Bender won 100 meters hurdles at 2015 Mt. SAC Relays in 14.69.

Bender placed 2nd in the 100 m hurdles at 2015 Arcadia Invitational.

Hope Bender's best times were 200 m - 25.40 s, 400 m - 57.09 s, 100 m hurdles - 14.35 s, 300 m hurdles - 42.18 s, shot put - 10.25 m (33 ft 7+1⁄2 in), and long jump - 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in).[17]

Bender competed in Motocross from 5–10 years old and Equestrian through 10th grade.[18]

References

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  1. ^ results - Thorpe Cup Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion, Marburg (GER) 12–13 AUG 2023 F Day 1 - 12 AUG 2023 Women's Heptathlon Women's Heptathlon
  2. ^ SBTC's Bender Helps USA Win Thorpe Cup in Close Competition Over Germany Santa Barbara Track Club
  3. ^ Sunday, September 15, 2019 Filderstadt-Bernhausen (Germany), 14-15.9.2019 -Thorpe Cup Results Track in Sun
  4. ^ 2022 USA Senior Championships Results - USATF Combined Event Championships Fayetteville, AR - May 6-7, 2022 FlashResults.com
  5. ^ Flipsnack. "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Results". Flipsnack. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ 2019 USA Senior Championships Results USATF
  7. ^ 2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California Archived July 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine USATF
  8. ^ DYESTAT DISCUSSIONS - EP1006 - HOPE BENDER - Hope Bender, a four-time NCAA Division 1 All-American at UC Santa Barbara and runner-up last year in the women's pentathlon at the USATF Indoor Championships, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss competing in the pentathlon Jan. 28 at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center in Indianapolis. Bender, who achieved a personal-best 4,445 points to place second last year in Albuquerque, N.M., reflects on her breakthrough performance and her ambition to challenge for the title this season. She examines the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships being showcased separately from the rest of the USATF Indoor Championships for the first time since the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon were held in Annapolis, Md. Bender analyzes the return of Annie Kunz to the pentathlon at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships for the first time since winning the title in 2020 with 4,610 points in Maryland. She also speaks about the 12-athlete pentathlon field not including JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, a junior at Emerald Ridge High in Washington who has the potential to challenge the national high school record this year. Bender revisits her experience in August in Germany representing the U.S. at the Thorpe Cup in Marburg, her second opportunity to compete for the Americans including 2019, and being part of the victorious women's heptathlon lineup. She highlights fellow Americans Michelle Atherley and Erin Marsh winning heptathlon gold last year at the Thorpe Cup and Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, respectively. Bender also expresses gratitude for Texas State assistant coach Kendall Gustafson for mentoring her in the field events, along with Mississippi State assistant coach Gray Horn guiding her in the sprint events, as well as Memphis Grizzlies strength and conditioning coach Eric Schmitt for being part of her support system after moving from California in the fall. She explains her ambition to surpass 6,000 points in the heptathlon this year, along with her goal to eclipse the 4,600-point pentathlon barrier in Indianapolis.
  9. ^ 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USATF
  10. ^ 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USATF
  11. ^ 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/7/2020 United States Naval Academy, Wesley A Brown Field House, Santee Road, Annapolis, MD, USA USATF
  12. ^ 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center Archived June 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine USATF
  13. ^ UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at NCAAs Santa Barbara News-Press
  14. ^ UCSB’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at Big West Championships Noozhawk
  15. ^ Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé
  16. ^ Hope springs forward for Newport Harbor Los Angeles Times
  17. ^ Newport Harbor HS Tars /Sailors - Newport Beach, CA - Hope Bender Track & Field Athletic.net
  18. ^ Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé - May 2019
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