Jump to content

Hope Bender

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Utility15December (talk | contribs) at 07:35, 3 August 2019 (→Professional). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Hope Bender
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 27)
Newport Beach, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
SportRunning
Track and field
Eventheptathlon
College teamUC Santa Barbara Gauchos
ClubSanta Barbara Track Club
Turned pro2019
Coached byJosh Priester '19-Present
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)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States

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.

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.

Outdoor Track and Field Place Score 100 meters hurdles High jump Shot Put 200 meters Long Jump Javelin 800 metres
2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 12th 5824 points[1] 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
2016 USATF Junior Championships 13th 4436 points[2] 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.

Indoor Track and Field Place Score 60 meters hurdles High jump Shot Put Long Jump 800 metres
2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 5th 4149 points[3] 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

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.[4]

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.[5]

UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2018 Big West Championships hosted by Cal State Northridge Matadors.[6]

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
4x400 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

Hope Bender competed for Newport Harbor High School alma mater.[7]

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).[8]

Bender competed in Motocross from 5-10 years old and Equestrian through 10th grade.[9]

References

  1. ^ 2019 USA Senior Championships Results USATF
  2. ^ 2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California USATF
  3. ^ 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center USATF
  4. ^ UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at NCAAs Santa Barbara News-Press
  5. ^ UCSB’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at Big West Championships Noozhawk
  6. ^ Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé
  7. ^ Hope springs forward for Newport Harbor Los Angeles Times
  8. ^ Newport Harbor HS Tars /Sailors - Newport Beach, CA - Hope Bender Track & Field Athletic.net
  9. ^ Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé - May 2019
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Hope_Bender&oldid=909122377"