AS A FRESHMAN IN 2026
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (
Highest Honors) ... Competed in two meets … appeared in two long jump competitions, one 200m and one 60m hurdles … posted season-best marks of 5.38m (17’8”) in the long jump and 9.08 in the 60m hurdles … competed in the long jump at the RCC Invitational, finishing 15th with a mark of 5.38m (17’8”) on March 6, 2026.
HIGH SCHOOL
Competed at River City High School ... Won the Metro League championship in the 100-meter hurdles from 2022-25 and the 300-meter hurdles from 2022-24 ... Added a league championship in the long jump in 2025 ... Named Team MVP and served as team captain from 2023-25 ... Won Section championships in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump in 2025 ... Finished runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump at the 2025 CIF Championships ... Placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2024 CIF Championships ... Earned All-National Second Team, MileSplit All-National, and All-California honors in 2025 ... Helped River City capture the 2024 Metro League team championship ... Also competed in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born: July 9, 2007
Parents: Samantha DeAnda and Joseph DeAnda
Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Developmental Sciences
College: Sixth
Most memorable track & field moment: Finishing second in both the 100m hurdles and long jump at the California State Championships. It was her first time competing in the long jump at the state meet, and she went on to earn a huge personal record in the 100m hurdles
Favorite UCSD moment: Meeting her lifelong best friends during the first month of school through dinners with fellow freshmen
Career plans: Earn a master's degree in nursing and become a pediatric nurse, potentially working in behavioral nursing or an emergency room
Hobbies: Crochet, photography, painting, thrifting, and fashion
Roots for: San Diego Padres
Favorite athlete: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Favorite movie: Obsession
Listens to: The Strokes, Audrey Hobert, Tyler, the Creator, Fleetwood Mac, and Lorde
Favorite food: Sushi
Did you know? She grew up camping along the Northern California coast and dreams of car camping across America
Outside of athletics: She works as a videographer and photographer for UC San Diego Athletics, covering a variety of sports.
