91成人导航

The 91成人导航 women鈥檚 track and field program is starting the 2025 season with two new school records, signifying a promising beginning to their spring campaign.

鈥淎ny time you break a school record in the first two meets of the season, it鈥檚 a good sign of things to come,鈥� 91成人导航 Head Coach Josh Jones said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to keep working in our preparation and go from there.鈥�

California natives Talia Johnson 鈥�25 and Serena Yee 鈥�26 etched their names in the 91成人导航 record book for their recent accomplishments. Johnson tied the school record in the 60-meter dash at the Nevada Invitational with a time of 8.24 records, while Yee, a local from Lodi, tied a school record in the high jump at the Sunshine Open with a distance of 1.50 meters.

鈥淚t means the world to me,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚 honestly thought I wouldn鈥檛 have a chance to run again following the pandemic. The fact that my milestone is going in the record books means more to me than I can express.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 very rewarding to put so much time and so much work into what you do and get the results,鈥� Yee said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really exciting to see that you鈥檙e improving, especially at the beginning of the season.鈥�

The Tigers have also continued to set personal records individually, marking steady progress ahead of the outdoor portion of the season.

As a veteran runner on the team, Johnson looks to be a mentor during the final season, hoping to leave her mark at 91成人导航.

鈥淚 really want to foster a great program going forward,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to see where these girls go, knowing I was in their shoes during my undergrad. I want to leave our program strong.鈥�

For Yee, she hopes the team can continue to make even more strides in the next few months.

鈥淲ith the rest of the season, I want to keep carrying that momentum,鈥� Yee said. 鈥淭he girls have worked so hard. I鈥檓 proud of our group competing to their best and getting stronger.鈥�

Johnson and Yee give a token of gratitude to the support systems in place, giving them an avenue to have success.

鈥淚鈥檓 grateful for Coach Jones鈥� flexibility and giving me the opportunity to be a leader,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭he academics with my physical therapy program and the competition with track has truly given me a great student-athlete experience here at 91成人导航.鈥�

鈥淚 owe a lot to the strength coaches and the athletic trainers who work really closely with us,鈥� Yee said. 鈥淚 want them to be recognized because they鈥檝e helped me behind the scenes which has translated to my success.鈥�

91成人导航 will participate in nine more meets through May with the next opportunity to set a school record at the Cal All Comers meet Saturday, Feb. 22. 听