2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Gwyn George
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic
- Hometown:
- Laguna Hills, Calif.
2023 (Track & Field)
Moved up to sixth all-time in the indoor mile event, running a 4:42.87 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meetโฆ Ran the first leg of the Distance Medley Relay during the indoor season, setting a new school record (10:54.49) at the David Hemery Invite in early Februaryโฆ The Bruin DMR placed first in the February meet, then went on to place fourth in the nation at the Indoor National Championships in Marchโฆ George earned First Team All-America for the indoor seasonโฆ
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Ran seven races during the outdoor seasonโฆ In her only 800m race at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, she ran a 2:09.79 to claim thirdโฆ Ran six 1500m races during the outdoor campaignโฆ Ran a season-best 4:19.40 at the Bryan Clay Invitational... Her 4:19.65 claimed third ad the USC Dual Meet, trailing only teammates Mia Barnett and Samantha McDonnell to send a trio of Bruins to the podium.
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2022 (Cross Country)
Posted a season-best 21:07.5 at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 28โฆ Ran four races during the 2022 campaign, scoring for the Bruins at the Bill Dellinger Invite and Weis-Crocket Invitational.
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2022 (Track & Field)
Ran a team-best 4:23.12 in the one mile race at the 2022 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival... Competed in the 800m and 1500m races... Placed seventh at the invitational with her season-best 4:20.77 in the 1500m competition... Was the Bruin's top runner at the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA West Prelims in the 1500m, placing 33rd at the regional competition.
2021 (Cross Country)
Was the runner-up at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, crossing with a 4k time of 15:47.0 โฆ Finished as UCLAโs top runner at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals race, finishing with a 6k time of 21:16.8 โฆ Was the Bruinsโ second runner at NCAA West Regionals, clocking a time of 21:36.6 for 87th place on the 6k course.
2021 (Track & Field)
Opened her 2021 campaign at the Anteater Distance Twilight, where she finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:34.58 โฆ Earned a victory in the 800m at the Rafer/JJK Invite, posting a time of 2:14.68 for the win โฆ Ran a lifetime-best 1500m at the West Coast Classic, going 4:26.71 for ninth place in the event โฆ Finished fourth in 3000m in the Bruinsโ dual meet against USC, clocking a lifetime-best time of 10:27.37 for ninth place overall โฆ Also took the runner-up position in the 1500m against the Trojans, posting a time of 4:29.55 โฆ Finished 14th overall in the 1500m at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a time of 4:28.94.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Ran in a pair of races for the Bruins โฆ Finished 13th overall at the Dave Murray Invite in Tucson, Ariz., finishing the 6k course with a time of 22:29.2 โฆ Capped the season with an appearance at the Pac-12 Championships, where she finished 67th overall with a 6k time of 21:41.0.
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in five seasons in her second indoor season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Notched a 13th-place finish in the mile at the MPSF Championships, crossing with a time of 4:48.60 โฆ Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:48.55 at the UW Invitational, the eighth-fastest indoor time in school history โฆ Doubled at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, competing in the 800m (2:12.54) and DMR (11:53.03 โฆ Opened her season UW Indoor Preview, finishing seventh in the 600m with a time of 1:34.40.
2019 (Cross Country)
Competed in four meets as a sophomore for the Bruins ... Finished her season at the Pac-12 Championships, where she finished 87th overall on the 6k course with a time of 21:40.2 ... Earned an eighth-place finish at the Highlander Invitational, posting a 6k time of 21:13.0 ... Opened her season at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, finishing fifth overall with a 4k time of 15:41.9.
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in eight meets as a freshman โฆ Indoor: Made her UCLA track & field debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational, where she finished sixth in the 600m (1:34.30) โฆ Completed the 800m in 2:14.41 to finish 15th at the Columbia Challenge โฆ Also helped UCLAโs DMR team finish fifth (11:45.07) โฆ At the MPSF Indoor Championships, finished 28th in the 800m (2:11.75) and 11th in the DMR (11:34.59) โฆ Outdoor: Opened her outdoor career at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, where she clocked a season-best time of 2:10.12 in the 800m to take fourth โฆ At the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, logged a season-best time of 4:28.77 in the 1500 to finish third โฆ Competed in the 800m (2:12.82) at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 24th.
2018 (Cross Country)
Competed in her first-ever 6K race at the Bronco Invite, posting a time of 21:19.2 to finish in 40th place ... Competed for the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a time of 22:14.7 to take 82nd ... Earned an eighth-place finish at the Masterโs Invite with a 5K time of 18:13.3.ย
High School
Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in track and three in soccer ... Her best high school times were 2:12.41 in the 800m and 5:03.80 in the 1600m ... Is the school record-holder in the 800m ... Individual CIF Champion in the 800m in 2018 ... Masters qualifier in 2017 and 2018 ... Won three CIF team championships in track ... Also won the CIF Division 3 Championship and National Championship in soccer in 2016 ... Three-time Distance Runner of the Year at SMCHS.ย
Personal
Bornย in San Clemente, Calif. to parents Sam and Beth ... Has one older sister, Machaela, and two younger sisters: Faith and Quincy ... Chose UCLA because "it's been my dream school since I was little and I want to be surrounded by champions on and off the field" ... Her father, Sam George, played four seasons on the men's soccer team at UCLA and won the National Championship in 1990 ... The athlete she admires most is her dad ... Her sister, Machaela, plays soccer at Santa Clara University ... Her uncle, Seth George, was also a four-year letterwinnerย for UCLA men's soccer, and scored both goals in the Bruins' 2-0 win in the 1997 NCAA Championship over Virginia ... Overall, has seven relatives who have attended UCLA ... Her hobbies and interests include art, the beach, and fashion ... Broke her fibula and tibula in a collision as a soccer goalie as a high school sophomore, a play which turned out to be momentous for her; she found herself missing track more than soccer during her time on the shelf so decided to focus her attention on that sport.ย
