Mayyi Mahama

Willington Wright

Sprints/Jumps

/ Track & Field

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Jillian Stafford, Mayyi Mahama, Lyvante Su'emai

Photo by: Audrey Allen

Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Pullman
Hometown:
Pullman, Wash.
Previous School:
Penn

2023
Debuted for the Bruins at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational in January, capturing first in the weight throw event at the meet (20.16m, 66-01.75)… Competed in four weight throw competitions during the indoor season, improving on her previous mark with each throw… All marks cracked the UCLA indoor all-time top 10 list… Finished the indoor season with a team-best mark of 21.08m (69-02.00) at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite… Her mark ranks fourth all-time in Bruin indoor history…

UCLA’s top hammer thrower during the outdoor season, Mahama recorded the top eight marks for the Bruins in 2023… Claimed first at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, USC Dual Meet and Jim Click Shootout… Placed third at the Pac-12 Championships with her season-best throw; her mark of 68.38m (224-04.00) claimed second on UCLA’s outdoor all-time top 10 list… Qualified through to nationals with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional meet (66.55m)… Placed 11^th in the NCAA at the outdoor national meet in June… Honors: Outdoor Second Team All-American (Hammer Throw)... 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships: Competed in the women's hammer throw… Recorded a mark of 63.39m (207-11) to place 15th in the event.

PERSONAL RECORDS
Hammer: 65.66 (215-5)
Weight: 21.76m (71-4.75)

CAREER ACCOLADES
NCAA Indoor Qualifier (Weight Throw)
2020 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2020 Indoor Heps Champion (Weight Throw)
2020 Indoor First-Team All-Ivy (Weight Throw)
2019 U20 Pan American Games Runner-up (Hammer)
2019 USATF U20 Champion (Hammer)
2019 Honorable Mention All-America (Hammer)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Hammer)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (Hammer)
2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Indoor Second-Team All-Ivy (Weight)

PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
Indoor Weight Throw: 1st ... 2020 ... 21.76m (71-4.75)
Outdoor Hammer Throw: 1st ... 2019 ... 65.66m (215-5)
OUTDOOR 2021

Competed in the hammer throw at three different meets, taking first place in all three with her best throw coming at the Penn Challenge on March 27 with a distance of 64.79m

INDOOR 2021

All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

OUTDOOR 2020

All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

INDOOR 2020

Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, including capturing an Ivy title in the weight throw at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1).
Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw; the meet was canceled due to COVID-19.
Broke the Ivy League and program record in the weight throw at Ivy Heps, throwing for 21.76m (71-4.75) to earn first-team All-Ivy honors.
Won five of her seven meets in the weight throw, winning at the Princeton Indoor Invitational (21.43m), Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (19.85m), Penn 8-Team Select (19.89m), and Navy Invitational (19.48m), in addition the Heps.

OUTDOOR 2019

Competed in eight meets, including the U20 Pan American Games (July 21), USATF U20 Championships (June 23), NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8) and Ivy League Outdoor Heps (May 5).
Took silver at the U20 Pan American Games (July 21) with a mark of 61.61m in the hammer throw.
Qualified for the Pan Am Games after winning the USATF U20 Championships with a PR of 65.66m.
Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a mark of 62.23m at the NCAA East Regional (May 25) to earn honorable mention All-America status.
Scored with a third-place finish at Ivy League Indoor Heps.

INDOOR 2019

Competed in eight meets during the indoor season, including Ivy League Indoor Heps (Feb. 24).
Earned Indoor First-Team All-Ivy honors with a runner-up finish at Heps, posting a mark of 19.59m.
Launched a PR of 19.86m to finish second at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 16).
Scored second-place finishes at the TCNJ Indoor Open (Dec. 1), Harvard-Penn Dual (Dec. 9), Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 12), Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 19), Villanova Invitational (Feb. 2), Princeton Invitational and Heps.

High School: U.S. No. 7 in the hammer throw ... Washington No. 2 in the discus and hammer throw ... 2018 Washington state champion in the discus, hammer throw and shot put.

Personal:
Born in Jersey City, NJ to parents Ramatou Mawank, Andani Mahama … Has two brothers Adam and Abdul-Rahaman, … Adam threw for Washington State University (Discus) … Chose UCLA because “UCLA has an amazing athletic history and amazing animation program. It had everything I wanted in my graduate education and Coach Sean is cool” … Describes her reatest athletic thrill as being after she broke the Ivy League record she and her teammates did a giant group hug … Admires Dame Valerie Adams, Serena Williams, and Surya Bonaly … Enjoys Drawing, Reading comics, Cooking, Watching movies, Hiking … Is earning a Masters of Fine Arts in Animation with the objective of becoming a Lead Storyboard Artist.

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)

Wednesday, April 17

powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Monday, June 27

Sixteen Individuals, Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Tuesday, July 22

Seven Bruins Earn Academic All-District Honors

Tuesday, June 24

Women Finish Up NCAA Championships With Two More Scorers

Saturday, June 14

Pinckney, Clement II Score for UCLA on Day 3 of NCAAs

Friday, June 13

University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics

2023 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Ka'Leila Abrille

Katerina Adamiec

Sophia Alexander

Audrey Allen

Eric Allen, Jr.

Liam Anderson

Josh Bailey

Mia Barnett

Mateo Bianchi

Federica Botter

Bella Browne

Chloe Browne

Mia Cervantes

Alexandra Chan

Chris Chavez

Kaho Cichon

Aly Conyers

Carly Corsinita

Tierra Crockrell

Patrick Curulla

Harrison Dance

Jelaani Davis

Jai Dawson

Maddy Doane

Carlie Dorostkar

Aidan Elbettar

Kris Emig

Gwyn George

Conor Gibson

Hailey Golmon

Isabella Grant

Sophia Hartwell

Keaton Heisterman

Eden Henderson

Sam Herenton

Peter Herold

Christopher Hill

Sophia Hoelzel

Ugonna Ikejiofor

Amber Jackson

Jalyn Jackson

Kate Jendrezak

Ashley Johnson

Naomi Johnson

Sydney Johnson

Jada Jones

Mia Kane

Gabriel Katches

Anoop Khatra

Aaron Kim

Benjamin Kirk

Mackenzie Kirk

Catherine Leger

Allison Leigh

Aiden Lieb

Lydia Liu

Mayyi Mahama

Jadyn Marshall

Andrew Martinez

Jade McDonald

Sam McDonnell

Lauren McFall

Kerrigan McGreevy

Ronan McMahon-Staggs

Michael Mireles

Myles Misener-Daley

Cristian Moore

Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck

Antonie Nortje

Camryn O'Bannon

Hunter O'Brien

Chinyere Okoro

Jake Parker

Miliana Perez

Makenzy Pierre-Webster

Michael Pinckney

Rose Pittman