2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Mia Barnett
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Crescenta Valley HS
- Hometown:
- La Crescenta, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Virginia
In her Bruin debut, Barnett secured third place all-time in the indoor 3,000m event (9:14.28)โฆ Followed it up with a strong performance at the David Hemery Invitational in Boston in mid-Februaryโฆ Claimed second all-time for the Bruins in the indoor mile (4:34.58) as she placed 13th in the race on Feb. 11โฆ Anchored the record-setting distance medley relay at David Hemeryโฆ With Gwyn George, Kate Jendrezak and Rose Pittman, combined to run a 10:54.49 in the DMR for first place in the meet, first all-time for UCLA, and second in the country at the timeโฆ The DMR team went on to place fourth at the indoor national championships, earning First Team All-Americanโฆ
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Ran 11 races for UCLA during the outdoor seasonโฆ Won the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee 800m event, running 2:07.64โฆ Had the top seven times in the 1500m event for the Bruins, all cracking the indoor all-time top 10 listโฆ Ran a season-best 4:08.44 during the semifinal round of the NCAA West Regional meet, placing third in the west and punching her ticket to the NCAA national championshipsโฆ Finished 23rd at nationals, completing the race after another runner made incidental contact with 500m left in the eventโฆ Honors: Indoor Track & Field First Team All-American, Outdoor Track & Field All-American Honorable Mention.
Prior to UCLA (University of Virginia)...
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NCAA East Preliminaries
2022:ย 1500m
All-American:
2022 Indoor:ย DMR
2022 Indoor:ย Mile (2nd Team)
All-ACC:
2022 Outdoor:ย 1500m (2nd Team)
2022 Indoor:ย Mile (2nd Team)
2022 Indoor:ย DMR (2nd Team)
2022 Cross Country
All-Southeast Region
2022 Cross Country
TFRRS Profileย (for PRs and full results)
2022 Cross Country
โข Helped UVA to a win at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown placing 13th overall (9/23/22)
โข Placed fourth at the Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational with a PB 5k time of 16:38.9 (10/15/22)
โข Ran a PB 6k time at the ACC Championships (10/28/22)
โข Spurred UVA to a third-place finish at the ACC Championships while earning All-ACC honors by placing 17th (10/28/22)
โข Earned All-Region honors by finishing 24th at the NCAA Southeast Regional
โข Led the Cavaliers at the NCAA Championships placing 44th while the team finished ninth overall (11/19/22)
2022 Outdoorย
โข Placed fifth in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays with her time of 4:16.68
โข Placed fourth at the Duke Invitational in the 800m clocking a UVA freshman record 2:06.11
โข Finished as the top collegian in the 1500 at the Virginia Challenge clocking a PB 4:11.32
โข Named ACC Co-Track Performer of the Week (4/26)
โข Helped Virginia to a fourth-place finish in the DMR at Penn Relays (11:04.40)
โข Helped UVA to a fifth-place finish in the 4ร800 at Penn Relays (8:31.00)
โข Placed fourth in the 1500 meters at the ACC Championships (4:12.23)
โข Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 1500 meters
โข Named ACC Freshman of the Year
โข Became the just the second athlete in UVA history to be named ACC Freshman of the Year (Morgane Gay โ09)
2022 Indoorย
โข Helped Virginia to a third-place finish in the DMR (11:51.33) at the Hokie Invitational
โข Set a Virginia freshman record in the mile (4:40.43) at the Hokie Invitational
โข Ran a 4:40.45 mile on the JDL Fast Track at the Camel Invitational
โข Set personal best marks in the 1500m (1:16.21) and mile (4:35.09) at the Valentine Invitational
โข Helped Virginia to a fifth place finish in the DMR at the JDL DMR Invitational (11:07.12)
โข Placed fourth in the mile run at the ACC Indoor Championships
โข Helped Virginia to a school-record performance in the DMR (10:56.84) in a second-place finish at the ACC Indoor Championships
โข Placed tenth in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships, recorded the fifth-best qualifying time with a PB (4.33.54)
โข Placed seventh in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships (11:04.88)
2021 Cross Country
โข Won the Virginia Invitational (5k/17:13.7) which earned her ACC co-freshman of the week honors
โข Was seventh at XC23 Invitational (17:33.6)
โข Ran a PB in the 6k at the ACC Championships (21:18.0) where she was 46th
โข Finished 41st at the Southeast Region Championships (21:22.4)
Background
โข The 2021 Gatorade California Girls Track & Field Player of the Year
โข Clocked the nationโs fastest prep times in the 1600- and 3200-meter run in 2021, with both clockings ranking among the top 10 performances in U.S. girls prep history
Recorded her national season-best time of 4:37.58 in the 1600 at the Pacific League finals
โข Posted her career-best time of 9:52.23 in the 3200 at the Laguna Beach Distance Carnival
โข Also ran the nationโs second-fastest mile, 4:39.41, and had a state-best finish of 2:07.31 in the 800, the seventh-fastest prep time in the last spring
โข Undefeated at all distances during the season, she won the 1600 at the CIF Southern Section Div. 1 finals in 4:42.89.
Personal
โข Father, Matthew, founded LA Dream Center
