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 11th 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
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.
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 11th 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
- All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
- All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.