2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Suzie Acolatse
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mission Hills
- Hometown:
- San Marcos, Calif.
2019
Competed in 10 meets in her final UCLA season … Indoor: Opened her season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, where she finished 11th in the 60m dash (7.70) … Logged a season-best 60m time of 7.49 at the Don Kirby Invitational, finishing fifth … Placed ninth at the MPSF Indoor Championships, recording a 60m time of 7.51 … Outdoor: Began her outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic, winning the 100m dash with a time of 11.73 … Also placed third in the 200m (24.37) … Won the 200m (24.08) at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational … Registered a season-best 100m time of 11.72 at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing in 15th place … Competed in the 4x100m relay at the NCAA West Regionals, as the Bruins finished 16th with a time of 45.26 … UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 4th – 60m (7.43; achieved in 2016) … 5th – 200m (24.08; achieved in 2017).
2018
Competed in two outdoor meets ... Made her season debut at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, finishing fourth in the 100m dash with a time of 11.96 and helping the Bruin 4X100 relay team take second at 44:56 ... Was on the UCLA 4X100 relay team at the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento, Calif.; the team came in 17th at 45:16.
2017
Competed in five outdoor meets … Posted the Bruins’ best 100m time of the season at the NCAA West Regionals, clocking an 11.52 mark … Finished second in the 100m at the UCLA Legends Invite with a time of 11.72 … Won the 200m competition at the Long Beach Dual with a time of 23.89 … Ran the third leg of the 4x100m relay at the Jim Bush Invite, contributing to a season-best time of 45.00 … Competed in four indoor meets … Posted a season-best 200m mark of 24.08 at the Don Kirby Invite, a time good for fourth in school history … Ran a 24.44 in the 200m and a 7.51 in the 60m at the MPSF Championships.
2016
Earned second-team USTFCCCA All-America honors … A NCAA Championship qualifier in the 4x100m relay … Competed in six outdoor meets … Ran the 100m, 200m and participated in the 4x100 relay … Helped her 4x100 relay team to a 15th place finish at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships with a time of 44.11 … Finished 15th in the 100m with a time of 11.76 at the Pac-12 Championships … Ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that posted a 43.91 to win the dual meet against Texas A&M … The time of 43.91 was the fastest relay run by the Bruins since 2004 … Helped her team finish first in the Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational in the 4x100 relay with a mark of 44.12 …Posted a career best of 11.70 in the 100m with a fifth place finish against rival USC … Posted a personal-best time of 24.16 in the 200m and finished eighth in the dual against USC ... Competed in six indoor meets … Ran the 60m and the 200m … Posted season-bests of 7.43 in the 60m at the Husky Classic and 24.60 in the 200m at the Husker Invitational … Placed 12th in the 60m in the MPSF Championship.
High School
Prepped at Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, Calif. … Placed third at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in the 100m with a time of 11.62 and fourth in the 200m with a time of 23.81 … Bettered her CIF San Diego Section Finals record with a time of 11.57 … She won both the 100m and 200m (23.69) at that meet … Her time of 23.69 was a personal best … Clocked a personal best (NWI) 11.46 in the 100m at the Avocado East League Finals … As a junior she set a CIF San Diego Section Meet Finals record in the 100m with a personal best time of 11.59 … Also won the section title in the 200m with a personal best time of 23.97 … Placed third in the CIF State Championships 100m with a time of 11.67 … Won the CIF San Diego Section in 2013 in the 100m in a time of 11.87 … Holds the school record in both the 100m and 200m.
Personal
Daughter of Koami and Ablavi Acolatse … Has a brother named Kevin and a sister named Sharla … Lists her biggest athletic thrill as being able to compete for the Ghana national team.
