2020 Track & Field Roster
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Turner, Ismail
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Ismail Turner
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- West Valley
Bio
2024
Competed in the 400m and 4x400m relays during the indoor campaign, making six total appearances… Recorded his season-best 400m mark (47.46) when he placed 8th at the New Mexico Team Open at the end of January… Ran the anchor leg of the record-setting 4x400m relay at the Boston College Eagle Elite… Followed Antonie Nortje, Myles Misener-Daley and Cameron Reynolds in the relay, recording 3:05.67 for the third-fastest mark in UCLA history… Appeared in 16 races during the outdoor campaign, running the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay events… Claimed first place at both home meets in the 200m, running 21.06 and 21.07 in the event victories… Ran his season-best mark in the 400m at the Pac-12 Championships, placing ninth in the Conference (46.16)… Also finished third in the Pac-12 with the 4x100m relay… Ran the opening leg… Also ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay… That team placed second in the Pac-12, combining with Misener-Daley, Sam Herenton and Nortje for a season-best 3:02.39… That mark jumped to seventh-time on UCLA’s all-time record list… Finished 10th at the NCAA Championships with the four-man relay… Honors: USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (4x400m)
2023
Appeared in seven races for UCLA during the indoor season… Opened the campaign at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational in the 60m (6.87) and 4x400m relay (3:05.03)… Recorded the new indoor school record with the mark in the relay, finishing first in the event with the squad… Went on to help break that record three weeks later… At the Don Kirby Invite, anchored the 4x400m relay team that ran a record-setting mark of 3:03.48… Ran four total relays during the indoor season… Also competed in the 400m at Don Kirby… Finished first in the event running 45.94, which marked the fastest indoor 400m time in school history…
Ran nine races for UCLA during the outdoor campaign… UCLA’s top 100m and 400m runner on the season… Opened the season with a second-place finish at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational in the 200m (21.09)… Ran a season-best in the 100m (10.31) at the Texas Relays on March 31… Competed in the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay events… Ran the third leg of the third-place 4x400m relay at the Texas Relays… The team combined to run 2:59.25, the fastest time in UCLA history… Postseason cut short by injury, but managed to finish the 400m race at the NCAA west regional… Honors: Indoor All-American Honorable Mention (4x400m).
2022
Recorded a time of 45.71 to place 11th overall at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Or … Qualified to the NCAA Championships with a third-place overall finish and personal best time of 45.06 (No. 8 all-time at UCLA) at the NCAA West Prelims … PR’d in the qualifying round at the West Prelims with a time of 45.58 … Recorded four sub-46 times this season … Recorded a third-place time of 45.65 at the Pac-12 Championships … Ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay squad that finished second at the Pac-12 Championships and set the No. 9 mark in school history with a time of 3:03.53 … Ran the anchor leg for the winning 4x100m relay team at the West Coast Relays … Ran on both relays at the NCAA West Prelims … Recorded a season-best time of 21.02 in the 200m at USC … Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay squad that broke the school’s indoor record of 3:05.80 on Feb. 26 at the Pac-12 Invitational … Recorded the sixth-fastest 200m indoor mark in school history with a 21.21 at the UNM Team Open … Honors: Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for indoor track & field. Honors: Second Team All-America (400m)
2021
Put together an historic debut outdoor season in 2021, advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 400m and etching his name in the UCLA record books … Made his UCLA outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, where he earned the victory in the 200m with a time of 22.04 … Earned another 200m victory at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, posting a wind-aided time of 20.91 … Notched a then-season-best mark of 46.83 in the 400m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, good for the event victory at Drake Stadium … Qualified for the 400m final at the Pac-12 Championships after finishing fifth in prelims with a time of 46.59 … Clocked a then-lifetime-best time of 46.09 in the final for third place and a podium spot … Moved on to NCAA West Prelims, where he continued to improve in the 400m and qualified for the Regional Final with a ninth-place finish in prelims (46.05) … Unleashed a lifetime-best time of 45.64 to advance to NCAAs, the fastest time by a Bruin since 2004 and the 10th-fastest time in program history … Qualified for the NCAA Championships, finishing 20th overall in the 400m with a preliminary time of 46.94.
2020
Competed in five meets in his true freshman season with the Bruins … Indoor: Finished 21st in the 400m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 48.62 … Ran the 400m leg of the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational, helping the squad to a fifth-place finish and a time of 9:32.14, the third-fastest time in UCLA indoor history … Clocked a collegiate-best time of 21.54 in the 200m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for 16th overall … Made his UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where he finished 11th overall in the 60m (6.96) and helped the 4x400m relay squad to a runner-up showing (3:14.66).
High School
Sprinter for West Valley High School in Hemet, Calif. … Clocked personal-best times of 10.34 (100m), 21.31 (200m), and 46.74 (400m) in high school … Won the CIF Southern Section Division III title in the 400m with a time of 46.74 ... Helped West Valley to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400m at the CIF-SS Finals ... Won all four of his 100m races and six 200m races his senior season ... Graduated as one of the top 25 students in his class by GPA.
Personal
From San Diego, Calif. … Born to parents Michael Turner and Aysa Mpilli … Has a brother, Adam, and sister, Sureiya … Decided to attend UCLA because “it is the best public university with a high degree for athletics. There is an endless amount of opportunity given at UCLA” … Enjoys playing football, playing video games, and reading … Interested in studying Aerospace Engineering at UCLA.
Competed in the 400m and 4x400m relays during the indoor campaign, making six total appearances… Recorded his season-best 400m mark (47.46) when he placed 8th at the New Mexico Team Open at the end of January… Ran the anchor leg of the record-setting 4x400m relay at the Boston College Eagle Elite… Followed Antonie Nortje, Myles Misener-Daley and Cameron Reynolds in the relay, recording 3:05.67 for the third-fastest mark in UCLA history… Appeared in 16 races during the outdoor campaign, running the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay events… Claimed first place at both home meets in the 200m, running 21.06 and 21.07 in the event victories… Ran his season-best mark in the 400m at the Pac-12 Championships, placing ninth in the Conference (46.16)… Also finished third in the Pac-12 with the 4x100m relay… Ran the opening leg… Also ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay… That team placed second in the Pac-12, combining with Misener-Daley, Sam Herenton and Nortje for a season-best 3:02.39… That mark jumped to seventh-time on UCLA’s all-time record list… Finished 10th at the NCAA Championships with the four-man relay… Honors: USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (4x400m)
2023
Appeared in seven races for UCLA during the indoor season… Opened the campaign at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational in the 60m (6.87) and 4x400m relay (3:05.03)… Recorded the new indoor school record with the mark in the relay, finishing first in the event with the squad… Went on to help break that record three weeks later… At the Don Kirby Invite, anchored the 4x400m relay team that ran a record-setting mark of 3:03.48… Ran four total relays during the indoor season… Also competed in the 400m at Don Kirby… Finished first in the event running 45.94, which marked the fastest indoor 400m time in school history…
Ran nine races for UCLA during the outdoor campaign… UCLA’s top 100m and 400m runner on the season… Opened the season with a second-place finish at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational in the 200m (21.09)… Ran a season-best in the 100m (10.31) at the Texas Relays on March 31… Competed in the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay events… Ran the third leg of the third-place 4x400m relay at the Texas Relays… The team combined to run 2:59.25, the fastest time in UCLA history… Postseason cut short by injury, but managed to finish the 400m race at the NCAA west regional… Honors: Indoor All-American Honorable Mention (4x400m).
2022
Recorded a time of 45.71 to place 11th overall at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Or … Qualified to the NCAA Championships with a third-place overall finish and personal best time of 45.06 (No. 8 all-time at UCLA) at the NCAA West Prelims … PR’d in the qualifying round at the West Prelims with a time of 45.58 … Recorded four sub-46 times this season … Recorded a third-place time of 45.65 at the Pac-12 Championships … Ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay squad that finished second at the Pac-12 Championships and set the No. 9 mark in school history with a time of 3:03.53 … Ran the anchor leg for the winning 4x100m relay team at the West Coast Relays … Ran on both relays at the NCAA West Prelims … Recorded a season-best time of 21.02 in the 200m at USC … Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay squad that broke the school’s indoor record of 3:05.80 on Feb. 26 at the Pac-12 Invitational … Recorded the sixth-fastest 200m indoor mark in school history with a 21.21 at the UNM Team Open … Honors: Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for indoor track & field. Honors: Second Team All-America (400m)
2021
Put together an historic debut outdoor season in 2021, advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 400m and etching his name in the UCLA record books … Made his UCLA outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, where he earned the victory in the 200m with a time of 22.04 … Earned another 200m victory at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, posting a wind-aided time of 20.91 … Notched a then-season-best mark of 46.83 in the 400m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, good for the event victory at Drake Stadium … Qualified for the 400m final at the Pac-12 Championships after finishing fifth in prelims with a time of 46.59 … Clocked a then-lifetime-best time of 46.09 in the final for third place and a podium spot … Moved on to NCAA West Prelims, where he continued to improve in the 400m and qualified for the Regional Final with a ninth-place finish in prelims (46.05) … Unleashed a lifetime-best time of 45.64 to advance to NCAAs, the fastest time by a Bruin since 2004 and the 10th-fastest time in program history … Qualified for the NCAA Championships, finishing 20th overall in the 400m with a preliminary time of 46.94.
2020
Competed in five meets in his true freshman season with the Bruins … Indoor: Finished 21st in the 400m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 48.62 … Ran the 400m leg of the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational, helping the squad to a fifth-place finish and a time of 9:32.14, the third-fastest time in UCLA indoor history … Clocked a collegiate-best time of 21.54 in the 200m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for 16th overall … Made his UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where he finished 11th overall in the 60m (6.96) and helped the 4x400m relay squad to a runner-up showing (3:14.66).
High School
Sprinter for West Valley High School in Hemet, Calif. … Clocked personal-best times of 10.34 (100m), 21.31 (200m), and 46.74 (400m) in high school … Won the CIF Southern Section Division III title in the 400m with a time of 46.74 ... Helped West Valley to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400m at the CIF-SS Finals ... Won all four of his 100m races and six 200m races his senior season ... Graduated as one of the top 25 students in his class by GPA.
Personal
From San Diego, Calif. … Born to parents Michael Turner and Aysa Mpilli … Has a brother, Adam, and sister, Sureiya … Decided to attend UCLA because “it is the best public university with a high degree for athletics. There is an endless amount of opportunity given at UCLA” … Enjoys playing football, playing video games, and reading … Interested in studying Aerospace Engineering at UCLA.
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