2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Serex, Samantha
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Samantha Serex
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Eastside Catholic School
- Hometown:
- Issaquah, Wash.
Bio
2023
Appeared in seven pole vault competitions for UCLA during the 2023 outdoor season… Opened her season at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 10, placing 13th in the meet… Won her section at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 14, clearing 3.80m (12-05.50) Peaked at the right time, recording a season-best mark 4.05m (13-03.50) at the Pac-12 Championships… Finished 11th in the Conference with the mark before placing 33rd at the NCAA regional meet (3.97m, 13-00.25).
2022
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2021
Did not compete this season due to injury.
2020
Vaulted in one meet this season … Indoor: Made her UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where she finished 19th in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.51m (11-06.25).
High School
Pole vaulter for Eastside Catholic School in Seattle, Wash. … Notched a personal-best clearance of 13 feet … Earned Scholar Athlete recognition in high school … Was a level 9 gymnast until the end of her junior year, then moved to pole vault and started October of her senior year … Jumped 12 feet by December and went on to clear 13 feet by the end of her senior campaign.
Personal
Born in Issaquah, Wash., to parents Teresa and Steve Serex … Has two younger siblings, Isabella (Bella) and Alexandra (Alex) … Chose to attend UCLA because it had everything she wanted athletically and academically and it felt like home when she stepped on campus … Enjoys skiing and spending time with family … Plans to take a Pre-Law track at UCLA.
Appeared in seven pole vault competitions for UCLA during the 2023 outdoor season… Opened her season at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 10, placing 13th in the meet… Won her section at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 14, clearing 3.80m (12-05.50) Peaked at the right time, recording a season-best mark 4.05m (13-03.50) at the Pac-12 Championships… Finished 11th in the Conference with the mark before placing 33rd at the NCAA regional meet (3.97m, 13-00.25).
2022
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2021
Did not compete this season due to injury.
2020
Vaulted in one meet this season … Indoor: Made her UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where she finished 19th in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.51m (11-06.25).
High School
Pole vaulter for Eastside Catholic School in Seattle, Wash. … Notched a personal-best clearance of 13 feet … Earned Scholar Athlete recognition in high school … Was a level 9 gymnast until the end of her junior year, then moved to pole vault and started October of her senior year … Jumped 12 feet by December and went on to clear 13 feet by the end of her senior campaign.
Personal
Born in Issaquah, Wash., to parents Teresa and Steve Serex … Has two younger siblings, Isabella (Bella) and Alexandra (Alex) … Chose to attend UCLA because it had everything she wanted athletically and academically and it felt like home when she stepped on campus … Enjoys skiing and spending time with family … Plans to take a Pre-Law track at UCLA.
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