Amanda Hamilton
Amanda Hamilton
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
High School: Simi Valley HS
Position: Hurdles/Jumps

2016 (Track & Field)
Capped off an outstanding four-year career with All-American accolades after placing fifth in the Triple Jump at the 2016 NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 28)…fourth time qualifying for the event…recorded her best mark of 12.24m on her third attempt…also competed in the Long Jump where she leapt to a distance of 5.62m to place 11th…earned USTFCCCA All-West Region honors…captured her third SCIAC Triple Jump title, and second consecutive, with a mark of 11.90m at the SCIAC Championships (Apr. 30)…also earned All-SCIAC honors after placing second in the 100m (12.36) and third in the 200m (25.37)…helped lead the 4x100 Relay team to a title with the fourth fastest time in CLU history at 48.26…part of the fourth place 4x400 Relay (3:59.37)…improved her 100m (12.23) and 200m (25.08) career-bests at the Redlands Last Chance Qualifier (May 18) to rank third in each event in CLU history…also set a career-best at the meet in the Long Jump (5.70m) to rank second all-time at CLU…earned SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors for her performance (May 16-22)…four-time inductee into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society…earned SCIAC All-Academic honors...earned USTFCCAA All-Academic accolade. 

2015 (Track & Field)
Competed at the NCAA Division III National Championships (May 21) where she placed 13th overall in the Triple Jump…ranked third in the Nation in Division III with her career-best leap of 12.36m…set the mark at the Redlands Last Chance Qualifier on May 14…broke her own CLU Triple Jump record…also moved into eighth all-time in CLU history in the 400m (59.51) and ranks second all-time as a member of the 4x400 Relay that finished with a time of 3:55.00 at the Occidental Invitational (May 9)…captured her second SCIAC title in the Triple Jump with a leap of 11.95m at the SCIAC Championships (May 2)…also earned All-SCIAC honors as a member of the third place 4x400 Relay (4:03.46)…qualified for the 200m finals where she placed sixth with a time of 26.08…ran the third leg of the 4x100 Relay that placed fourth overall with a time of 48.91 and now ranks fifth all-time in CLU history…named the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Athlete of the Year…earned USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition…named to the SCIAC All-Academic team…inducted into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society for the third time.

2014 (Track & Field)
Fought off injuries for much of the season to earn All-America honors…finished sixth in the Triple Jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships…broke her own school record with a leap of 12.08 meters…also earned All-SCIAC honors in four different events…took second in the Triple Jump at the SCIAC Championships while placing fourth in the 400m Hurdles...was a part of CLU's 4x100m and 4x400m Relay teams…ran the third leg of the 4x100m Relay and shattered the old school record, running it in a time of 47.45…inducted into CLU Scholar Athlete Society for the second time…selected to the SCIAC All-Academic team…earned USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition. 

2013 (Track & Field)
Burst onto the scene in first year by setting the school record for the Triple Jump and placing ninth at the NCAA National Championships…her leap of 11.96 meters bested the previous record by nearly a meter…also competed in the national meet qualifying 4x100m Relay tea…ran the third leg for the team that set the school record with a time of 47.83…also captured the SCIAC Championship relay race…also competed in the 4x400m Relay team…ran the second leg for the team that had the sixth fastest time in school history with a time of 4:02.07…inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the first time.

Simi Valley High School
Graduated from Simi Valley HS in 2012…was a member of track and competitive cheer teams…broke the school record in 300m Hurdles and Triple Jump in 2012.

Personal
Full name: Amanda Hamilton…born July 20, 1994…parents are Karen and John Hamilton…has one older sister, Kaitlynn…family currently resides in Simi Valley, Calif…exercise science major.

Favorites
Movie: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Little Mermaid
Music: Country, Eminem, Ben Rector
Food: Sushi
Sport (other than what you play): Gymnastics
Color: Pink
TV Show: Friday Night Lights, New Girl
Super Hero: Captain America
If you could visit anywhere, where would it be? Greece