Hope Bender

Hope Bender
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	January 2, 1997; Newport Beach, California
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Sport	Running; Track and field
Event(s)	heptathlon
College team	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Club	Santa Barbara Track Club
Turned pro	2019
Coached by	Josh Priester '19-Present; Gray Horn '17-'19
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 Metres Hurdles: 56.64 s (Santa Barbara 2019); Heptathlon: 5955 points (Austin 2019); 100 m hurdles: 13.33 s (Austin 2018); High Jump: 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) (Birmingham 2019); Shot Put: 12.66 m (41 ft 6 1⁄4 in) (Birmingham 2019); 200 m: 23.63 s (Austin 2019); Javelin Throw: 38.30 m (125 ft 7 in) (Azusa 2019); Long Jump: 6.29 m (20 ft 7 1⁄2 in) (Austin 2019); 800 Metres: 2:10.10 (Austin 2019);
Women's athletics
Representing the United States

Hope Bender (born January 2, 1997 in Newport Beach, California) is an American track and field athlete, known for multiple events and hurdles. She currently competes for the Santa Barbara Track Club. Bender studied to be a Biotechnology engineer.

Professional

Hope Bender competed in Des Moines, Iowa at the 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships and Clovis, California at the 2016 USATF Junior Championships.

Outdoor Track and Field	Place	Score	100 meters hurdles	High jump	Shot Put	200 meters	Long Jump	Javelin	800 metres
Representing Team USA
2019 Thorpe Cup[1]	9th	5449 points[2]	985 points 13.95 s	759 points 1.62 m (5 ft 3 ³⁄₄ in)	625 points 11.45 m (37 ft 6 ³⁄₄ in)	932 points 24.51 s	789 points 5.80 m (19 ft ¹⁄₄ in)	527 points 32.66 m (107 ft 1 ³⁄₄ in)	832 points 2:19.38
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships	12th	5824 points[3]	1010 points 13.78 s	818 points 1.67 m (5 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in)	714 points 13.25 m (43 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in)	955 points 24.27 s	834 points 5.95 m (19 ft 6 ¹⁄₄ in)	621 points 37.59 m (123 ft 3 ³⁄₄ in)	900 points 2:14.49
Representing UCSB Gauchos
2016 USATF Junior Championships	13th	4436 points[4]	980 points 13.99 s +2.4	678 points 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)	517 points 9.81 m (32 ft 2 in)	885 points 25.02 s +1.7	603 points 5.16 m (16 ft 11 in) +1.5	0 points Foul 0.0 m (0 in)	773 points 2:23.76

Hope Bender competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She placed 5th in the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships pentathlon.

Representing Santa Barbara Track Club
Indoor Track and Field	Place	Score	60 meters hurdles	High jump	Shot Put	Long Jump	800 metres
2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	4th	4277 points[5]	1013 points 8.52 seconds	855 points 1.70 m (5 ft 6 ³⁄₄ in)	684 points 12.34 m (40 ft 5 ³⁄₄ in)	834 points 5.95 m (19 ft 6 ¹⁄₄ in)	891 points 2:15.13
Representing UC Santa Barbara
2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	5th	4149 points[6]	993 points 8.61	830 points 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	680 points 12.28 m (40 ft 3 ¹⁄₄ in)	777 points 5.76 m (18 ft 10 ³⁄₄ in)	869 points 2:16.68

NCAA

Hope Bender is a UC Santa Barbara Gauchos alumna and won 6 Big West Conference titles.

Hope Bender is a 4-time USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American at UCSB.

UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at 2019 NCAA outdoor track and field championship.[7]

UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2019 Big West Championships hosted by UC Santa Barbara Gauchos track and field helping the women's team to place 2nd in Big West Championships.[8]

UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2018 Big West Championships hosted by Cal State Northridge Matadors.[9]

Representing University of California, Santa Barbara
Year	NCAA Division I Indoor track and field Championship	Big West Conference Outdoor track and field Championship	NCAA Division I Outdoor track and field Championship
2019		400 metres hurdles 1st place 58.02
	pentathlon 6th place 4262 points	Heptathlon 1st place 5814 points	Heptathlon 4th place 5955 points
		4x400 m 5th place 3:46.01
		Long jump 1st place 6.13 m (20 ft 1 ¹⁄₄ in)	Long Jump 24th place 5.73 m (18 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)

Prep and Personal Life

Hope Bender competed for Newport Harbor High School alma mater.[10]

While at Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor High School, she was a 2015 CIF CIF California State Meet finalist at 300 meters hurdles after competing in the 2015 CIF Southern Section track and field championships.

Bender won 100 meters hurdles at 2015 Mt. SAC Relays in 14.69.

Bender placed 2nd in the 100 m hurdles at 2015 Arcadia Invitational.

Hope Bender's best times were 200 m - 25.40 s, 400 m - 57.09 s, 100 m hurdles - 14.35 s, 300 m hurdles - 42.18 s, shot put - 10.25 m (33 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in), and long jump - 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in).[11]

Bender competed in Motocross from 5–10 years old and Equestrian through 10th grade.[12]

External links

Hope Bender at World Athletics
Hope Bender on Instagram
Videos - Hope Bender 7th Women's Heptathlon 5725 Points - Azusa - Published on April 20, 2018 Runnerspace DyeStatCal
Hope Bender - Track & Field 2019 profile University of California Santa Barbara
Hope Bender - Track & Field 2019 results TFRRS
Hope Bender Newport HS stats California Milesplit
It Fitz #19 - 2019 NCAA Multi-Events Recap - Hope Bender Joins - Ft. A. Zamzow / J. Erm / M. Clark Athletic Experience Podcast

References

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[1] SBTC's Bender Helps USA Win Thorpe Cup in Close Competition Over Germany Santa Barbara Track Club

[2] Sunday, September 15, 2019 Filderstadt-Bernhausen (Germany), 14-15.9.2019 -Thorpe Cup Results Track in Sun

[3] 2019 USA Senior Championships Results USATF

[4] 2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California Archived July 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine USATF

[5] 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/7/2020 United States Naval Academy, Wesley A Brown Field House, Santee Road, Annapolis, MD, USA USATF

[6] 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center Archived June 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine USATF

[7] UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at NCAAs Santa Barbara News-Press

[8] UCSB’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at Big West Championships Noozhawk

[9] Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé

[10] Hope springs forward for Newport Harbor Los Angeles Times

[11] Newport Harbor HS Tars /Sailors - Newport Beach, CA - Hope Bender Track & Field Athletic.net

[12] Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé - May 2019