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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Ava McCumber Gandara Season 2024-25

PositionSprints
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownLos Angeles, California
Previous SchoolWashington
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024-25):
2025 Outdoor Season:
  • At the Texas Invite (4/25-26), helped the 4x400 relay team finish second (3:41.29).
2025 Indoor Season:
  • Ran the 400m at the season-opening 400m, placing third at 56.9. 
PRIOR TO ASU WHILE AT WASHINGTON
2024:
 Competed twice during the indoor season … opened the year running the 400-meters at the Spokane Invitational in 57.90 for seventh-place, and ran on the 4x400m that was second in 3:50.67 … did not compete outdoors.

2023: Competed at three meets during the indoor season … a season-best 400-meters of 59.12 at the UW Invitational and 200m best of 26.22 at the Husky Classic … ran on two 4x400m relays, a best of 3:52.00 … redshirted the outdoor season.

High School and Personal: Born in Tarzana, California … parents are Lisa McCumber Gandara and John Gandara … father played rugby at UCLA from 1987-90 … a Scholar-Athlete from 2019-22 and Athlete of the Year over the same period … ran a big 400-meters PR of 54.66 to win the CIF-SS Division 3 title her senior year in 2022 … took third at the 2022 Arcadia Invitational, going 56.01 … ran 24.48 in the 200-meters to take second at CIF-SS in 2022 … won the Mission League 200m and 400m titles as a senior … second at the 2021 Arcadia Invite 400-meters in 55.95 … won the 2021 CIF-SS Division 3 finals at 400m in 55.65.
 
Indoor Bests
200m…….26.22
400m…….57.90