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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Antonio Clark
Tim Flynn (Colorado School of Mines)
Brenna Barkley
Antonio Clark
Sammie Everett
Brandon Warr, WCU
Chris Day
Jayson Ortiz
Antonio Clark

Sierra Arceneaux

  • Height 5-3
  • Events Sprints
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.
  • High School Hinkley
  • Indoor Yr. Redshirt Senior
  • Outdoor Yr. R-Sr.

Biography

TFRRS Career Results Page

Career Honors
  • 2021 NCAA Division II National Champion (Indoor - 4x400m Relay)
  • 5x Overall USTFCCCA All-American
    • 3x First Team
      • 2021 Indoor - 4x400m Relay & 200m (4th)
      • 2023 Outdoor - 200m (6th)
    • 2x Second Team
      • 2022 Oudoor - 200m (11th)
      • 2023 Indoor - 4x400m Relay (10th)
  • 12x USTFCCCA All-Region Selection
    • 2021 Indoor- 60m, 200m, 4X400m Relay
    • 2021 Outdoor- 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
    • 2022 Indoor - 200m & 4x400m Relay
    • 2022 Outdoor - 100m & 200m
    • 2023 Outdoor - 100m & 200m
  • 3x USTFCCCA All-Region Top Performer
    • 2021 Indoor- 200m, 4x400m Relay
    • 2023 Outdoor - 200m
  • 2x RMAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2022 & 2023)
  • 7x RMAC Champion
    • 2019 Outdoor- 4x100m Relay
    • 2021 Indoor- 200m & 4x400m Relay
    • 2022 Outdoor - 100m & 200m
    • 2023 Outdoor - 100m & 200m
  • 14x All-RMAC (9x First Team)
  • School-Record Holder in six events
    • Indoor 4x400m Relay (3:47.09)
    • Outdoor 100m (11.45)
    • Outdoor 200m (23.47)
    • Outdoor 400m (55.52)
    • Outdoor 4x100m Relay (45.83)
    • Outdoor 4x400m Relay (3:48.89)
  • 6x NCAA Championship Qualifier
    • 2019 Outdoor - 4x100m Relay
    • 2021 Indoor - 200m & 4x400m Relay
    • 2021 Outdoor- 100m & 4x100m Relay
    • 2022 Outdoor - 100m, 200m & 4x100m Relay
    • 2023 Indoor - 4x400m Relay
    • 2023 Outdoor - 100m & 200m
  • 2x RMAC Track Athlete of the Week
    • Apr. 14, 2021
    • Apr. 4, 2023
2023 Outdoor (Redshirt Senior): Capped a record-setting and award-winning career with a strong final season
 Was named as the RMAC Track Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive campaign after successfully defending both her 100 and 200-meter titles and leading the RMAC’s season-long performance list in three events (100, 200, 400)
 Ends her career as the only Maverick to ever earn the award
 Also ended her career as the school-record holder in five different outdoor events Also qualified for the NCAA Championships in both the 100 and 200, earning a fifth career USTFCCCA All-America honor (First Team) with a sixth place finish in the 200 meters
 Finished 13th, one spot out of a Second Team honor, in the 100 meters
 Her five all-America honors are second most in program history, just one shy of Mica Jenrette’s program-record six
 Was also a USTFCCCA All-South Central Region performer in both the 100 and 200 and a NCAA Championship provisional qualifier in four events
 Was the region’s top performer in the 200 and garnered her program-record 11th and 12th total all-region honors of her career
 Broke her own school-record in the 200 as she won the event at the CSU Pueblo Open in 23.47 seconds
 Went on to run a wind-aided, but qualifying allowable time of 23.33 seconds at the Loper Twilight to qualify for nationals
 Was ranked fifth nationally with that mark
 Ran to an RMAC-leading all-conditions best of 23.19 with a 5.2 meter-per-second tailwind in the preliminary round of the NCAA Championships before matching her legal national championship qualifying time of 23.33 in the NCAA final
 Had run to a time of 23.51 into a slight head-wind to win the RMAC title
 Had a season-best 100-meter time of 11.49 at the CSU Pueblo Open to rank first in the RMAC, third in the region and 18th nationally with the altitude-converted mark of 11.52
 Won the RMAC title in 11.61 seconds before running to a time of 11.77 at the NCAA meet
 Broke the CMU record in the 400 with a time of 55.52 seconds in her lone attempt at that distance during the Kit Mayer Classic
 Was first on the RMAC season-long performance list with the converted mark of 55.63 which ranked her 45th nationally
 Did not contest the 400 at the RMAC Championships
 Also helped the Mavs set a NCAA provisional championship time of 46.50 (46.62-converted) in the 4x100-meter relay at the Kit Mayer Classic
 That time is sixth fastest in school history and was good for the No. 2 spot on the RMAC’s season-long performance list... Was named as the RMAC Track Athlete of the Week on Apr. 4 after her CSU Pueblo Open efforts... Claimed five total event wins throughout the campaign in three different events.

2022-23 Indoor (Redshirt Senior): Competed in six meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships
 Earned a pair of All-RMAC honors
 Was also a second team all-American in the 4x400-meter relay, leading off the Mavs’ tenth place team that finished in 3:48.24, third fasted in program history
 Claimed First Team All-RMAC honors and the silver medal at the RMAC Championships in the 200, taking second behind teammate Jordan Burnett with a season-best time of 24.73 seconds
 Finished fourth to garner Second Team All-RMAC plaudits in the 60 (7.65) after running a season-best time of 7.62 seconds in the prelims
 Was ranked second behind Burnett on the season-long RMAC performance list with a converted time of 24.50
 Was fourth on the 60-meter listed at 7.66
 Both times were NCAA provisional qualifying marks that ranked her 38th (200) and 72nd (60) nationally
 Won both events at the Wes Lavong Open on Jan. 28.

2022 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior): Turned in a stellar award-winning and record-setting season
 Competed in seven meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II Championships as a 3-event qualifier
 Became the first ever Maverick to win RMAC Track Athlete of the Year honors after winning both the 100 and 200-meter titles at the conference meet
 Also anchored the Mavs to a third place finish in the 4x100-meter relay
 Set the school-record of 11.45 seconds to win the 100
 Had set the former school-record of 23.87 seconds in the 200 at the Maverick Invite
 Ran to a quicker wind-aided time of 23.74 seconds to win the 200-meter title at the RMAC Championships before eventually setting her wind-aided and NCAA qualifying time of 23.72 at the APU Last Chance
 That time was the fastest all-conditions mark in program history, since broken multiple times during her 2023 season
 Led the RMAC’s season-long performers’ list with it
 Also led the conference with her altitude-adjusted 100-meter mark of 11.48 seconds
 Earned second team all-America honors in the 200 with an 11th place finish and wind-aided time of 23.92 at the NCAA Championships
 Also took 13th in the 100 in 11.72 seconds and anchored the Mavs to a 12th place finish in 46.54 seconds during the 4x100 relay
 Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in both the 100 and 200, becoming the first Maverick track & field athlete to ever reach double-figures for all-region honors
 Also earned First Team All-RMAC honors in both events
 Helped the Mavs post five of the top-8 times in program history in the 4x100-meter relay throughout the season
 The Mavs qualified for the national meet for the third straight year, thanks to their time of 45.85 seconds at the Maverick Top Gun Last Chance Meet
 That time is third fastest in CMU history
 The Mavs finished in 46.54 seconds at both the RMAC and NCAA Championships, times that are tied for eighth fastest in program history
 Claimed nine total event wins throughout the year.

2021-22 Indoor (Redshirt Junior): Competed in six meets, including the RMAC Championships, where she earned three total all-conference honors
 Was a first team honoree in the 200 meters and a second team selection in both the 60 meters and 4x400-metet relay
 Also received a pair of USTFCCCA all-region honors for her season-best performances in the 200 and 4x400-meter relay
 Finished third in the 200 meters at the RMAC Championships with a flat track time of 24.89 seconds after turning in a season-best of 24.34 seconds to rank second in CMU history at the time the New Mexico Classic on a banked track
 Was ranked second on the RMAC’s season-long performance list and 21st nationally with her NCAA Championship provisional qualifying converted time of 24.41
 Finished fifth in the 60 at the RMAC Championships after running to a time of 7.63 in both the prelims and finals
 Had a season-best time of 7.59 in the finals at the Don Kirby Open & Elite
 Was ranked second in the RMAC and 32nd (tie) nationally with that NCAA provisional qualifying effort, which converted to 7.61 seconds
 Anchored the Mavs’ 4x400-meter relay team to silver medals and a time of 3:55.47 at the conference meet
 That time is seventh fastest in CMU indoor history
 Had also run on the No. 2 and 5 ranking relay teams at the Don Kirby Open & Elite (3:49.08) and Mel Tjeerdsma Classic (3:52.33) and has run a leg on each of the six of the top ten times in program history
 Competed in the 400 meters as an individual once, posting a time of 59.17 to take second at the Mountaineer Open & Multi.

2021 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Had one of the best regular seasons in CMU history before injuries thwarted championship successes
 Competed at five meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships, setting school records in four events
 Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team in three disciplines (100m, 200m, 4x100m) as well
 Was undefeated in her first four meets, winning eight times, including in 100 meters in each of her first four races
 Posted a former school-record setting time of 11.57 seconds in the preliminaries at the RMAC Championships
 Also set a former school-record of 23.96 seconds in the 200 meters during the preliminary round of the RMAC Championships, bettering her 3-week old record of 24.01, which she used to win the Maverick Multi & Open
 Won three events— all with NCAA qualifying times— at that meet to garner RMAC Track Athlete of the Week honors
 Also anchored the Mavs’ to a school-record setting and NCAA Division II Championship qualifying time of 45.83 seconds in the 4x100-meter relay
 Went on to help the Mavs set the 4x400-meter school record of 3:48.89 at the Maverick Sun Classic
 Did not compete in the finals of the RMAC Championships due to injury
 Partially recovered in time to compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships, where she anchored the Mavs’ 4x100-meter relay to a 12th place finish before finishing 16th in the 100-meter dash in what was her third career national meet appearance
 Was ranked second in the conference and 11th nationally on the NCAA performance list in the 100 meters with hear altitude-adjusted time of 11.60
 Led the RMAC while ranking 16th in the 200 at 24.03
 Anchored the relay team to the RMAC performance list lead of 45.95 (altitude-adjusted), which was the eighth fastest time in Division II heading into the national championships
 The Mavs’ 4x400-meter relay team was ranked third in the RMAC at 3:49.33.

2021 Indoor (Junior): Competed in five meets including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships... Earned a pair of First Team USTFCCCA All-America honors while helping make Maverick history as a member of CMU's national-title winning 4x400-meter relay team... Joined her fellow relay teammates (Jill Payne, Mica Jenrette, McKenna Molder) as the first female student-athletes to earn an NCAA Division II title in any sport... Ran the second leg on the team, which obliterated the school-record by posting a winning time of 3:47.09... Had taken fourth in the 200-meter dash just 30 minutes prior with season-best time of 24.48 seconds to earn her first all-America honor... Accounting for 7 1/2 team points, led the team to a 12th place finish at the national meet, the highest ever for CMU's women... Also had a strong RMAC Championships winning two events while taking second in another to lead the Mavericks' to a second place team finish with a school-record 110 points in total... Was personally responsible for a team-high 20 1/2 of those... Picked up three First Team All-RMAC honors... Also received a team-high three USTFCCCA All-South Central Region honors thanks to her times at the RMAC Championships... Was the region's top performer in both the 200 meters and 4x400-mete relay... Had won the 200-meter dash RMAC title with a then PR of 24.68 seconds, which with the conversions put her seventh on the national performance list at 24.38... Had also finished second in the 60 meters with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.59 seconds, which led the team and moved her into a tie for third in CMU history... Her altitude-adjusted time of 7.61 ended up putting her second on the RMAC season-long performance list and ranked her 16th (tie) nationally.... Also ran on the RMAC-winning 4x400-meter relay team, which had posted a then school-record mark of 3:52.62, which with conversions translated to a region-leading 3:50.02... Had also claimed two event wins and two runner-up finishes in three regular season meets... Won the 200 at the Adams State Grizzly Open (Feb. 6) and the 4x400-meter relay at the CRC UCCS Open... The relay team, which also included Rachel Crutcher, Jade Wimmer and Molder, posted the tenth fastest time (3:58.55) in school-history... Had taken second in the 200 meters at the Adams State Grizzly Open and in the 60 at the Western Slope Challenge (Feb. 5) on back-to-back days to begin the season.

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in six meets
 Ran the 60 and 200 meters qualifying for the finals at the RMAC Championships in both events
 Finished fourth in the 60 with a season-best time of 7.66 seconds
 Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors for the effort
 Was also ranked fifth on the RMAC’s season-long performers’ list with her altitude-adjusted time of 7.70 seconds
 Had a season-best actual time of 25.09 in the 200 meters at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational
 Was ranked second on the RMAC season-long performers list with a track and altitude-adjusted time of 24.93, which was turned in at the 2020 Power 5 on Jan. 24
 Won that meet with an actual time of 25.17
 Finished sixth in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters at the RMAC Championships before false starting in the final.

2019 Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in seven meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II Championships... Helped make the Mavs make history when they qualified a relay team for a national meet for the first time in school-history... Was the anchor leg of CMU's team that ran a then school-record time of 45.84 at the Oxy Invitational to qualify for nationals, where they finished 11th in 47.30... Also ran the opening leg of CMU's RMAC Championship winning team that finished in 46.47 seconds... Garnered First Team All-RMAC honors for that effort... Also qualified for the finals in both the 100 and 200-meter individual events at the RMAC Championships, taking third in the 200 and fourth in the 400 to earn Second Team All-RMAC honors in both... Earned three total All-RMAC certificates... Had an all-conditions season-best time of 11.86w in the 100 at the RMAC Championship preliminaries, before running a wind-legal and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 11.87 at the Oxy Invitational... Was ranked fourth on the RMAC season-long performers list with that time... Had a season-best 200-meter time of 24.61, which came at the Kit Mayer Invite... Won the 200 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open on Apr. 6... Also had three 4x100m relay wins.

2018-19 Indoor (Freshman): Competed in seven meets, regularly contesting the 60 and 200-meter events... Qualified for the RMAC Championships in both... Finished seventh in the 200 with a time of 25.59 after running a time of 25.22 at the Colorado Invitational... Was ranked eighth on the season-long performance list with her altitude and track-sized adjusted time of 25.11... Ran a season-best time of 7.80 seconds in the 60 during the preliminary heats of the RMAC Championships... Ran one 4x400m Relay.

Prep: Took eighth in the 200 meters at the 2018 5A State Championships while competing for the Hinkley HS Thunderbirds... Set a PR and school-record of 24.71 in the prelims of that meet... Also took eighth as a junior in 2017 while setting a 100-meter PR of 12.37 in the 100 meters to finish 15th... Took second in both the 100 and 200 at the EMAC League Championships as both a junior and senior... Qualified for state in the 100, 200 and relays three times and was the MVP all three years (2016-18).

Personal: Is majoring in mass communications... Aspires to design advertisements for a company following graduation... Twin sister Kierra is also on the Maverick squad.

Why I Chose CMU: "I chose CMU because it was far enough from home and I like my coaches."

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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    5'3"
  • 2020-21Junior

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    5'3"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

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