Michelle Chandler

Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
High School:
St. Mary's Academy
Hometown:
Portland, OR

2021 -- Indoor Season: Cal Poly did not compete in any indoor meets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor T&F: Competed ion one meet, the Cal Poly Four-Way, and placed 12th in 800 with a time of 2:21.80.

2020 -- Indoor Season: Ran the 600 meters in 1:36.60 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque on Feb. 7, moving to No. 4 in school history for the event. Outdoor T&F: Spring season was cancelled; however, retains year of eligibility moving forward ... once again earned Conference Commissioner’s Honors for academic excellence in addition to tallying Big West All-Academic Team status for a second year in a row.

2019 -- Earned a season-best 800-meter time of 2:12.94 at the Big West Championships, finishing 11th at the Conference Finals at UC Santa Barbara on May 10 ... wrapped up the regular season with a fourth-place 800m effort of 2:15.01 during the Blue-Green Rivalry Dual at UCSB on April 27 ... earlier in the year, recorded a fifth-place 2:18.14 at the Gaucho Tri-Meet at Pauley Track on March 9, before improving to a seventh-place showing of 2:16.56 at the 37th annual Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational March 23 ... in addition to making the Big West All-Academic Team, earned Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically for a second year in a row.

2018 -- Specialized in the 800 meters, ultimately taking sixth place at the Big West Conference Championships as a true freshman, with a time of 2:13.21 on May 12 (had qualified third in the prelims — in 2:13.44) ... established a PR of 2:12.25 at the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance on April 20, earning 18th place at the internationally-attended meet ... posted a win in her premier event at the UCSB Tri-Meet (also vs. UCR) on March 10, via 2:14.72, before lowering the time to 2:12.72 (seventh) at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Challenge March 31 ... also helped the Mustangs in the 4x400m relay at the Conference Finals, to a performance of 3:52.92 ... ran the 800m once during indoor season, at 2:17.28 in Seattle at Washington’s Husky Classic on Feb. 10.

Prep -- As a senior for St. Mary’s Academy in Portland, Ore., took fourth place in the 800 meters at the OSAA 6A State Championships, with a time of 2:13.64 ... her career-best performance was 2:12.8 ... finished junior season with a ninth-place finish in the event at the state finals, in 2:15.82 ... career-best 400m performance, 58.97, earned eighth place at the state championships her sophomore year ... in cross country, as a senior, won the 6A Three Rivers League title with a 5k time of 20:28.7 ... also played soccer for the Blues, was a National Honor Society scholar-athlete, and belonged to Outdoor Club, Business Club, Earth Club and Amigos de las Americas, while participating in Women’s Empowerment Week and Poverty Awareness Week.

Personal -- Chose Cal Poly because she “fell in love when (she) visited the campus” ... is a Mechanical Engineering major.