Amaya Lopez-Fuller

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Santa Clara HS
Hometown:
Santa Clara, CA

2022 -- Indoor Season: Finished ninth in the shot put at the Arkansas Qualifier. Outdoor T&F: Placed fifth in the discus and 20th in the shot put at the Big West Championships in third season at Cal Poly … recorded a personal best in the shot put of 41 feet, 4.5 inches at the UCSB Invitational … finished first in the shot put and second in the discus at the Cal Poly Open … received Big West Conference All-Academic honors.

2021 -- Indoor Season: Cal Poly did not compete in any indoor meets due to COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor T&F: Placed third in discus at Big West Conference Championships with mark of 156-2, helping Cal Poly to first-ever conference title ... also was 13th in shot put at 39-8 1/2 ... established personal bests in both events at Cal Poly Four-Way Meet, winning discus at 157-8 and placing fifth in shot put with mark of 41-1 3/4 ... won discus in Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge (146-8) and was second in shot put (40-6 3/4) ... second in discus at Spring Break Invitational (150-4) and seventh in shot put (37-5) ... earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors.

2020 -- Indoor Season: Redshirted first winter on campus. Outdoor T&F: Spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, retains year of NCAA eligibility moving forward.

Prep -- While with Santa Clara High School, came in fourth place at the 2019 CIF State Championship for the discus, with a PR of 148 feet, 10 inches ... also finished third at the 2019 Central Coast Section Discus Throw Finals (via 139’ 6”) after winning the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League title ... also won the SCVAL championship for the shot put, with a mark of 38’ 8” as a Bruin senior, on the way to a seventh-place 37’ 7” at CCS ... additionally, was a 2019 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic qualifier in both the discus and shot put.

Personal -- Majoring in child development (with an elementary education & teaching concentration).