Amanda Van Buren

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Vista Murrieta HS
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier (100 Meters)
2017 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay)
2017 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (4x100-Meter Relay)

OU INDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS
60-Meter Dash: 7.49, 2017
200-Meter Dash: 24.00, 2018

OU OUTDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS
100-Meter Dash: 11.61, 2019
200-Meter Dash: 23.83, 2018

2021

Did not compete in the 2021 Outdoor season

2019

(Outdoor) Competed in the 100 and 200-meter at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships, finishing top-20 in both events… Earned first place in the 100 with a time of 12.10 (-1.0) and helped the Sooners take first in the 4x100 at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational… Helped the Sooners secure third place in the 4x100 at the 2019 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing in 44.58.

2018

(Outdoor) Qualified in the 100 meters for the NCAA West Regional, running a 11.91 at prelims… Ran on the 4x1 team that qualified for regionals, just missing the nationals cut by running a 45.06… Ran a PR in the 100 meters at Big 12 Outdoors in a 10th-place effort, crossing the line in 11.61 seconds… Ran in the 200 at Big 12 Outdoors also, finishing 17th in prelims in 24.11 seconds… Ran on the 4x2 that won OU’s first “Championship of America” relay title at Penn Relays, finishing in 1:32.41… Took fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 100 and 200 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational… Ran on the 4x2 that took second at Texas Relays, crossing the line in 1:35.99… Took third in the 200 meters at the Aztec Invitational, finishing in 23.83 seconds… Tied a PR in the 200 at the TCU Invite, finishing in 23.83 seconds… Ran on the 4x1 that won the TCU Invitational 4x100-meter relay competition, finishing in 44.33 seconds… (Indoor) Ran in the 60 and 200 meters at Big 12 Indoors, finishing 14th and 10th, respectively… Took second in the 60 meters competition at the J.D. Martin Invite, finishing in 7.58 seconds… Finished second in the 60 meters at the J.D. Martin Invite and Texas Tech Classic, running 7.55 and 7.58, respectively… Took fourth in the 60 at the Leonard Hilton Invite, finishing in 7.53 seconds.

2017

(Outdoor) Ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Championships that finished 13th with a time of 44.63... Ran the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA West Prelims that finished sixth and qualified for the NCAA Championships with a time of 44.40... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 100-meter dash, where she ran 11.48 in the first round to finish 29th... Ran the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay that won at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 44.77... Ran a personal best time of 23.91 in the 200-meter dash preliminaries at the Big 12 Championship, but did not qualify for the finals... Ran a personal best time of 11.52 in the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash at the Big 12 Championship, but did not qualify for the finals... Ran the second leg of the 4x200-meter relay Championship of America final at the Penn Relays that finished second with a time of 1:34.60... Ran the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay Championship of America final at the Penn Relays that finished fifth with a time of 44.74... Ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay that won at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 45.41... Finished third in the 200-meter dash at the John Jacobs Invitational with a personal best time of 23.97... Finished third in the 100-meter dash at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 11.69... Finished eighth (sixth among college runners) in the 200-meter dash at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a personal best time of 24.09... Finished eighth (fourth among college runners) in the 100-meter dash at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a time of 11.97... Ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational that finished second (first among college teams) with a time of 44.91... Placed 41st in the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays with a time of 11.84... Ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay at the Bobby Lane Invitational that won with a time of 44.89... Finished third (second among college athletes) in the 100-meter dash at the Bobby Lane Invitational with a personal best time of 11.54... Finished 13th (10th among college athletes) in the 200-meter dash at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a time of 24.35... Finished 14th (12th among college athletes) in the 100-meter dash at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a time of 11.89. (Indoor) Ran a time of 24.35 in the prelim of the 200-meter dash at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, but did not qualify for the final... Finished 17th in the 200-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational with a personal best time of 24.21... Ran 7.58 in the preliminary round of the 60-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational, but did not qualify for the finals... Ran a time of 24.84 in the preliminaries of the 200-meter dash at the Armory Track Invitational, but did not advance to the finals... Advanced to the semi-finals of the 60-meter dash at the Armory Track Invitational where she ran 7.60, but did not qualify for the finals... Won the 200-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a personal best time of 24.68... Placed third in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a personal best time of 7.49... Finished ninth in the 200-meter dash at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a personal best time of 25.21... Finished seventh in the 60-meter dash at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a personal best time of 7.56... Finished fourth in the 60-meter dash at the Sooner Opener with a time of 7.60... Finished fourth in the 200-meter dash at the Sooner Opener with a time of 25.35.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Vista Murrieta High School ... Finished second in state in the 4x100 relay her sophomore year ... Sixth in state her junior year in the 100 meters ... Won the league championship her freshman-senior year.

CLUB

Spent eight years with the 619 Flyers in San Diego, Calif.

PERSONAL

Born in Baltimore ... Daughter of Krystal and George Van Buren ... Has one sister, Amira... Majoring in public administration.