Saija Bikanova

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Madonas, Latvia

2015 Outdoor

Finished 5^th at the Bulls Invitational with a Shot Put of 12.92m
Earned 2^nd at the UCF Black & Gold Challenged with a long jump of 5.75m
Finished 4^th in the Shot Put (12.36m) and 5^th in Javelin (30.76m) at the UConn Invitational

2015 Indoor

Placed 1^st in High Jump at the NYC Gotham Cup with a score of 1.72m
Finished 2^nd in 60M Hurdles (8.83) and Long Jump (5.70m) at the Scarlet and White Invitational, while also placing 3^rd in shot put (12.82m
3^rd Place finish at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a High Jump of 1.70m
Placed 1^st in the Pentathlon (3,906 points) at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, while also placing 5^th in High Jump (1.71m) and 4^th in Shot Put (13.27)

2014 Outdoor (Junior)

Competed at the NCAA East Regionals for the first time in her career, placing 15^th in the high jump after clearing 1.77m.
Became just the second-ever Husky to capture the ECAC Heptathlon (Terry Roy in 1992 & 1995) when she racked up 5,352 points across the seven events. It marked the second-highest point total in UConn history.
Finished third in the heptathlon at the American Athletic Conference Championship with 5,203 points... also captured sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.70m.

2012-13 Outdoor (Sophomore)

Finished third in the heptathlon (5,012) at the ECAC Championships... high jump with a leap of 1.71m.
Claimed the bronze medal in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with 5,118 points... finished eighth in the high jump (1.70m)... Also competed in the shot put.

2012-13 Indoor (Sophomore)

A fifth place finisher in the pentathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with an overall score of 3,710. Competed in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships.
Placed 2^nd in the pentathlon at the New England Championships tallying 3,818 points. A seventh place finisher in the high jump at the New England Championships with a height of 1.70m.

High School: Attended Murjani Sport Gymnasium in Seja, Latvia... Transferred from Nicholls State University... Was the 2011 national indoor champion in the long jump and the 2010 national champion in the pentathlon.

Personal: Born on Jan. 26, 1992... majoring in natural resources.