2025 Women's Track & Field Roster

Olivia Gaspar

  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Santa Barbara HS
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

GRADUATE STUDENT (2025)
  • Raced 13 times for the Toreros during the track campaign
  • Set a personal record in the 800m at 2:25.83 to cap off her collegiate career with a personal record during the Franson Last Chance Meet (May 9-10)
  • Recorded three different second place finishes during the Leopard Distance Carnival (April 18):
    • 400 meters (Heat 3): 1:01.87
    • 800 meters (Heat 2): 2:27.05
    • 4x400 meter relay with Dow, Curry and Betlach: 4:03.04 (third-best 4x400 meter relay time in program history)
  • Finished the 400m at Oxy Invitational (May 3) in 1:00.07, which marked the fourth fastest 400-meter time in program history 
  • Also at the Oxy Invitational, logged a third-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay with Curry, Dow and Kaitlyn McQuillen) at 4:03.80
PREVIOUS COLLEGE 
  • Attended Santa Barbara City College where she earned an Associate’s Degree in Communications
  • Set a 400m PR of one minute flat
  • Also competed in the long jump
  • 2024 Louise Lowry Davis Inspirational Leadership Award winner
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Santa Barbara High School 
  • National Honors Society member
  • 2022 Community Service Excellence Award
  • Won a league championship in girls soccer, while earning All-Channel League Honorable Mention
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Leora Gaspar and Laszlo Gaspar, born in Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Loves to cook, go to the beach, go thrifting, and going to farmers markets in San Diego 
  • Favorite USD memory is doing summer workouts with the team and then jumping in the ocean right after