Hope Bender-Haugh (born January 2, 1997, in Newport Beach, California) is an American track and field athlete, known for multiple events and hurdles. She competed for the Santa Barbara Track Club and coached at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos before moving to San Marcos, Texas to train at Texas State University in Fall 2023. Bender studied to be a Biotechnology engineer.
Professional Hope Bender competed in Des Moines, Iowa, at the 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships and Clovis, California, at the 2016 USATF Junior Championships. Outdoor Track and Field Place Score 100 meters hurdles High jump Shot Put 200 meters Long Jump Javelin 800 metres Representing Team USA 2023 Thorpe Cup DNF 9thresults - Thorpe Cup Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion, Marburg (GER) 12–13 AUG 2023 F Day 1 - 12 AUG 2023 Women's Heptathlon Women's Heptathlon 4656 points2019 Thorpe CupSBTC's Bender Helps USA Win Thorpe Cup in Close Competition Over Germany Santa Barbara Track Club 9th 5449 pointsSunday, September 15, 2019 Filderstadt-Bernhausen (Germany), 14-15.9.2019 -Thorpe Cup Results Track in Sun 985 points 13.95 s 759 points 625 points 932 points 24.51 s 789 points 527 points 832 points 2:19.38 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships2024 USA Olympic Trials 15th 5614 points 1084 points 13.49 s 897 points 780 points 1019 points 24.18 s 830 points 523 points 863 points 2:18.002023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 8th 5726 points 1067 points 13.69 s 916 points 705 points 1000 points 24.39 s 981 points 593 points 905 points 2:15.282022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 12thDNF points2022 USA Senior Championships Results - USATF Combined Event Championships Fayetteville, AR - May 6-7, 2022 FlashResults.com 1018 points 13.72 s 855 points 645 points 900 points 24.86 s pointsFoul P P DNS DNS2021 USA Olympic Trials 9th 5867 points 1070 points 13.60 s 1004 points 783 points 982 points 24.40 s 932 points 575 points 932 points 2:13.612019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 12th 5824 points2019 USA Senior Championships Results USATF 1010 points 13.78 s 818 points 714 points 955 points 24.27 s 834 points 621 points 900 points 2:14.49 Representing UCSB Gauchos2016 USATF Junior Championships 13th 4436 points2016 USA Junior Championships Results - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California USATF 980 points 13.99 s +2.4 678 points 517 points 885 points 25.02 s +1.7 603 points +1.5 0 pointsFoul 773 points 2:23.76
Hope Bender competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She placed 5th in the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships pentathlon. 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 11th 400m 53.74USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Place Score 60 meters hurdles High jump Shot Put Long Jump 800 metres2024 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDYESTAT DISCUSSIONS - EP1006 - HOPE BENDER - Hope Bender, a four-time NCAA Division 1 All-American at UC Santa Barbara and runner-up last year in the women's pentathlon at the USATF Indoor Championships, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss competing in the pentathlon Jan. 28 at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center in Indianapolis. Bender, who achieved a personal-best 4,445 points to place second last year in Albuquerque, N.M., reflects on her breakthrough performance and her ambition to challenge for the title this season. She examines the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships being showcased separately from the rest of the USATF Indoor Championships for the first time since the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon were held in Annapolis, Md. Bender analyzes the return of Annie Kunz to the pentathlon at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships for the first time since winning the title in 2020 with 4,610 points in Maryland. She also speaks about the 12-athlete pentathlon field not including JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, a junior at Emerald Ridge High in Washington who has the potential to challenge the national high school record this year. Bender revisits her experience in August in Germany representing the U.S. at the Thorpe Cup in Marburg, her second opportunity to compete for the Americans including 2019, and being part of the victorious women's heptathlon lineup. She highlights fellow Americans Michelle Atherley and Erin Marsh winning heptathlon gold last year at the Thorpe Cup and Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, respectively. Bender also expresses gratitude for Texas State assistant coach Kendall Gustafson for mentoring her in the field events, along with Mississippi State assistant coach Gray Horn guiding her in the sprint events, as well as Memphis Grizzlies strength and conditioning coach Eric Schmitt for being part of her support system after moving from California in the fall. She explains her ambition to surpass 6,000 points in the heptathlon this year, along with her goal to eclipse the 4,600-point pentathlon barrier in Indianapolis.3rd 4392 points 1030 points 8.44 seconds 867 points 743 points 825 points 927 points2:12.622023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships2nd 4445 points2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USATF 1063 points 8.44 seconds 984 points 752 points 1007 points 977 points2:13.252022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 8th DNF points2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USATF 1021 points 8.48 seconds 736 points 745 points DNS DNS Representing Santa Barbara Track Club2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 4277 points2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/7/2020 United States Naval Academy, Wesley A Brown Field House, Santee Road, Annapolis, MD, USA USATF 1013 points 8.52 seconds 855 points 684 points 834 points 891 points 2:15.13 Representing UC Santa Barbara2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 5th 4149 points2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center USATF 993 points 8.61 830 points 680 points 777 points 869 points 2:16.68
NCAA Hope Bender is a UC Santa Barbara Gauchos alumna and won 6 Big West Conference titles.
Hope Bender is a 4-time USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American at UCSB.
UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at 2019 NCAA outdoor track and field championship.UCSB's Bender finishes fourth at NCAAs Santa Barbara News-Press
UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2019 Big West Championships hosted by UC Santa Barbara Gauchos track and field helping the women's team to place 2nd in Big West Championships.UCSB's Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at Big West Championships Noozhawk
UCSB Gauchos’s Hope Bender Named Athlete of Meet at 2018 Big West Championships hosted by Cal State Northridge Matadors.Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé Representing University of California, Santa Barbara Year NCAA Division IIndoor track and fieldChampionship Big West ConferenceOutdoor track and fieldChampionship NCAA Division IOutdoor track and fieldChampionship2019 400 metres hurdles1st place 58.02 pentathlon6th place 4262 points Heptathlon 1st place 5814 points Heptathlon 4th place 5955 points 5th place 3:46.01 Long jump 1st place Long Jump 24th place
Prep and personal life Hope Bender-Haugh was married in 2025.84. Hope Bender, Multi-Event Athlete & Olympic Hopeful - The Trackstar.me Olympic Dreams Series continues as we talk to Hope Bender about her journey and much more! Come join in the conversation! Talking In Ovals.
Hope Bender competed for Newport Harbor High School alma mater.Hope springs forward for Newport Harbor Los Angeles Times
While at Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor High School, she was a 2015 CIF CIF California State Meet finalist at 300 meters hurdles after competing in the 2015 CIF Southern Section track and field championships.
Bender won 100 meters hurdles at 2015 Mt. SAC Relays in 14.69.
Bender placed 2nd in the 100 m hurdles at 2015 Arcadia Invitational.
Hope Bender's best times were 200 m - 25.40 s, 400 m - 57.09 s, 100 m hurdles - 14.35 s, 300 m hurdles - 42.18 s, shot put - , and long jump - .Newport Harbor HS Tars /Sailors - Newport Beach, CA - Hope Bender Track & Field Athletic.net
Bender competed in Motocross from 5–10 years old and Equestrian through 10th grade.Episode 6- Hopetathlon (featuring Hope Bender) Up, Up, & Olé - May 2019
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Videos - Hope Bender 7th Women's Heptathlon 5725 Points - Azusa - Published on April 20, 2018 Runnerspace DyeStatCal Hope Bender at University of California Santa Barbara
Hope Bender – Newport HS at California Milesplit It Fitz #19 - 2019 NCAA Multi-Events Recap - Hope Bender Joins - Ft. A. Zamzow / J. Erm / M. Clark Athletic Experience Podcast