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Summary of the 2025 Women's T&F Team
Posted Wed, Dec 11 11:13 am
Here are my selections for the best returning and new athletes on the women's track and field squad at UCLA this coming season. The women may be able to field better relay teams than the men, and they have multiple point scorers in the field events.

Best Returning Athletes

Ka'Leila Abrille; grad; 14-05.25 pole vault
Katerina Adamiec; grad; 13-11.75 pole vault
Asha Fletcher; grad; 43-8.75 triple jump
Sydney Johnson; senior; 5,514 heptathlon
Mia Kane; senior; 9:15.16 3000m
Jade McDonald; senior; 40-05.5 triple jump, 18-7 long jump
Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck; redshirt senior; 12.99 100m hurdles
Rose Pittman; grad; 2:03.63 800m
Lyvante Su'emai; senior; 50-04.75 shot put, 182-08 discus, 208-07 hammer throw

Most Promising Newcomers

Emie Berger; frosh; 4:18.97 1500m
Valentina Fakrogha; frosh; 5-8.75 high jump
Lamaiya Henderson; frosh; 11.61 100m, 23.92 200m, 54.18 400m
Mia Holden; frosh; 13.81 100m hurdles (got second in the event at '24 state meet)
Ava Kellenberg; frosh; 19-6 long jump, 40-8.25 triple jump
Kayla McBride; 11.93 100m; 23.72 200m
Celeste Polzonetti; frosh (from Italy); 13.32 100m hurdles
Taylor Snaer; soph (from Modesto JC); 11.25 100m, 22.96 200m, 54.56 400m
Jana van Schalkwyk; grad (from So. Africa); 189-11 javelin

As a final thought, Joanna Hayes and her assistants should attract progressively more talented athletes to UCLA's track and field program. I'm optimistic.
bruintrack
Joined: 8/24/17 Posts: 153
recruiting
Posted Thu, Dec 12 6:38 pm (Edited Thu, Dec 12 6:40 pm)
In response to Summary of the 2025 Women's T&F Team (MacBruin)
Marie Celie Warneke (spring enrollee) - https://www.instagram.com/joshua.grenade/p/DDGfb4nx4Pv/
Paige Echsner - https://www.athletic.net/athlete/18800416/track-and-field/high-school
https://www.instagram.com/paigeechsner2025/p/DCTLhMTR02u/
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Warneke's a Gem
Posted Sat, Dec 14 5:41 pm
In response to recruiting (bruintrack)
She kept bettering her PR in the heats, semifinal and final at the World Under-20 meet and wound up finishing 4th in the 800m with a huge improvement (2:02.98). She should be a nice addition to UCLA's track program. And maybe Paige Echsner can become one of those rare pole vaulters who will keep improving once she's in Westwood. Lots of young ladies reach her PR (13-5) in high school and get stuck there in college.
Thanks for the info, as always, bruintrack.