2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Mikella Lefebvre-Oatis
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Vanier
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2017 (XC)
Qualified for NCAA West Regionals in the high jump ... Had a season-best outdoor jump of 1.77m (5-9.75) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee on Apr. 14, the second-best high jump by a Bruin in 2018 ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Finished second in the high jump at the RJ/JJK Invite, the Aztec Invitational (Mar. 24), and the MPSF Championships (Feb. 24) ... Had a season-best jump of 1.79m (5-10.5) at the MPSF Championships ... Competed in five outdoor meets and four indoor meets ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.
2017
Won a bronze medal in the high jump at the Pan American Junior Championships in July with a jump of 1.82m (5-11.5) … NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the high jump … Took 13th place at the West Regionals with a jump of 5-08.50 … Won the high jump competition at the UCLA Legends Invite with a lifetime-best mark of 6-00.75, a jump that was the leading mark in the nation to that point and good for a tie for sixth in UCLA history … Cleared 5-07.75 at the Pac-12 Championships, a mark good for third overall … Finished second at the Jim Bush Invite with a jump of 5-07.00 … Opened her outdoor campaign with a second-place finish in the high jump at the Long Beach Dual, recording a jump of 5-07.25 … Competed in four indoor meets … Posted a clearance of 5-07.00 at the MPSF Indoor Championships to finish sixth overall … Made her UCLA debut at the Columbia East-West Challenge, where she won the high jump competition with a mark of 5-08.75.
High School
A high jumper from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that attended Vanier College … Holds a personal best of 5-10 (1.78m) … Won the New Balance Nationals Indoor Championships in the high jump with a leap of 5-9.25 … Placed ninth at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships … 2015 National Junior Champion (2015 National Junior Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada … Was the No. 1 ranked high jumper in the world at her age in 2012 … Earned a bronze medal at the Canadian Junior Championships in 2013 … Was the 2012 Canadian Midget Champion … A four-time state champion in Quebec … A three-time New Balance Nationals All-American … Made the 2015 National Canadian Team for the World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.
Personal
Daughter of Victor Oatis and Johanne Lefebvre … Has a sibling named Naomi … Enjoys watching Grey’s Anatomy.
