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Polzonetti, Celeste

Celeste Polzonetti
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Istituto Labor
- Hometown:
- Desio, Italy
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Highlights
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-America (100m hurdles)
2025
Earned a Second Team All-America nod after finishing 16th in the 100m hurdles at the Outdoor NCAA Championships (13.22) ... Posted her best 100mH time of the year during NCAA West Regionals, running 13.08 during semifinals ... That time was good for No. 9 all-time in UCLA outdoor history ... Scored at Outdoor Big Tens after placing fifth in the 100mH (13.29) ... Competed at 13 meets during her true freshman campaign, eight during outdoor season and five during indoor season ... Made her NCAA debut at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17, finishing fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.29) and debuting at No. 10 on UCLA's indoor all-time top-10 list ... Raced in the 60m hurdles at Indoor Big Tens, finishing 12th with a time of 8.40 ... Finished third in the 100mH to score and help UCLA to a dual-meet win over crosstown rival USC on May 4 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters.
Prior to UCLA
Competed club with Bracco Atletica ... In 2024, was the U20 Italian Champion in the 60mH and 100mH ... At the 2024 senior Italian Championships, placed fifth in the 100mH and sixth in the 60mH ... Was 12th in the 100mH at the 2024 U20 World Championships ... In 2023, was the U20 Italian Champion in the 60mH and 100 mH, while finishing fourth at the U20 European Championships in the 100mH ... In 2022, was the U18 Italian Champion in the 100mH, placing fourth at the U20 European Championships in the same event ... Was a U16 Italian Champion in the 80mH and U18 Champion in the 100mH.
Personal
Born in 2005 in Monzia, Italy ... Plans on majoring in psychology.
Career Highlights
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-America (100m hurdles)
2025
Earned a Second Team All-America nod after finishing 16th in the 100m hurdles at the Outdoor NCAA Championships (13.22) ... Posted her best 100mH time of the year during NCAA West Regionals, running 13.08 during semifinals ... That time was good for No. 9 all-time in UCLA outdoor history ... Scored at Outdoor Big Tens after placing fifth in the 100mH (13.29) ... Competed at 13 meets during her true freshman campaign, eight during outdoor season and five during indoor season ... Made her NCAA debut at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17, finishing fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.29) and debuting at No. 10 on UCLA's indoor all-time top-10 list ... Raced in the 60m hurdles at Indoor Big Tens, finishing 12th with a time of 8.40 ... Finished third in the 100mH to score and help UCLA to a dual-meet win over crosstown rival USC on May 4 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters.
Prior to UCLA
Competed club with Bracco Atletica ... In 2024, was the U20 Italian Champion in the 60mH and 100mH ... At the 2024 senior Italian Championships, placed fifth in the 100mH and sixth in the 60mH ... Was 12th in the 100mH at the 2024 U20 World Championships ... In 2023, was the U20 Italian Champion in the 60mH and 100 mH, while finishing fourth at the U20 European Championships in the 100mH ... In 2022, was the U18 Italian Champion in the 100mH, placing fourth at the U20 European Championships in the same event ... Was a U16 Italian Champion in the 80mH and U18 Champion in the 100mH.
Personal
Born in 2005 in Monzia, Italy ... Plans on majoring in psychology.
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