Jana van Schalkwyk

Jeremy Zammit

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/ Track & Field

Photo by: Jasmine Blevins

Photo by: Audrey Allen

UCLA Athletics - UCLA Track and Field athlete portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
October 2nd, 2024
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Position:
Javelin
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Stellenbosch University
Hometown:
Melkbosstrand, South Africa

TFRRS Profile

Career Highlights
2025 First Team All-American (Javelin)
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-Big Ten (Javelin)

2025
Earned First Team All-America honors after finishing sixth in the javelin at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor NCAA Championships with a mark of 57.07m (187-3) ... Her mark at NCAAs was a season-best, and the second-longest in UCLA history ... Her throw was the longest ever by a Bruin at NCAA Championships, and her finish was the highest for UCLA in the women's javelin at NCAAs since Suzy Powell was runner-up in 1998 ... Named to the All-Big Ten Conference Second Team after finishing runner-up in the women's javelin at the 2025 Outdoor Big Ten Championships with a mark of 56.24m (184-6) ... Competed in eight meets for UCLA, all during outdoor season ... Finished with a mark of 53+ meters in every meet she competed as a Bruin ... Picked up event wins in the javelin at the USC dual meet, Jim Bush Legends Meet, and Beach Opener ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.

Prior to UCLA
Silver medalist at the 2023 African Games in the javelin .. Two-time javelin medalist at the African Championships, including a silver medal in 2024 ... Bronze medalist in the javelin at the 2021 World University Games in Chengdu, China ... Attended Stellenbosch University in South Africa, earning a bachelor's in management science.

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)

Wednesday, April 17

powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Monday, June 27

Sixteen Individuals, Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Tuesday, July 22

Seven Bruins Earn Academic All-District Honors

Tuesday, June 24

Women Finish Up NCAA Championships With Two More Scorers

Saturday, June 14

Pinckney, Clement II Score for UCLA on Day 3 of NCAAs

Friday, June 13

University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics

2025 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Ka'Leila Abrille

Katerina Adamiec

Audrey Allen

Tristan Amell

Josh Bailey

Di'Niko Bates

Joel Bengtsson

Emie Berger

Bennett Booth-Genthe

Aaron Cantu

Everett Capelle

Joshua Chu

Kaho Cichon

Gabriel Clement II

Aly Conyers

Shamar Cook

Carly Corsinita

Mark Cortes

Ramses Cortes

Patrick Curulla

Harrison Dance

Davis Davis-Lyric

Dev Doshi

Andreas Dybdahl

Kris Emig

Valentina Fakrogha

Jack Falkowski

Asha Fletcher

Kaylen Fletcher

April Fontenette

Olivia Foody

Conor Gibson

Leon Gillis

Karson Gordon

Angus Harrington

Sophia Hartwell

Ailish Hawkins

Lamaiya Henderson

Mia Holden

Allan Hunter

Amber Jackson

Georgia Jeanneret

Naomi Johnson

Sydney Johnson

Mia Kane

Ava Kellenberg

Benjamin Kirk

Mackenzie Kirk

Quinci Lott

Elijah Major

Kojo Manu

Kayla McBride

Jade McDonald

Ella McGillis

Michael Mireles

Tamaal Myers

Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck

Camryn O'Bannon

Hunter O'Brien

Michael Pinckney

Rose Pittman

Celeste Polzonetti

Parker Raymond

Jordan Robinson

John Robinson IV

Jack Rosencrans

Annika Salz

Hannah Slover

Derek Smith

Taylor Snaer

Cade Sommers

Jake Stafford

Lyvante Su'emai

Terrence Sweetman

Ollie Thorner

Ameen Tokhi

Shawn Toney