Lea Riedel

Position:
Throws
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Wirtemberg Gymnasium
Hometown:
Esslingen, Germany
Previous School:
Kansas / Stuttgart University

2024
Competed in five outdoor meets in the shot put during her first season with the Bruins … Debuted with a mark of 17.13m (56-02.5) at the UCLA “Legends” Invitational … Cracked the all-time Outdoor Top 10 with this performance … Was one of three Bruin scorers in the event at the USC Dual Meet, finishing third … Posted 16.76m (55-00.00) at the Pac-12 Championships to place third in the Conference … Finished 18th in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds …

Prior to UCLA...

Attended Stuttgart University in Germany... Her personal best in the shot put is 17.97m... Recently won bronze at the World University Games in Chengdu China in 2023, throwing her personal best when competing in the final... She is also the 2021 European U23 Silver Medalist in the shot put.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterwinner in track & field and gymnastics at Wirtemberg Gymnasium … Four-time champion of Baden-Wurttemberg in 2016 in the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and the shot put … Three-time champion of South-Germany in 2016 in the 100-meter hurdles and shot put … Three-time German-Vice Champion in the heptathlon in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … 2016 shot put German Champion.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Gerhard and Barbara Riedel … Sister to Inka.

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

2024 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Ka'Leila Abrille

Katerina Adamiec

Audrey Allen

Tristan Amell

Josh Bailey

Joel Bengtsson

Mateo Bianchi

Federica Botter

Bella Browne

Chloe Browne

Aaron Cantu

Chris Chavez

Kaho Cichon

Gabriel Clement II

Aly Conyers

Carly Corsinita

Mark Cortes

Ramses Cortes

Patrick Curulla

Harrison Dance

Davis Davis-Lyric

Jai Dawson

Aidan Elbettar

Kris Emig

Asha Fletcher

Kaylen Fletcher

April Fontenette

Conor Gibson

Leon Gillis

Angus Harrington

Sophia Hartwell

Ailish Hawkins

Sam Herenton

Amber Jackson

Kate Jendrezak

Ashley Johnson

Naomi Johnson

Sydney Johnson

Brooke Johnston

Jada Jones

Julia Jordahl-Henry

Mia Kane

Gabriel Katches

Benjamin Kirk

Mackenzie Kirk

Catherine Leger

Allison Leigh

Aiden Lieb

Mayyi Mahama

Elijah Major

Jade McDonald

Michael Mireles

Myles Misener-Daley

Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck

Antonie Nortje

Camryn O'Bannon

Hunter O'Brien

Miliana Perez

Michael Pinckney

Rose Pittman

Natalie Ramirez

Cameron Reynolds

Lea Riedel

Cheyenne Roberts

Jordan Robinson

John Robinson IV

Megan Ronan

Trinity Rossum

Ajani Salcido

Annika Salz

Angelina Shandro

Jada Sims

Hannah Slover

Jake Stafford

Jillian Stafford

Anthony Stone

Lyvante Su'emai