2023 Track & Field Roster
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Tavella, Emma
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Emma Tavella
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- San Ramon Valley
- Hometown:
- Danville, Calif.
Bio
2023 ย (Track & Field)
Ran one indoor 3000m at the Dr. Sander Invite before the outdoor season came aroundโฆ Captured first place at the USC Dual Meet on April 30, running a 10:17.93 inside Drake Stadiumโฆ Improved on her time to place fifth (10:08.23) at the Pac-12 Championshipsโฆ Broke her own 3000m steeplechase record at the NCAA West Prelims, recording UCLAโs first-ever sub-10-minute finish in the race as she ran a 9:52.68โฆ Earned Second-Team All-America for her 14th-place finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field National Championships; Tavella ran a 9:56.93 at the June competition in Austinโฆ Honors: Second Team All-American (3000m Steeplechase).
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2022 (Cross Country)
UCLAโs top runner in each of the five races she ran during the 2022 campaignโฆ Ran a team- and season-best 20:07.2 at the NCAA West Regionals on Nov. 11, placing 45th in the west with the result.
ย
2021 (Cross Country)
Finished as UCLAโs first or second runner in each of her four meets this season โฆ Made her season debut at the Dellinger Invite, where she finished 49th overall with a 6k time of 21:04.3 โฆ Finished 36th overall at the Pac-12 Championships as UCLAโs top runner, crossing with a 6k time of 21:51.7 in Salt Lake City โฆ Crossed as the Bruinsโ No. 1 runner at NCAA West Regionals, taking 64th place with a time of 21:09.6.
2021 (Track & Field)
Competed in four track meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Opened the year at the Anteater Distance Twilight, where she finished seventh overall in the 1500m with a time of 4:40.28 โฆ Ran a season-best 5000m time of 16:46.18 at the Stanford Invitational, good for 10th place in the event โฆ Won the 3000m in the teamโs dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 9:56.94 โฆ Also finished third in the 1500m against the Trojans, clocking a collegiate-best time of 4:31.71.
ย
2020 (Cross Country)
Was the Bruinsโ top runner in each of her two races this season โฆ Opened the year with a runner-up showing at the Arizona Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 21:51.6 to help the Bruin women earn a team victory โฆ Finished third overall at the Dave Murray Invite, clocking a time of 21:44.9 โฆ The Bruins also won the team title at the Dave Murray Invite.
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in four meets in her true freshman season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Capped her season with a PR in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, going 16:55.74 for 18th place โฆ Notched a career-best time of 9:46.91 in the 300m at the Husky Classic โฆ Made her UCLA track debut in the mile at the UW Preview, going 5:02.39 for 23rd place.
2019 (Cross Country)
Competed in five meets her true freshman season ... Finished the season at the NCAA West Region Championships, finishing 80th overall on the 6k course with a time of 21:22.4 ... Took 45th place at the Pac-12 Championships, going 20:58.6 on the 6k course ... Made her UCLA debut at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, winning the womenโs 4k with a time of 15:05.7.
High School
Attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif. โฆ Two-time EBAL First Team All-League selection (2017, 2018) โฆ Garnered second team honors her first two years for cross country โฆ Named Most Dependable Athlete in 2017 โฆ PRโed at the NCS Finals with a time of 17:41.9 to finish fourth โฆ Ultimately reached the CIF State Championships, where she posted a 5K time of 18:38.0 โฆ Clocked a season-best 5K time of 18:15.8 at the 40th ASICS Clovis XC Invite โฆ In track & field, was a third-place finisher in the 1600m at the EBAL Championship Trials with a time of 5:21.82 โฆ San Ramon Valley school record holder in the 1600m (4:57.77) โฆ Presented with the Kelly Slater Award in 2017 โฆ Earned the โGreatest of All-Timeโ award by her coaches, an award given for the best all-around runner, leader and performer โฆ PRโed in the 3200m (10:59.65) at the Dublin Distance Fiesta, placing fourth โฆ Helped her 4x400m relay team capture second (4:25.25) at the EBAL Center Meet โฆ As a junior, PRโed in the 1600m (4:57.40) at the NCS Meet of Champions Finals.
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Personal
Born in Palo Alto, Calif., to parents Becky and EJ Tavella โฆ Has two sisters, Sofia and Kate โฆ Lists Shalane Flanagan and Colleen Quigley as famous athletes she admires โฆ Hobbies include cooking and nutrition, as well as staying active and immersing herself in different cultures โฆ Has a personal blog with her sister where she posts food recipes โฆ Chose UCLA because she โfell in love with the campus, people and teamโ โฆ Said UCLAโs atmosphere and network were โunbeatableโ โฆ Has a fraternal twin โฆ Sister, Kate, will compete in cross country and track & field at Georgetown โฆ Her uncle competed in both cross country and track & field at Cal Poly โฆ Aspires to be an event planner.
Ran one indoor 3000m at the Dr. Sander Invite before the outdoor season came aroundโฆ Captured first place at the USC Dual Meet on April 30, running a 10:17.93 inside Drake Stadiumโฆ Improved on her time to place fifth (10:08.23) at the Pac-12 Championshipsโฆ Broke her own 3000m steeplechase record at the NCAA West Prelims, recording UCLAโs first-ever sub-10-minute finish in the race as she ran a 9:52.68โฆ Earned Second-Team All-America for her 14th-place finish at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field National Championships; Tavella ran a 9:56.93 at the June competition in Austinโฆ Honors: Second Team All-American (3000m Steeplechase).
ย
2022 (Cross Country)
UCLAโs top runner in each of the five races she ran during the 2022 campaignโฆ Ran a team- and season-best 20:07.2 at the NCAA West Regionals on Nov. 11, placing 45th in the west with the result.
ย
2021 (Cross Country)
Finished as UCLAโs first or second runner in each of her four meets this season โฆ Made her season debut at the Dellinger Invite, where she finished 49th overall with a 6k time of 21:04.3 โฆ Finished 36th overall at the Pac-12 Championships as UCLAโs top runner, crossing with a 6k time of 21:51.7 in Salt Lake City โฆ Crossed as the Bruinsโ No. 1 runner at NCAA West Regionals, taking 64th place with a time of 21:09.6.
2021 (Track & Field)
Competed in four track meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Opened the year at the Anteater Distance Twilight, where she finished seventh overall in the 1500m with a time of 4:40.28 โฆ Ran a season-best 5000m time of 16:46.18 at the Stanford Invitational, good for 10th place in the event โฆ Won the 3000m in the teamโs dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 9:56.94 โฆ Also finished third in the 1500m against the Trojans, clocking a collegiate-best time of 4:31.71.
ย
2020 (Cross Country)
Was the Bruinsโ top runner in each of her two races this season โฆ Opened the year with a runner-up showing at the Arizona Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 21:51.6 to help the Bruin women earn a team victory โฆ Finished third overall at the Dave Murray Invite, clocking a time of 21:44.9 โฆ The Bruins also won the team title at the Dave Murray Invite.
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in four meets in her true freshman season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Capped her season with a PR in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, going 16:55.74 for 18th place โฆ Notched a career-best time of 9:46.91 in the 300m at the Husky Classic โฆ Made her UCLA track debut in the mile at the UW Preview, going 5:02.39 for 23rd place.
2019 (Cross Country)
Competed in five meets her true freshman season ... Finished the season at the NCAA West Region Championships, finishing 80th overall on the 6k course with a time of 21:22.4 ... Took 45th place at the Pac-12 Championships, going 20:58.6 on the 6k course ... Made her UCLA debut at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, winning the womenโs 4k with a time of 15:05.7.
High School
Attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif. โฆ Two-time EBAL First Team All-League selection (2017, 2018) โฆ Garnered second team honors her first two years for cross country โฆ Named Most Dependable Athlete in 2017 โฆ PRโed at the NCS Finals with a time of 17:41.9 to finish fourth โฆ Ultimately reached the CIF State Championships, where she posted a 5K time of 18:38.0 โฆ Clocked a season-best 5K time of 18:15.8 at the 40th ASICS Clovis XC Invite โฆ In track & field, was a third-place finisher in the 1600m at the EBAL Championship Trials with a time of 5:21.82 โฆ San Ramon Valley school record holder in the 1600m (4:57.77) โฆ Presented with the Kelly Slater Award in 2017 โฆ Earned the โGreatest of All-Timeโ award by her coaches, an award given for the best all-around runner, leader and performer โฆ PRโed in the 3200m (10:59.65) at the Dublin Distance Fiesta, placing fourth โฆ Helped her 4x400m relay team capture second (4:25.25) at the EBAL Center Meet โฆ As a junior, PRโed in the 1600m (4:57.40) at the NCS Meet of Champions Finals.
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Personal
Born in Palo Alto, Calif., to parents Becky and EJ Tavella โฆ Has two sisters, Sofia and Kate โฆ Lists Shalane Flanagan and Colleen Quigley as famous athletes she admires โฆ Hobbies include cooking and nutrition, as well as staying active and immersing herself in different cultures โฆ Has a personal blog with her sister where she posts food recipes โฆ Chose UCLA because she โfell in love with the campus, people and teamโ โฆ Said UCLAโs atmosphere and network were โunbeatableโ โฆ Has a fraternal twin โฆ Sister, Kate, will compete in cross country and track & field at Georgetown โฆ Her uncle competed in both cross country and track & field at Cal Poly โฆ Aspires to be an event planner.
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