2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Alyssa Wilson
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Donovan Catholic
- Hometown:
- Jackson, N.J.
2021
Added another sensational season to her collegiate career โฆ Competed in nine meets for the Bruins, including three postseason competitions and the U.S. Olympic Trials โฆ Competed in multiple events in each of her nine competitions โฆ Opened her season at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational at Drake Stadium and earned victories in the hammer (63.99m 209-11), discus (51.77m, 169-10), and shot put (51-07.25) โฆ Picked up another trio of victories at the Bob Larsen Track Meet: hammer (66.50m, 218-2), discus (52.00m, 170-7), shot put (16.00m, 52-06.00) โฆ Picked up her seventh victory of the season with a shot put win at the Stanford Invite, going 15.95m (52-04.00) โฆ Scored 15 points for the Bruins with a trio of victories against the Trojans, going 69.94m (229-05) in the hammer, 54.17m (177-9) in the discus, and 17.74m (58-02.50) in the shot โฆ Earned top-three finishes in each of her three throwing events at the Pac-12 Championships, including runner-up showings in the hammer (68.97m, 226-3) and discus (57.13m, 187-5) โฆ Qualified for the National Meet after finishing second in the hammer (69.30m, 227-4) and fourth in the discus (189-0) at NCAA West Prelims โฆ Finished 10th in the hammer at NCAAs with a toss of 66.52m, her third-career top-10 national finish in the event โฆ Also secured 19th place in the discus with a mark of 52.74m (173-0) โฆ Qualified to compete in the hammer and discus competitions at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. โฆ Finished as the top collegian in the U.S. discus final, finishing eighth overall with a season-best mark of 58.80m (192-11) โฆ Unleashed an all-time performance in the qualifying flights of the hammer at Trials, posting a monster PR of 73.75m (241-11) to advance to the final โฆ The mark surpassed the Olympic standard and was the No. 4 all-time, all-dates collegiate mark โฆ She also bettered her own school record in the hammer by over 10 feet.
2020
Put together another historic season and continues to cement her legacy as one of the greatest throwers in UCLA history โฆ Won 10 of her 12 collegiate throwing events this year โฆ Qualified to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put and weight throw โฆ Indoor: Finished her season at the MPSF Indoor Championships, where she earned victories in the shot put (16.95m, 55-07.50) and weight throw (21.94m, 71-11.75) โฆ Competed at the USA Indoor Championships against professional athletes โฆ At USA Indoors, finished second in the weight throw (22.80m, 74-09.75) โฆ Broke the UCLA record in the weight throw at the Don Kirby Invite, launching the implement 22.98m (75-4.75) for the event victory โฆ Swept the throws at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic โฆ Won the shot put competition at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, tossing the shot 17.39m (57-00.75) โฆ. Swept the throws at the UW Preview, earning victories in the shot put (17.43m, 57-02.25) and weight throw (20.73m, 68-00.25).
2019
All-around competitor for UCLA and the programโs most lethal thrower โฆ Two-time Indoor All-American (first team โ shot put; second team โ weight throw) โฆ Three-time First Team All-American (shot put, discus, hammer) โฆ Pac-12 Championships Womenโs Athlete of the Meet โฆ Competed in 14 meets โฆ The only female athlete to qualify in three events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row โฆ Indoor: Opened her season at the NAU Friday Night Duals, where she won the shot put (17.73m; 58-2) and weight throw (20.51; 67-3.5) โฆ Repeated that process at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational with a mark of 17.57m (57-7.75) in the shot and 21.12m (69-3.5) in the weight throw โฆ Won the shot put (17.24m; 56-6.75) at the Columbia Challenge โฆ PRโed in the weight throw at the Don Kirby Invitational with a mark of 22.23m (72-11.25) to win the event โฆ Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the NCAA Championships โฆ Named a First Team All-American after finishing fourth in the shot (17.38m; 57-0.25) โฆ Second Team All-American in the weight throw, taking ninth (20.98m; 68-10) ... Outdoor: Competed at the Aztec Invitational to kick off her outdoor season, winning the shot (16.12m; 52-10.75) and hammer (68.11m; 223-5), while placing second in the discus (56.58m; 185-7) โฆ Swept the shot (16.83m; 55-2.75), discus (55.05m; 180-7) and hammer (67.67m; 222-0) at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational โฆ Did the same thing at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, where she PRโed in the hammer throw at 70.63m (231-9), set a school record and became the first Bruin to throw 70 meters in the event โฆ Won the shot put at the Beach Invitational with a PR of 18.02m (59-1.5), moving her to second on UCLAโs all-time list and making her the second Bruin to throw 18 meters โฆ Also won the hammer throw at the event with a mark of 68.56m (224-11) โฆ Swept all three events in the UCLA vs. USC Dual โฆ Scored 26 points at the Pac-12 Championships, the highest point tally of any athlete, male or female, to notch Pac-12 Womenโs Athlete of the Meet honors โฆ Won a Pac-12 title in the discus with a mark of 56.93m (186-9) โฆ Collected second-place finishes in the shot put (17.00m; 55-9.25) and hammer (67.78m; 222-4) โฆ Triple qualifier for the NCAA Championships, the only athlete to do so in 2019 โฆ PRโed in the discus at regionals, finishing second with a throw of 60.76m (199-4) and moving to No. 4 on UCLAโs all-time outdoor list โฆ Placed fourth in the shot (17.31m; 56-9.5) and third in the hammer (63.95m; 209-10) โฆ Three-time First Team All-American โฆ Notched third place at the NCAA Championships in the hammer with a top mark of 69.75m (228-10) โฆ Placed seventh in both the shot (17.13m; 56-2.5) and discus (56.70m; 186-0) โฆ Became UCLAโs first three-time First Team All-American in the same meet since the first and second teams were initiated in 2013 โฆ First Bruin to notch top-eight finishes in three separate events since 2004, when Sheena Johnson achieved it in four events (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay) โฆ Accounted for all 10 of UCLA's points, as the Bruins ultimately finished tied for 25th โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 2nd โ Shot Put (17.73m; 58-2) โฆ 2nd โ Weight Throw (22.23m; 72-11.25) ... Outdoor: 2nd โ Shot Put (18.02m; 59-1.5) โฆ 4th โ Discus (60.76m; 199-4) โฆ 1st โ Hammer Throw (70.63m; 231-8) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 Womenโs Field Athlete of the Year โฆ Pac-12 Championships Womenโs Athlete of the Meet โฆ USTFCCCA West Region Womenโs Field Athlete of the Year โฆ Indoor First Team All-American (shot put) โฆ Indoor Second Team All-American (weight throw) โฆ Outdoor First Team All-American (shot put, hammer, discus) .. .Pac-12 Discus Champion.
2018
Had a standout debut season in Westwood, earning a trio of All-America honors and becoming the lone athlete in the country to qualify for three individual events at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. ... Was a USTFCCCAย First Team All-American in both the shot put and hammer after scoring in both events at the NCAA Championships ... Was also a USTFCCCAย Second Team Indoor All-American after finishing 14thย at Indoor NCAAsย ... Helped the Bruins to a 14thย place finish at the outdoor NCAAs, the program's best result since 2007 ... Made history at the USATFย Junior Nationals in Bloomington, Ind., winning the hammer and shot put while finishing second in the discus to become the first junior woman ever to qualify for the World Junior Championships in three throwing events ... Represented Team USA for the third time in her career at the 2018 World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland ... At World Juniors, she earned a silver medal in the hammer throw with a top mark of 64.45m (211-5) ... She was the lone athlete to surpass the 64-meter mark on multiple occasions ... At World Juniors, reached the finals of the discus, where she finished 10th, and shot put, where she had the best performance of any athlete in the preliminaries with a top launch of 17.02m (55-10.25)ย ... Recorded her best hammer throw of the year at NCAAs, hitting a personal-best 66.99m (219-9) to grab fourth place and land the No. 2 mark in UCLA history ... Her 17.21m (56-5.75) effort in the shot put at NCAAs cracked No. 9 on the UCLA all-time outdoor top-10 ... Won the shot put, discus, and hammer throw at the Raferย Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Apr. 14 ... Recorded eight event wins during outdoor season (four discus, three hammer, one shot put) and finished top-three in 13 of the 15 regular season events she entered ... Logged a collegiate-best discus throw of 55.11m (180-10) en route to a first-place finish at the USC Dual Meet ... Qualified for outdoor NCAAsย by finishing fifth in the hammer (63.85m, 209-6), seventh in the discus (53.95m, 177-0), and 10th in the shot put (16.22m, 53-2.75) at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento, Calif. ... At the Pac-12 Championships, placed second in the hammer (66.53m, 218-3) and fifth in both the discus (51.93m, 170-4) and shot put (16.17m, 53-0.75) ... Finished 14th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a 15.51m (50-10.75) effort in the shot put ... Set a collegiate-best in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships, reaching a top mark of 18.95m (62-2.25) ... At MPSFs, placed fourth in the shot put (16.79m, 55-1) ... Set her collegiate-best in the shot put with a 17.30m (56-9.25) throw at the indoor Don Kirby Elite meet on Feb. 10 ... Earned her first collegiate event victory at the Dr. Sander Invitational on Jan. 26, winning the shot put with a top mark of 16.75m (54-11.5).ย
High School
Attended Donovan Catholic High School in Toms River, N.J. โฆ Four-year letter-winner in powerlifting and outdoor track and field, three-year letter-winner in indoor track and field, and one-year letter-winner in basketball โฆ All-time National High School record holder in indoor (57-05.50) and outdoor (58-01.00) shot put โฆ 2017 New Balance Nationals Indoor Champion in the shotโฆ 2016 and โ17 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Shot Put Champion โฆ Set New Jersey State record indoor and outdoor shot put records โฆ NJSIAA State Shot Put Champion in outdoor (2016-17) and indoor (2017) shot put โฆ USA Junior Champion and World Junior bronze medalist in the shot put in 2016 โฆ USA Junior Nationals silver medalist and Pan American Games Champion in the shot put in 2017 โฆSeven-time shot put All-American honors โฆ Ranked No. 1 in the shot put by USA Track and Field News โฆ Fourth place in the hammer throw in at 2016 New Balance Nationals and USA Junior Championships โฆ 2017 New Balance Nationals silver medalist and USA Junior Champion in the hammer throw โฆ Four-time All-American honors and ranked No. 2 by USA Track and Field News โฆ 2017 NBN Champion in the discus and holds All-time meet record โฆ Four-time recipient of All-America honors in the discus โฆ NJSIAA State record holder in the discus โฆ Ranked No.1 nationally in the even โฆ 2017 All-American in the weight throw.
Personal
Born in Neptune, N.J. to parents Jamie and Samantha Wilson โฆ Has one younger sister, Bryanna โฆ Chose to attend UCLA because of the universityโs high academic standards, beautiful weather, and the combination of coaches and teammates that are willing to push each other โฆ Lists her greatest athletic thrill as setting the indoor and outdoor All-time National High School records in the shot put โฆ Admires LeBron James, thrower Sandra Perkovic, and CrossFit athlete Katrin Davidsdottir โฆ Enjoys shopping, going to the beach, exploring new places, and lifting โฆ Plans to major in Physiological Science with aspirations to work in the field of Sports Medicine.
