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Lanea Tuiasosopo

Lanea Tuiasosopo

  • Position:
    Port/Starboard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Ironwood Ridge HS
  • Hometown:
    Tucson, Ariz.

2018-19
Rowed two seat in the Bruinsโ€™ varsity eight crew (V8+) during her senior season โ€ฆ earned first-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the third straight year โ€ฆ also secured CRCA National Scholar-Athlete acclaim for the third consecutive season โ€ฆ was honored as the UCLA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the departmentโ€™s year-end Scholar-Athlete Banquet (May 20) โ€ฆ rowed two seat in the V8+ at the teamโ€™s two home dual meets against San Diego State (March 9) and Loyola Marymount (March 16) โ€ฆ rowed two seat in the V8+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (April 6-7), leading the Bruins to a third-place finish on day one and into a Grand Final race on day two โ€ฆ rowed two seat in the V8+ at the Windermere Cup in Seattle (May 4), going up against crews from Washington and the German National Team โ€ฆ rowed two seat in the V8+ at the annual crosstown competition against USC (May 11) and at Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma (May 19).

2017-18
Rowed in the top two varsity eight crews (V8+, 2V8+) during her junior season โ€ฆ secured first-team Pac-12 All-Academic acclaim for the second consecutive year โ€ฆ earned CRCA National Scholar-Athlete honors for the second straight season โ€ฆ rowed seven seat in the second varsity eight in the teamโ€™s season-opening races against Stanford and San Diego State (March 3), leading UCLA to a first-place finish โ€ฆ also rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ in a home dual meet against Oregon State, helping the crew to a first-place finish โ€ฆ rowed seven seat in the varsity eight at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 24-25), helping the V8+ to a third-place finish on day one and into a Grand Final race on day two โ€ฆ rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ on the first day of the two-day Clemson Invitational (April 13-14) โ€ฆ rowed five seat in the 2V8+ on the second day of the Clemson Invitational, as the second varsity eight finished in third place in its morning race that day โ€ฆ rowed five seat in the 2V8+ at the teamโ€™s annual crosstown competition versus USC (April 28) โ€ฆ also rowed five seat in the 2V8+ at the Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma (May 13).

2016-17
Rowed primarily in the Bruinsโ€™ second varsity eight (2V8+) crew as a sophomore โ€ฆ captured first-team Pac-12 All-Academic acclaim โ€ฆ was also named a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete for the for time in her career โ€ฆ rowed bow seat in the second varsity eight crew in UCLAโ€™s first spring event, competing at the UC Challenge in Newport Beach, Calif. (March 4) โ€ฆ led the Bruinsโ€™ 2V8+ to a first-place finish, rowing against UCLAโ€™s 3V8+ and a pair of crews from UC Santa Barbara โ€ฆ rowed three seat in the varsity four (V4+) crew in a home competition against Stanford and San Diego State (March 11) โ€ฆ rowed five seat in the 2V8+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (April 1-2), helping guide the Bruins to a first-place finish on day one and into a Grand Final race on day two โ€ฆ rowed three seat in the 2V8+ in races against Washington, Washington State and Oregon State on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (April 8) โ€ฆ rowed bow seat in the 2V8+ on the morning of the first day of the Clemson Invitational (April 22) โ€ฆ also rowed three seat in the 2V8+ in races on each day at Clemson (April 22-23) โ€ฆ rowed three seat in the 2V8+ against USC, helping lead the Bruins to a first-place finish in that race (April 30) โ€ฆ rowed bow seat in the 2V8+ at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships (May 14).

2015-16
Rowed bow seat in the second varsity four and the third varsity four, respectively, in the Bruinsโ€™ early-season dual-meet races against San Diego State (March 5) and Loyola Marymount (March 12) โ€ฆ rowed bow seat in the 2V4+ at the Pac-12 Challenge (March 26) โ€ฆ rowed four seat in the novice eight at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (April 2-3), helping UCLA secure a third-place finish in the Grand Final race on day two โ€ฆ rowed four seat in the 3V8+ at the Bruinsโ€™ annual crosstown showdown against USC (April 30) โ€ฆ rowed five seat in the 3V8+ at Pac-12 Championships (May 15).
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High School
Was a three-year basketball letterwinner and two-year volleyball letterwinner at Ironwood Ridge High School (Tucson, Ariz.) โ€ฆ on the basketball court, was a two-time first-team all-academic selection โ€ฆ also secured all-state honors, helping Ironwood Ridge earn a third-place state finish โ€ฆ won the Touching Hearts Through Athletics Award and the Knight Award โ€ฆ was a two-time first-team All-Tournament selection in addition to earning team MVP honors as a senior โ€ฆ on the volleyball court, was as second-team all-section honoree โ€ฆ won the volleyball teamโ€™s Leadership Award and Team Ambassador Award โ€ฆ also participated with TCA Volleyball and Club Cactus Volleyball.
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Personal
Full name: Lanea Louise Tuiasosopo โ€ฆ born in Logan, Utah โ€ฆ is the daughter of Mike and Kathy Tuiasosopo โ€ฆ has one younger sister, Maya, and two younger brothers, Luke and Titus โ€ฆ father, Mike, is a college football coach who previously worked at UCLA โ€ฆ her fatherโ€™s cousin, Marques Tuiasosopo, previously served as an assistant coach on the UCLA football staff โ€ฆ communication studies major.
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Amy Fuller Kearney Celebration of Life
Tuesday, June 06
Coach Amy Fuller Kearney - AFK Strong
Wednesday, April 08
Rowing 2020 Season Look Back
Wednesday, April 08
Lanea Tuiasosopo Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration Speech
Friday, June 14