2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ilaria Casarotto
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liceo Scientifico Paolo Lioy
- Hometown:
- Vicenza, Italy
2021
Graduated as the greatest female javelin thrower in school history โฆ Opened her season with a victory and a toss of 51.29m (168-3) โฆ Notched victories in the Bob Larsen Track Meet (50.11m, 164-5) and Stanford Invitational (51.72m, 169-8) before a second-place finish at the West Coast Classic in Oregon (49.93m, 163-10) โฆ Finished third at the Pac-12 Championships with a lifetime-best, school-record mark of 53.09m (174-2) โฆ Qualified for the NCAA Championships and finished 15th overall with a toss of 52.80m (173-3) โฆ Earned Second-Team USTFCCCA All-America honors.
2020
Did not compete as outdoor season was canceled.
2019
Competed in eight meets โฆ Led UCLAโs javelin team all season long โฆ Outdoor: Opened her season at the Willie Williams Classic, where she threw 41.39m (135-9) to place seventh โฆ Followed that with three-straight first-place finishes in the javelin at the Aztec Open, Jim Bush Legends Invitational and Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, improving her mark each time and reaching 47.45m (155-8) in UCLAโs home finale โฆ PRโed in the javelin at USC with a throw of 51.53m (169-1), the second-best mark in program history โฆ Also competed in her first-collegiate hammer throw, posting a mark of 30.96m (101-7) against UCLAโs crosstown rival to place fifth โฆ Finished 13th at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 44.82m (147-0) โฆ Competed in the NCAA West Regionals, placing 22nd in the prelims at 45.87m (150-6) โฆย Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2018
Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the javelin throw ... Best launch of the year came at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Apr. 14, when she reached the 48.17m (158-0) mark to finish third ... That throw ranks fourth all-time in the Bruin outdoor all-time top-10 as of Summer 2018ย ... Finished top-three in each of her first four appearances ... Picked up her first collegiate win on Mar. 31 at the Jim Bush Invitational, taking first with a throw of 47.24m (155-0) ... Also won the javelin in the USC dual meet, coming in at 47.40m (155-6) ... Was the 23rd-place finisher at the NCAA West Regionals with a top mark of 45.25m (148-5).ย
High School
Attended Liceo Scientifico Paolo Lioy in Vicenza, Italy (2011-16) โฆ Competed in the javelin all seven years of school โฆ Set personal best marks of 40.51m (400g) in 2011, 57.68m (500g) in 2014, and 52.52m (600g) in 2016 โฆ Competed in the World Youth Championships and European Youth Olympic Festival in the javelin in 2013 โฆ Appeared at the European Youth Olympic Trials in 2014 and the World Junior Championships in 2016 โฆ Competed at the European U-23 Championships in the javelin in 2017โฆ Was a member of the club team Atletica Vicentina.
Personal
Daughter of Luigi Casarotto and Monica Battistella โฆ Has an older brother, Nicola โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because it was her dream school since she was six years old and didnโt hesitate to sign on when she received her offer โฆ Admires Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, and former Italian racing driver and handcyclist Alex Zanardi โฆ Loves hiking at high altitudes, watching television, and hanging out with friends โฆ Also enjoys going to the sea and shopping โฆ Participated in softball, basketball, and track and field at the same time when she was younger โฆ Is the first of her family to attend American college โฆ Plans to major in Physiological Science with aspirations to work in nutrition or forensic science.
