2021 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Pandey, Lavanya

Lavanya Pandey
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Sage Creek
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
2022 (Cross Country)
Toed the link in four meets in her debut cross country season for the Bruins โฆ Made her UCLA cross country debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished 12th overall with a 4k time of 16:13.7 โฆ Finished 30th overall at the Highlander Invitational, taking 30th place with a time of 21:40.1 โฆ Capped her season at the Pac-12 Championships, where she finished 81st overall with a 6k time of 23:48.8.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
High School
800m PR: 2:28.34 โฆ 1600m PR: 5:18.19 โฆ 3200m PR โฆ 11:19.98 โฆ Picked up seven top-5 finishes in cross country her senior year at Sage Creek โฆ Finished third overall at the CIF San Diego Section Championships โฆ Went on to finish fourth at the 2019 State Meet, recording a personal-best 5k time of 18:00.6 โฆ Crossed in 15th place at the 2018 State Meet โฆ Secured five top-5 finishes in the 3200m during the 2019 track season, including a fifth-place finish at the CIF-SDS Prelims (11:33.06) โฆ Went on to finish 11th at the CIF San Diego Section Finals, clocking a time of 11:28.96.
Personal
From Carlsbad, Calif. โฆ Born to parents Vineeta Sharma and Manish Pandey โฆ Has twin brothers, Apoorv and Vratesh โฆ Cites the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, the undergraduate Biophysics program, and the evident dedication from the team members as primary reasons for deciding to attend UCLA โฆ Admires track athlete PT Usha and figure skater Yuna Kim โฆ Says racing is always thrilling, but notes that workouts are also exciting for what she and her team could accomplish in the future after such training โฆ Hobbies include creating aesthetic bullet journals, making Spotify playlists, and dancing โฆ Bruin fans might not know she did gymnastics in elementary school and has never been to a football game.
Toed the link in four meets in her debut cross country season for the Bruins โฆ Made her UCLA cross country debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished 12th overall with a 4k time of 16:13.7 โฆ Finished 30th overall at the Highlander Invitational, taking 30th place with a time of 21:40.1 โฆ Capped her season at the Pac-12 Championships, where she finished 81st overall with a 6k time of 23:48.8.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
ย
2020 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
High School
800m PR: 2:28.34 โฆ 1600m PR: 5:18.19 โฆ 3200m PR โฆ 11:19.98 โฆ Picked up seven top-5 finishes in cross country her senior year at Sage Creek โฆ Finished third overall at the CIF San Diego Section Championships โฆ Went on to finish fourth at the 2019 State Meet, recording a personal-best 5k time of 18:00.6 โฆ Crossed in 15th place at the 2018 State Meet โฆ Secured five top-5 finishes in the 3200m during the 2019 track season, including a fifth-place finish at the CIF-SDS Prelims (11:33.06) โฆ Went on to finish 11th at the CIF San Diego Section Finals, clocking a time of 11:28.96.
Personal
From Carlsbad, Calif. โฆ Born to parents Vineeta Sharma and Manish Pandey โฆ Has twin brothers, Apoorv and Vratesh โฆ Cites the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, the undergraduate Biophysics program, and the evident dedication from the team members as primary reasons for deciding to attend UCLA โฆ Admires track athlete PT Usha and figure skater Yuna Kim โฆ Says racing is always thrilling, but notes that workouts are also exciting for what she and her team could accomplish in the future after such training โฆ Hobbies include creating aesthetic bullet journals, making Spotify playlists, and dancing โฆ Bruin fans might not know she did gymnastics in elementary school and has never been to a football game.
Sight and Sounds: Cross Country
Friday, September 07
UCLA Bruin App
Wednesday, August 29
Morrison Plaza Ceremony
Friday, April 21
XC NCAA 2016 Preview
Thursday, November 17