2020 Cross Country Roster
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Hoelzel, Sophia
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Sophia Hoelzel
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- West Ranch
- Hometown:
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
Bio
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran five races for UCLA in the outdoor track and field season… Her season-best 4:31.63 in the 1500m event placed her 10th at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
2022 (Cross Country)
Scored for the Bruins in three of her four races during the 2022 season… Ran a season-best 21:05.7 at the Pac-12 Championships in late October, placing 68th in the Conference.
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in four meets for the Bruins this past cross country season … Opened her year at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished eighth overall on the 8k course with a time of 16:07.0 … Finished 35th overall at the Highlander Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 21:44.0 … Was 80th at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 23:45.3 on the 6k course.
2021 (Track & Field)
Secured a third-place finish in the 3000m at the Rafer/JJK Invite, crossing the line with a time of 10:46.47 … Took third place in the 3000m steeplechase against USC, scoring for the Bruins with a time of 12:09.13.
2020 (Cross Country)
Competed in three cross country meets this past season … Finished 37th overall at the Dave Murray Invite, notching a 6k time of 24:37.8 … Toed the line for the Bruins in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 90th place with a time of 23:51.3.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in her first track season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins.
High School
Attended West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, Calif. … Four year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field … Qualified for the CIF-SS Division Finals, placing 36th (18:05.6) … Led her squad to the program’s first state meet appearance in school history in 2018 … Helped West Ranch place ninth overall at the 2018 CIF State Championships, as she crossed the finish line at the 19:12.1 mark (70th place) … Three-time West Ranch MVP in cross country and track & field … Named to the 2017 All-SCV Girls Cross Country Team … 2017 Daily News Second Team All-Area … 2016 All-SCV (cross country) … PR’ed in the 5K at the Master’s University XC Invite, posting a time of 18:33.5 … In track & field, clocked a season-best 1600m time of 5:02.41 to place eighth at the CIF-SS Division I Prelims … Garnered All-SCV honors her senior campaign … PR’ed in the one-mile run (5:05.06) at the Arcadia Invite, placing 11th … Finished fifth in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:22.59 at the Foothill League Prelims & Finals … Helped her 4x400m relay team to a pair of first-place finishes her senior season … As a junior, was the runner-up in the 1600m (5:05.72) at the Foothill League Finals.
Personal
Born in Pasadena, Calif., to parents Cyndi and Greg Hoelzel … Has one brother, Luke … Lists Emma Coburn and Michael Phelps as famous athletes she admires … Lists her greatest athletic memory to date as qualifying for the cross country state meet for the first time her senior season … Hobbies include going to the beach, whitewater rafting and spending time with family and friends … Chose UCLA because of the “supportive” coaches and teammates … Said “UCLA immediately felt like home and it was my dream school” … Wants to go into law … Plans to major in political science.
Ran five races for UCLA in the outdoor track and field season… Her season-best 4:31.63 in the 1500m event placed her 10th at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
2022 (Cross Country)
Scored for the Bruins in three of her four races during the 2022 season… Ran a season-best 21:05.7 at the Pac-12 Championships in late October, placing 68th in the Conference.
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in four meets for the Bruins this past cross country season … Opened her year at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished eighth overall on the 8k course with a time of 16:07.0 … Finished 35th overall at the Highlander Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 21:44.0 … Was 80th at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 23:45.3 on the 6k course.
2021 (Track & Field)
Secured a third-place finish in the 3000m at the Rafer/JJK Invite, crossing the line with a time of 10:46.47 … Took third place in the 3000m steeplechase against USC, scoring for the Bruins with a time of 12:09.13.
2020 (Cross Country)
Competed in three cross country meets this past season … Finished 37th overall at the Dave Murray Invite, notching a 6k time of 24:37.8 … Toed the line for the Bruins in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 90th place with a time of 23:51.3.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in her first track season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins.
High School
Attended West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, Calif. … Four year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field … Qualified for the CIF-SS Division Finals, placing 36th (18:05.6) … Led her squad to the program’s first state meet appearance in school history in 2018 … Helped West Ranch place ninth overall at the 2018 CIF State Championships, as she crossed the finish line at the 19:12.1 mark (70th place) … Three-time West Ranch MVP in cross country and track & field … Named to the 2017 All-SCV Girls Cross Country Team … 2017 Daily News Second Team All-Area … 2016 All-SCV (cross country) … PR’ed in the 5K at the Master’s University XC Invite, posting a time of 18:33.5 … In track & field, clocked a season-best 1600m time of 5:02.41 to place eighth at the CIF-SS Division I Prelims … Garnered All-SCV honors her senior campaign … PR’ed in the one-mile run (5:05.06) at the Arcadia Invite, placing 11th … Finished fifth in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:22.59 at the Foothill League Prelims & Finals … Helped her 4x400m relay team to a pair of first-place finishes her senior season … As a junior, was the runner-up in the 1600m (5:05.72) at the Foothill League Finals.
Personal
Born in Pasadena, Calif., to parents Cyndi and Greg Hoelzel … Has one brother, Luke … Lists Emma Coburn and Michael Phelps as famous athletes she admires … Lists her greatest athletic memory to date as qualifying for the cross country state meet for the first time her senior season … Hobbies include going to the beach, whitewater rafting and spending time with family and friends … Chose UCLA because of the “supportive” coaches and teammates … Said “UCLA immediately felt like home and it was my dream school” … Wants to go into law … Plans to major in political science.
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
