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Jersey Number 3
Janelle Meoño
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Glen A. Wilson HS
- Hometown:
- Hacienda Heights, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Arizona
Career Highlights
• NFCA Third Team All-American (2021)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2021)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2021)
• NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 15 Finalist (2021)
• Pac-12 Batting Champion (2021 - .442 AVG)
• NFCA All-West Region First Team (2021)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic First Team All-District (2024, 2021)
Career
Meoño played in 217 games (190 starts) across five seasons at UCLA and Arizona … started 117 games in center field, 69 games in left field, three games in right field and one game as the designated player … recorded a career .342 batting average (179-for-524), .407 on-base percentage and .382 slugging percentage … totaled 12 doubles, three triples and one home run … recorded 22 RBI and 137 runs scored … 31-for-34 on stolen bases … owned a career .972 fielding percentage (nine errors, 320 total chances).
2024
Meoño played in 51 games (46 starts) in her redshirt senior season … made all 46 starts in center field … recorded a .313 batting average (30-for-96), 407 on-base percentage, 36 runs scored, two RBI, one double and one triple … logged four multi-hit games … recorded a 14-game reached base streak … 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts … bat ninth in the order for 41 games and was leadoff for five games … recorded a .979 fielding percentage … made two home run robberies against Oklahoma and Stanford at the Women’s College World Series … went 3-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored versus No. 5 Tennessee at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 25) … went 2-for-2 with two runs scored the next game versus Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic (March 1) … logged two hits and two runs scored versus San Jose State, recording the game-tying run in the fifth inning (March 3) … singled and scored two runs versus Utah (March 10) … scored a season-high three runs against LMU, reaching base on a single and two walks (March 16) … had a season-long six-game hitting streak from April 28-May 9 … recorded a single and scored a run in the sixth inning of UCLA’s epic seven-run comeback victory over No. 19 Arizona (April 28) … went 2-for-2 in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals versus Arizona State (May 9) ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
2023
Meoño played in 57 games (42 starts) in her debut season at UCLA … made 37 starts in center field, three starts in right field and two starts in left field … hit for a .330 batting average (34-for-103) … scored 28 runs and recorded four RBI … 7-for-7 on stolen base attempts … logged her only two extra-base hits of the season in the same game with a double and triple versus San Diego State (May 5) … recorded three separate six-game hitting streaks … her first such streak began at No. 19 Oregon on March 25, earning her the spot as UCLA’s everyday center fielder … ran roughly 35 feet to make a clutch, sliding play in center field with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of a tie game against the Ducks (March 26) ... began her second six-game hitting streak with two knocks and two runs scored in game two at No. 24 Arizona (April 15) … scored two more runs the next day at Arizona … logged back-to-back multi-hit games to end the Arizona State series, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored (April 22-23) … ended the year on a six-game hitting streak (.438) … recorded six multi-hit games, including five in the final 17 games of the season … hit safely in each of the Bruins’ three Pac-12 Tournament games and two NCAA Regionals games.
Arizona (2020-22)
Meoño played in 109 games (102 starts) over three seasons at Arizona from 2020-22 … made 67 starts in left field, 34 in center field and one as the designated player … honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was the Pac-12 Batting Champion in 2021 with a .439 batting average, second-best in Arizona freshman history … was successful in 20 of 23 stolen base attempts … had a 27-game hitting streak her freshman season … was a NFCA Third Team All-American and NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year Top 15 Finalist in 2021 … also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-West Region First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman team … took over as the starting center fielder in 2022, starting 34 games after returning from a leg injury … hit for a .291 average and .362 on-base percentage in 2022 … bat leadoff in 34 of her 35 games in 2022 ... her season highlight was a home run robbery in Arizona’s first game against Mississippi State at the Starkville Super Regional (May 27, 2022).
High School
Meoño was a four-year letterwinner at Glen A. Wilson High School (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) … played under head coach Armando Jacquez … ranked as the No. 35 recruit in the nation by Extra Inning Softball … named a Cal Hi Sport All-State First Team performer … honored as the San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year … four-time San Gabriel Valley All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team selection … hit .588 with 47 hits, 29 runs, 12 RBI and 15 stolen bases her senior season … played club ball for the OC Batbusters under head coach Mike Stith with fellow Bruins Sharlize Palacios and Maya Brady … named the USA Elite Select World Fastpitch Championship Tournament MVP and Premier Girls Fastpitch All-Tournament Team.
Personal
Born Janelle Ivy Meoño in Lynwood, Calif. … parents are Adriana and Ricardo Meoño … has one sister, Saydrie … has two brothers, Juan Carlos and Ricardo Jr. … decided to attend UCLA to be close to home and play in a competitive atmosphere … favorite movie is Ratatouille … hobbies include going to the beach … earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology … pursuing a career in sports media.
Janelle Meoño's Game Highs (2020-22 at Arizona)
Janelle Meoño's Career Hitting Statistics (2020-22 at Arizona)
• NFCA Third Team All-American (2021)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2021)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2021)
• NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 15 Finalist (2021)
• Pac-12 Batting Champion (2021 - .442 AVG)
• NFCA All-West Region First Team (2021)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic First Team All-District (2024, 2021)
Career
Meoño played in 217 games (190 starts) across five seasons at UCLA and Arizona … started 117 games in center field, 69 games in left field, three games in right field and one game as the designated player … recorded a career .342 batting average (179-for-524), .407 on-base percentage and .382 slugging percentage … totaled 12 doubles, three triples and one home run … recorded 22 RBI and 137 runs scored … 31-for-34 on stolen bases … owned a career .972 fielding percentage (nine errors, 320 total chances).
2024
Meoño played in 51 games (46 starts) in her redshirt senior season … made all 46 starts in center field … recorded a .313 batting average (30-for-96), 407 on-base percentage, 36 runs scored, two RBI, one double and one triple … logged four multi-hit games … recorded a 14-game reached base streak … 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts … bat ninth in the order for 41 games and was leadoff for five games … recorded a .979 fielding percentage … made two home run robberies against Oklahoma and Stanford at the Women’s College World Series … went 3-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored versus No. 5 Tennessee at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 25) … went 2-for-2 with two runs scored the next game versus Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic (March 1) … logged two hits and two runs scored versus San Jose State, recording the game-tying run in the fifth inning (March 3) … singled and scored two runs versus Utah (March 10) … scored a season-high three runs against LMU, reaching base on a single and two walks (March 16) … had a season-long six-game hitting streak from April 28-May 9 … recorded a single and scored a run in the sixth inning of UCLA’s epic seven-run comeback victory over No. 19 Arizona (April 28) … went 2-for-2 in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals versus Arizona State (May 9) ... named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
2023
Meoño played in 57 games (42 starts) in her debut season at UCLA … made 37 starts in center field, three starts in right field and two starts in left field … hit for a .330 batting average (34-for-103) … scored 28 runs and recorded four RBI … 7-for-7 on stolen base attempts … logged her only two extra-base hits of the season in the same game with a double and triple versus San Diego State (May 5) … recorded three separate six-game hitting streaks … her first such streak began at No. 19 Oregon on March 25, earning her the spot as UCLA’s everyday center fielder … ran roughly 35 feet to make a clutch, sliding play in center field with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of a tie game against the Ducks (March 26) ... began her second six-game hitting streak with two knocks and two runs scored in game two at No. 24 Arizona (April 15) … scored two more runs the next day at Arizona … logged back-to-back multi-hit games to end the Arizona State series, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored (April 22-23) … ended the year on a six-game hitting streak (.438) … recorded six multi-hit games, including five in the final 17 games of the season … hit safely in each of the Bruins’ three Pac-12 Tournament games and two NCAA Regionals games.
Arizona (2020-22)
Meoño played in 109 games (102 starts) over three seasons at Arizona from 2020-22 … made 67 starts in left field, 34 in center field and one as the designated player … honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was the Pac-12 Batting Champion in 2021 with a .439 batting average, second-best in Arizona freshman history … was successful in 20 of 23 stolen base attempts … had a 27-game hitting streak her freshman season … was a NFCA Third Team All-American and NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year Top 15 Finalist in 2021 … also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-West Region First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman team … took over as the starting center fielder in 2022, starting 34 games after returning from a leg injury … hit for a .291 average and .362 on-base percentage in 2022 … bat leadoff in 34 of her 35 games in 2022 ... her season highlight was a home run robbery in Arizona’s first game against Mississippi State at the Starkville Super Regional (May 27, 2022).
High School
Meoño was a four-year letterwinner at Glen A. Wilson High School (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) … played under head coach Armando Jacquez … ranked as the No. 35 recruit in the nation by Extra Inning Softball … named a Cal Hi Sport All-State First Team performer … honored as the San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year … four-time San Gabriel Valley All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team selection … hit .588 with 47 hits, 29 runs, 12 RBI and 15 stolen bases her senior season … played club ball for the OC Batbusters under head coach Mike Stith with fellow Bruins Sharlize Palacios and Maya Brady … named the USA Elite Select World Fastpitch Championship Tournament MVP and Premier Girls Fastpitch All-Tournament Team.
Personal
Born Janelle Ivy Meoño in Lynwood, Calif. … parents are Adriana and Ricardo Meoño … has one sister, Saydrie … has two brothers, Juan Carlos and Ricardo Jr. … decided to attend UCLA to be close to home and play in a competitive atmosphere … favorite movie is Ratatouille … hobbies include going to the beach … earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology … pursuing a career in sports media.
Janelle Meoño's Game Highs (2020-22 at Arizona)
| AT-BATS | 5, Three Times (last at Arkansas, 5/29/21) |
| RUNS SCORED | 3, Three Times (last vs. LMU, 3/16/24) |
| HITS | 4, vs. New Mexico State (4/9/21) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 2, Two Times (last vs. California, 5/2/21) |
| DOUBLES | 2, vs. Ole Miss (5/23/21) |
| TRIPLES | 1, Three Times (last vs. Tennessee, 2/25/24) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, vs. Grand Canyon (4/14/21) |
| TOTAL BASES | 5, Three Times (last vs. Tennessee, 2/25/24) |
| WALKS | 3, vs. Southern Utah (2/11/22) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 2, Two Times (last at CSUN, 4/30/24) |
| STOLEN BASES | 2, Two Times (last vs. New Mexico State, 4/9/21) |
Janelle Meoño's Career Hitting Statistics (2020-22 at Arizona)
| YEAR | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP% | SF | SH | SB-ATT |
| 2020 | .205 | 19-16 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .205 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .255 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 |
| 2021 | .439 | 54-51 | 164 | 45 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 85 | .518 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 4 | .483 | 0 | 2 | 12-13 |
| 2022 | .291 | 36-35 | 117 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | .299 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .362 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 |
| ARIZ TOT | .354 | 109-102 | 325 | 73 | 115 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 129 | .397 | 30 | 0 | 37 | 0 | .408 | 0 | 5 | 20-22 |
| 2023 | .339 | 57-42 | 103 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | .359 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .384 | 0 | 5 | 7-7 |
| 2024 | .313 | 51-46 | 96 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | .344 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .426 | 0 | 8 | 4-5 |
| TOTALS | .342 | 217-190 | 524 | 137 | 179 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 200 | .382 | 57 | 1 | 55 | 4 | .407 | 0 | 18 | 31-34 |
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