2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Bella Browne
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Cuthbert's College
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
2024 (Track & Field)
Ran three races during the indoor season โฆ Posted 9:43.48 in the 3000m steeplechase to finish 28th at the Ken Shannon Invitational โฆ Competed in five outdoor meets in the 1500m, 3000m, 3000m steeplechase, and the 10,000mย โฆ Had a 3000m steeplechase time of 10:36.42 at the Stanford Invitational, the ninth fastest time in UCLA outdoor history โฆ One of three Bruin scorers in the 3000m steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet (10:01.94) โฆ Placed eighth in the Conference (11:36.07) at the Pac-12 Championships.
2023 (Cross Country)
A top-five finisher for the Bruins in three of five meets during her sophomore season โฆย Placed sixth at the LMU South Bay Twilight with a 6k time of 21:26.2ย โฆ Ran a season-best 20:42.1 at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational, helping lead the team to a second-place finish โฆ Made her postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 55th overall โฆ Completed her season at the NCAA West Regionals, going 21:03.0 in the 6k race for 92nd place โฆ
2023 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2022 (Cross Country)
Ran in two meets during her true freshman seasonโฆ Placed fourth at the Mammoth Dual Meet, running a 10:09.4 in the 3000-meter raceโฆ Was the third scorer for the Bruins at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, placing 34th at the Oregon-hosted meet (6000m, 21:26.5).
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High Schoolย
Attended St Cuthberts College, 5 years โฆ Field hockey (7 years), track and field (7 years) cross country (7 years) โฆ High school 4x400m New Zealand National Champions (st cuthberts college) 2021 โฆ 800 2.10.92, 1500m 4.29.29, 3000 9.47.88 โฆ High school 2000m New Zealand steeple chase National champion, High school 3000m New Zealand 3000m 3rd โฆย High school New Zealand National champions, Field Hockey ... named to the New Zealand National U18 & U21 Field Hockey squad... track club was Auckland City Athletics club โฆ U20 women 1500m New Zealand National champion, U21 women 1500m New Zealand National runner up, U20 women 5000m New Zealand National 3rd, U20 women 3000m New Zealand National 3rd, Open women 3000m New Zealand National runner up .
Personal
Born in Auckland, New Zealand ... parents are Jane and Mike Browne ... has a sister Chloe Browne who also attends for UCLA ... chose UCLA because โit was the best option not only for my sporting purists but I believe it will best support me in my academic goals and dreams tooโ ... describes greatest athletic thrill as โwinning the national championships for field hockey with my high school team or winning the U20 1500m National titleโ ... admires Eliud Kipchoge and Delfina Merino ... enjoys being outdoors and doing any water sport actives at the beach in her free time... a fun fact is that she has played the saxophone and guitar for 8 years and I also have a twin sister at UCLA ... majoring in physiological science with a career objective as pre-medicine.
