April Fontenette Season 2025

Pos.THROWS
ClassSo.
HometownLos Angeles, Calif.
TFRRS Profile

2026
Competed at two meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Had her best outing of the year during the USC dual meet on May 2-3, setting best times and scoring in the shot put (14.36m / 47-1.5), discus (48.47m / 159-0), and hammer (44.80m / 147-0) ... At Outdoor B1Gs, was 23rd in the discus (45.87m / 150-6) and 27th in the shot put (13.22m / 43-4.5) ... Competed at two meets during indoor season ... Had an indoor-season-best mark of 13.05m (42-9.75) in the shot put at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invite on Jan. 24 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters.

2025
Competed at four outdoor meets and two indoor meets during her sophomore season ... Runner-up in both the shot put and discus at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on Apr. 5 ... Set a PR in the shot put (13.75m / 45-1.5) at the Husky Classic on Feb. 15 ... Had a PR in the weight throw (14.80m / 48-6.75) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 7. 

2024
Appeared in three outdoor meets during her freshman season … Competed in the shot put and discus throw … Made her collegiate debut at the Ben Brown Invitational in the discus throw, posting a mark of 48.38m (158-09) to finish third … Claimed two additional top-three finishes on the season, including an event victory in the discus at the Stanford Invitational (46.97m, 154-01).

High School
Attended Notre Dame High School, competing as a thrower on the track & field team all four years… Threw shot put and discus ... Notched best marks of 162-8 in the discus and 45-2 in the shot put. 

Personal
Born in Los Angeles, Calif., to parents Karla and Gregory … Has two brothers, Alonzo and Greg, and two sisters, Chynna and Janell … Hobbies and interests include art, music and fashion … Admires athletes Valarie Allman and Valerie Adams … Chose to attend UCLA because it “has been my dream school ever since middle school! The creativity, as well as both academic and athletic dedication this university holds, sealed my choice at UCLA” … Plans to major in business economics.
UCLA Athletics - UCLA Track and Field athlete portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
October 8th, 2025
Copyright  Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Fontenette_April_010.NEF

Jr.
2026

Throws
5-11 / -
UCLA Athletics - UCLA Track and Field athlete portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
September 25th, 2023
Copyright  Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Fontenette_April_005.NEF

Fr.
2024

Throws
5-11 / -