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Federica Botter
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Federica Botter - Pac-12 Championships (May 12)
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Federica Botter (June 8)
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Federica Botter_Pac-12 Championships
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Federica Botter
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Federica Botter

Federica Botter

  • Position:
    Javelin
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Venice, Italy
2024
Appeared in seven meets during the outdoor season โ€ฆ Claimed first-place at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie-Joyner Kersee Invitational, the Texas Relays, the USC Dual Meet, and the Pac-12 Championships โ€ฆ Broke her school record for the fourth time at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 58.72m (192-08), repeating as the Conference champion โ€ฆ the mark is also third on the all-time Pac-12 Top 10 List โ€ฆ Qualified for the national championships after placing sixth in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds (53.76m, 176-04) โ€ฆ Named Second Team All-America at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 12th in the nation in the javelin throw.

2023
Made her historic Bruin debut at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee meet inside Drake Stadiumโ€ฆ Set the new outdoor school record in the javelin throw on March 25, recording a mark of 53.20m (174-06.00)โ€ฆ Went on to break her own record at the next three meets: 53.52m โ€“ Texas Relays (Mar. 31), 53.57m, Jim Click Shootout (April 8), 57.81m, Pac-12 Championships (May 12)โ€ฆ Captured the individual Conference title, claiming first at the Pac-12 Championshipsโ€ฆ Qualified for the NCAA outdoor national championships with her 54.47m mark at the west regional meetโ€ฆ Placed seventh in the nation, throwing 55.79m (183-00) at the University of Texas-hosted meet on June 8โ€ฆ Earned First Team All-America for the outdoor season...ย European Athletics U23 Championships: Finished eighth in the womenโ€™s javelin throw, recording a mark of 53.72m for the Italian national teamโ€ฆ FISU World University Games: Botter competed again for Italy at the University Games in Chengdu, Chinaโ€ฆ The grad student recorded a mark of 48.79m to place 11th in the international meet.
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Prior to UCLA:
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From Venice, Italyโ€ฆ Attended the University of Udine from 2019-2022โ€ฆ Joined the Italian National Team in 2017โ€ฆ competed with the national team first at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festivalโ€ฆ Competed at the u18 and u20 European Championships, placing fifth at the u20 competitionโ€ฆ Qualified for the u18 and u20 World Championships but did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictionsโ€ฆ Has won four Italian national titles, and claimed four silver medals in national competitionsโ€ฆ Competed in three European Winter Throwing Cupsโ€ฆ
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On her choice to come to Los Angeles, Botter says UCLA was her โ€œdream since I was a child.โ€ Drawn to the Bruins because of the high academic standard, the palm trees, the ocean and the weatherโ€ฆ A self-proclaimed beach person, she loves staying outdoors and playing sportsโ€ฆ Says UCLA is โ€œthe best place to beโ€โ€ฆ Most admires Kobe Bryant as her favorite professional athleteโ€ฆ Says Bryant โ€œwas a true motivator, and he believed that motivating and inspiring others was one of the most important things he could doโ€โ€ฆ Also admires Serena Williams because she sows โ€œwomen could be strong and beautiful and still winโ€โ€ฆ Her favorite passion is snowboarding, saying it makes her โ€œfeel free and fills me with adrenalineโ€โ€ฆ Enjoys other adventure sports: sky diving, windsurfingโ€ฆ Is an early bird who likes to read, and always listens to music every moment she canโ€ฆ Loves the NBAโ€ฆ Always tries to match her headband to her uniformโ€ฆ
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27