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Su'emai, Lyvante
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Lyvante Su'emai
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Marsden State HS
- Hometown:
- Queensland, Marsden, Australia
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Honors
Two-time Second Team Outdoor All-American (discus; 2023-24)
2025
Qualified for NCAA West Regionals and competed at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the discus and hammer ... Competed at Indoor Big Tens in the shot put and weight throw ... At Regionals, was 20th in the discus (53.39m / 175-2) and 32nd in the hammer (56.79m / 186-4) ... At Outdoor B1Gs, was fiifth in the discus (54.38m / 178-5) and ninth in the hammer (60.50m / 198-6) ... Competed at 13 meets over the course of the year, eight during outdoor season and five during indoor season ... Swept the throws at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 4 and Jim Bush Legends Meet on March 21-22 ... Won the hammer (58.91m / 193-3) and was runner-up in the shot put (15.55m / 51-0.25) and javelin (36.32m / 119-2) to help UCLA to a dual-meet win over USC on May 4 ... Her top mark of the year in the discus came at the Oklahoma Throws Series, as she hit 55.10m (180-9) on April 10 ... Top hammer throw of the year came at the Beach Opener, as she hit a mark of 60.96m (200-0) ... Had a double at the Beach Opener on March 7-8 in the shot put and discus ... At Big Ten Indoors, was 17th in the shot put (14.90m / 48-10.75) and 22nd in the weight throw (17.78m / 58-4).
2024
Appeared in nine outdoor meets during her junior season … Competed in the discus, hammer, and shot put … Opened the season at the Ben Brown Invitational with two second-place finishes in the discus and hammer … Had event victories at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie-Joyner Kersee Invitational and the UCLA “Legends” Invitational in the discus … Was a scorer for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet … Placed third in the Conference in the hammer, seventh in the discus, and tenth in the shot put at the Pac-12 Championships … Finished 12th and 20th in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds … Named a Second-Team All American at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a 13th place finish in the discus (55.27m, 181-04).
2023
UCLA’s top shot putter in the indoor season, Su’emai competed in four indoor meets for the Bruins … Also threw in the weight throw events at each of the meets in which she appeared … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the shot put (15.33m, 50-03.50) at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational … Paired it with a seventh-place mark in the weight throw … Had four of UCLA’s top five throws of the season in the shot put … Recorded a team-season-best mark of 15.36m (50-04.75) at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite … Launched the weight throw at the same meet for a mark of 18.75m (61-06.25), which placed her ninth all-time for UCLA in indoor competition … Threw shot put, hammer and discus during the outdoor season … Appeared in 17 events for the Bruins during the 2023 campaign … Made her first splash at the Ben Brown Invitational, capturing second place in the discus … Followed it up with a second-place finish in the hammer throw and discus events during the UCLA-hosted Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational two weeks later … Hit her groove in the hammer throw during April, making her way onto UCLA’s all-time top-10 list … Placed fourth in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in May, throwing 63.57m (208-07) … That mark ranks eighth all-time for the Bruins … Started peaking in the discus throw at the right time … Captured fifth place at the Conference meet (54.40m, 178-06) … Qualified through the NCAA west regional meet before throwing a season-best mark of 55.69m (182-08) at the NCAA outdoor national championships … Placed 11th in the NCAA with the team-season-best mark.
2022
Competed in five indoor meets during her true freshman season, recording UCLA’s top mark of the season in both the shot put and weight throw events ... Made her outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 11th, throwing an all-time top 10 mark of 59.70m (195-10) in the hammer throw event ... Competed in 26 events at nine meets during the outdoor season ... Earned the Bruins’ top mark in the shot put, discus and hammer throws during her inaugural campaign.
High School
Attended Marsden State High School … Australian U20 champion in the shot put and discus, earning both titles in 2021 … Picked up seven victories in the shot put in 2021, including a win at the Australian Championships with a mark of 15.11m (April 17) … Won all six of her shot put competitions in 2020 … Won the shot put competition at the Queensland Championships with a throw of 14.21m (Mar. 5) … Set a personal-best in the preliminary flights, posting a mark of 14.48m … Also took second place in the discus (51.75m) and hammer throw (49.58m) at the Queensland Championships (Mar. 5) … Earned victories in the shot put (13.51m) and discus (51.01m) at the Norma Croker Shield in January, 2020 … Won the discus competition (51.18m) and finished second overall in the shot put (13.77m) at the Australian U20 Championships.
Personal
Born in Marsden, Queensland, Australia to parents Geraldine and Faitala Su’emai … Has two brothers, Tyreese and Taylah, and three sisters, Nehmia, Jahmaix, and Sirray … “Everything about UCLA is amazing, but as a Polynesian, I was inspired to become a Bruin because of the UCLA legend, Seilala Sua. She has accomplished so much and I aspire to follow in her footsteps.” … Admires Seilala Sua, Dame Valerie Adams, Beatrice Faumuina, and Alex Rose … Enjoys music, drawing, cultural (Samoan) activities, and time spent with family.
Career Honors
Two-time Second Team Outdoor All-American (discus; 2023-24)
2025
Qualified for NCAA West Regionals and competed at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the discus and hammer ... Competed at Indoor Big Tens in the shot put and weight throw ... At Regionals, was 20th in the discus (53.39m / 175-2) and 32nd in the hammer (56.79m / 186-4) ... At Outdoor B1Gs, was fiifth in the discus (54.38m / 178-5) and ninth in the hammer (60.50m / 198-6) ... Competed at 13 meets over the course of the year, eight during outdoor season and five during indoor season ... Swept the throws at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 4 and Jim Bush Legends Meet on March 21-22 ... Won the hammer (58.91m / 193-3) and was runner-up in the shot put (15.55m / 51-0.25) and javelin (36.32m / 119-2) to help UCLA to a dual-meet win over USC on May 4 ... Her top mark of the year in the discus came at the Oklahoma Throws Series, as she hit 55.10m (180-9) on April 10 ... Top hammer throw of the year came at the Beach Opener, as she hit a mark of 60.96m (200-0) ... Had a double at the Beach Opener on March 7-8 in the shot put and discus ... At Big Ten Indoors, was 17th in the shot put (14.90m / 48-10.75) and 22nd in the weight throw (17.78m / 58-4).
2024
Appeared in nine outdoor meets during her junior season … Competed in the discus, hammer, and shot put … Opened the season at the Ben Brown Invitational with two second-place finishes in the discus and hammer … Had event victories at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie-Joyner Kersee Invitational and the UCLA “Legends” Invitational in the discus … Was a scorer for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet … Placed third in the Conference in the hammer, seventh in the discus, and tenth in the shot put at the Pac-12 Championships … Finished 12th and 20th in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds … Named a Second-Team All American at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a 13th place finish in the discus (55.27m, 181-04).
2023
UCLA’s top shot putter in the indoor season, Su’emai competed in four indoor meets for the Bruins … Also threw in the weight throw events at each of the meets in which she appeared … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the shot put (15.33m, 50-03.50) at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational … Paired it with a seventh-place mark in the weight throw … Had four of UCLA’s top five throws of the season in the shot put … Recorded a team-season-best mark of 15.36m (50-04.75) at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite … Launched the weight throw at the same meet for a mark of 18.75m (61-06.25), which placed her ninth all-time for UCLA in indoor competition … Threw shot put, hammer and discus during the outdoor season … Appeared in 17 events for the Bruins during the 2023 campaign … Made her first splash at the Ben Brown Invitational, capturing second place in the discus … Followed it up with a second-place finish in the hammer throw and discus events during the UCLA-hosted Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational two weeks later … Hit her groove in the hammer throw during April, making her way onto UCLA’s all-time top-10 list … Placed fourth in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in May, throwing 63.57m (208-07) … That mark ranks eighth all-time for the Bruins … Started peaking in the discus throw at the right time … Captured fifth place at the Conference meet (54.40m, 178-06) … Qualified through the NCAA west regional meet before throwing a season-best mark of 55.69m (182-08) at the NCAA outdoor national championships … Placed 11th in the NCAA with the team-season-best mark.
2022
Competed in five indoor meets during her true freshman season, recording UCLA’s top mark of the season in both the shot put and weight throw events ... Made her outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 11th, throwing an all-time top 10 mark of 59.70m (195-10) in the hammer throw event ... Competed in 26 events at nine meets during the outdoor season ... Earned the Bruins’ top mark in the shot put, discus and hammer throws during her inaugural campaign.
High School
Attended Marsden State High School … Australian U20 champion in the shot put and discus, earning both titles in 2021 … Picked up seven victories in the shot put in 2021, including a win at the Australian Championships with a mark of 15.11m (April 17) … Won all six of her shot put competitions in 2020 … Won the shot put competition at the Queensland Championships with a throw of 14.21m (Mar. 5) … Set a personal-best in the preliminary flights, posting a mark of 14.48m … Also took second place in the discus (51.75m) and hammer throw (49.58m) at the Queensland Championships (Mar. 5) … Earned victories in the shot put (13.51m) and discus (51.01m) at the Norma Croker Shield in January, 2020 … Won the discus competition (51.18m) and finished second overall in the shot put (13.77m) at the Australian U20 Championships.
Personal
Born in Marsden, Queensland, Australia to parents Geraldine and Faitala Su’emai … Has two brothers, Tyreese and Taylah, and three sisters, Nehmia, Jahmaix, and Sirray … “Everything about UCLA is amazing, but as a Polynesian, I was inspired to become a Bruin because of the UCLA legend, Seilala Sua. She has accomplished so much and I aspire to follow in her footsteps.” … Admires Seilala Sua, Dame Valerie Adams, Beatrice Faumuina, and Alex Rose … Enjoys music, drawing, cultural (Samoan) activities, and time spent with family.
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UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
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