2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Hoelzel, Sophia
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Sophia Hoelzel
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- West Ranch
- Hometown:
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
Bio
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran five races for UCLA in the outdoor track and field seasonโฆ Her season-best 4:31.63 in the 1500m event placed her 10th at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
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2022 (Cross Country)
Scored for the Bruins in three of her four races during the 2022 seasonโฆ Ran a season-best 21:05.7 at the Pac-12 Championships in late October, placing 68th in the Conference.
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2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in four meets for the Bruins this past cross country season โฆ Opened her year at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished eighth overall on the 8k course with a time of 16:07.0 โฆ Finished 35th overall at the Highlander Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 21:44.0 โฆ Was 80th at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 23:45.3 on the 6k course.
2021 (Track & Field)
Secured a third-place finish in the 3000m at the Rafer/JJK Invite, crossing the line with a time of 10:46.47 โฆ Took third place in the 3000m steeplechase against USC, scoring for the Bruins with a time of 12:09.13.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Competed in three cross country meets this past season โฆ Finished 37th overall at the Dave Murray Invite, notching a 6k time of 24:37.8 โฆ Toed the line for the Bruins in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 90th place with a time of 23:51.3.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in her first track season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins.ย
High School
Attended West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, Calif. โฆ Four year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field โฆ Qualified for the CIF-SS Division Finals, placing 36th (18:05.6) โฆ Led her squad to the programโs first state meet appearance in school history in 2018 โฆย Helped West Ranch place ninth overall at the 2018 CIF State Championships, as she crossed the finish line at the 19:12.1 mark (70th place) โฆ Three-time West Ranch MVP in cross country and track & field โฆ Named to the 2017 All-SCV Girls Cross Country Team โฆ 2017 Daily News Second Team All-Area โฆ 2016 All-SCV (cross country) โฆ PRโed in the 5K at the Masterโs University XC Invite, posting a time of 18:33.5 โฆ In track & field, clocked a season-best 1600m time of 5:02.41 to place eighth at the CIF-SS Division I Prelims โฆ Garnered All-SCV honors her senior campaign โฆ PRโed in the one-mile run (5:05.06) at the Arcadia Invite, placing 11th โฆ Finished fifth in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:22.59 at the Foothill League Prelims & Finals โฆ Helped her 4x400m relay team to a pair of first-place finishes her senior season โฆ As a junior, was the runner-up in the 1600m (5:05.72) at the Foothill League Finals.
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Personal
Born in Pasadena, Calif., to parents Cyndi and Greg Hoelzel โฆ Has one brother, Luke โฆ Lists Emma Coburn and Michael Phelps as famous athletes she admires โฆ Lists her greatest athletic memory to date as qualifying for the cross country state meet for the first time her senior season โฆ Hobbies include going to the beach, whitewater rafting and spending time with family and friends โฆ Chose UCLA because of the โsupportiveโ coaches and teammates โฆ Said โUCLA immediately felt like home and it was my dream schoolโ โฆ Wants to go into law โฆ Plans to major in political science.
Ran five races for UCLA in the outdoor track and field seasonโฆ Her season-best 4:31.63 in the 1500m event placed her 10th at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
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2022 (Cross Country)
Scored for the Bruins in three of her four races during the 2022 seasonโฆ Ran a season-best 21:05.7 at the Pac-12 Championships in late October, placing 68th in the Conference.
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2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in four meets for the Bruins this past cross country season โฆ Opened her year at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where she finished eighth overall on the 8k course with a time of 16:07.0 โฆ Finished 35th overall at the Highlander Invitational, clocking a 6k time of 21:44.0 โฆ Was 80th at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 23:45.3 on the 6k course.
2021 (Track & Field)
Secured a third-place finish in the 3000m at the Rafer/JJK Invite, crossing the line with a time of 10:46.47 โฆ Took third place in the 3000m steeplechase against USC, scoring for the Bruins with a time of 12:09.13.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Competed in three cross country meets this past season โฆ Finished 37th overall at the Dave Murray Invite, notching a 6k time of 24:37.8 โฆ Toed the line for the Bruins in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 90th place with a time of 23:51.3.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in her first track season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins.ย
High School
Attended West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, Calif. โฆ Four year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field โฆ Qualified for the CIF-SS Division Finals, placing 36th (18:05.6) โฆ Led her squad to the programโs first state meet appearance in school history in 2018 โฆย Helped West Ranch place ninth overall at the 2018 CIF State Championships, as she crossed the finish line at the 19:12.1 mark (70th place) โฆ Three-time West Ranch MVP in cross country and track & field โฆ Named to the 2017 All-SCV Girls Cross Country Team โฆ 2017 Daily News Second Team All-Area โฆ 2016 All-SCV (cross country) โฆ PRโed in the 5K at the Masterโs University XC Invite, posting a time of 18:33.5 โฆ In track & field, clocked a season-best 1600m time of 5:02.41 to place eighth at the CIF-SS Division I Prelims โฆ Garnered All-SCV honors her senior campaign โฆ PRโed in the one-mile run (5:05.06) at the Arcadia Invite, placing 11th โฆ Finished fifth in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:22.59 at the Foothill League Prelims & Finals โฆ Helped her 4x400m relay team to a pair of first-place finishes her senior season โฆ As a junior, was the runner-up in the 1600m (5:05.72) at the Foothill League Finals.
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Personal
Born in Pasadena, Calif., to parents Cyndi and Greg Hoelzel โฆ Has one brother, Luke โฆ Lists Emma Coburn and Michael Phelps as famous athletes she admires โฆ Lists her greatest athletic memory to date as qualifying for the cross country state meet for the first time her senior season โฆ Hobbies include going to the beach, whitewater rafting and spending time with family and friends โฆ Chose UCLA because of the โsupportiveโ coaches and teammates โฆ Said โUCLA immediately felt like home and it was my dream schoolโ โฆ Wants to go into law โฆ Plans to major in political science.
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