2019-20 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Bernstein, Leila

Leila Bernstein
- Position:
- Starboard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mossbourne Community Academy
- Hometown:
- London, England
Bio
2020-21
Rowed primarily in the Bruins’ varsity four crew during her senior season … rowed five seat in the second varsity eight in UCLA’s season-opening win against Loyola Marymount (March 13) … rowed three seat in the varsity four in a dual-meet win against USC (March 27) … stroked the varsity four crew to a second-place finish in a three-boat race with the University of San Diego (April 24) … rowed three seat in the varsity four in a race against USC and Stanford (May 1) … also rowed three seat in the varsity four at the Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Rowed five seat in the varsity eight crew in UCLA’s dual-meet victory against San Diego State (March 7) … the Bruins’ spring rowing season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19
Rowed in the second varsity eight (2V8+) and varsity four (V4+) crews as a sophomore … rowed seven seat in the team’s 2V8+ in the season-opening competition against San Diego State (March 9), leading UCLA to a first-place finish … rowed three seat in the V4+ against Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey (March 16), helping guide the Bruins to a first-place finish … also rowed three seat in the V4+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (April 6-7), leading the Bruins to a second-place finish on day one and into a Grand Final race on day two … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ at the Windermere Cup in Seattle (May 4), guiding the Bruins’ boat to a second-place finish … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ against USC in Marina del Rey (May 11) … also rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ at the Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma (May 19).
2017-18
Rowed in the Bruins’ varsity eight (V8+) and second varsity eight (2V8+) crews during her freshman season … rowed seven seat in the V8+ in the Bruins’ season-opening races against Stanford and San Diego State (March 3), helping the varsity eight to a second-place finish ahead of SDSU … rowed four seat in the V8+ against Oregon State in Marina del Rey (March 17) … rowed bow seat in the 2V8+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 24-25), leading that boat to a second-place finish on day one and into Sunday’s Grand Final race … rowed five seat in the 2V8+ on the first day of the Clemson Invitational (April 13) … rowed bow seat in the 2V8+ on day two at Clemson (April 14), helping the boat finish third in its morning race … rowed three seat in the 2V8+ against USC (April 28) … rowed three seat in the 2V8+ at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 13).
High School
Attended Mossbourne Community Academy (London, England) for two years … competed for the Mossbourne Rowing Team and also trained in Great Britain’s junior camps.
Personal
Full name: Leila Hierons Bernstein … born in London, England … history major.
Rowed primarily in the Bruins’ varsity four crew during her senior season … rowed five seat in the second varsity eight in UCLA’s season-opening win against Loyola Marymount (March 13) … rowed three seat in the varsity four in a dual-meet win against USC (March 27) … stroked the varsity four crew to a second-place finish in a three-boat race with the University of San Diego (April 24) … rowed three seat in the varsity four in a race against USC and Stanford (May 1) … also rowed three seat in the varsity four at the Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Rowed five seat in the varsity eight crew in UCLA’s dual-meet victory against San Diego State (March 7) … the Bruins’ spring rowing season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19
Rowed in the second varsity eight (2V8+) and varsity four (V4+) crews as a sophomore … rowed seven seat in the team’s 2V8+ in the season-opening competition against San Diego State (March 9), leading UCLA to a first-place finish … rowed three seat in the V4+ against Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey (March 16), helping guide the Bruins to a first-place finish … also rowed three seat in the V4+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (April 6-7), leading the Bruins to a second-place finish on day one and into a Grand Final race on day two … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ at the Windermere Cup in Seattle (May 4), guiding the Bruins’ boat to a second-place finish … rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ against USC in Marina del Rey (May 11) … also rowed seven seat in the 2V8+ at the Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma (May 19).
2017-18
Rowed in the Bruins’ varsity eight (V8+) and second varsity eight (2V8+) crews during her freshman season … rowed seven seat in the V8+ in the Bruins’ season-opening races against Stanford and San Diego State (March 3), helping the varsity eight to a second-place finish ahead of SDSU … rowed four seat in the V8+ against Oregon State in Marina del Rey (March 17) … rowed bow seat in the 2V8+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 24-25), leading that boat to a second-place finish on day one and into Sunday’s Grand Final race … rowed five seat in the 2V8+ on the first day of the Clemson Invitational (April 13) … rowed bow seat in the 2V8+ on day two at Clemson (April 14), helping the boat finish third in its morning race … rowed three seat in the 2V8+ against USC (April 28) … rowed three seat in the 2V8+ at the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 13).
High School
Attended Mossbourne Community Academy (London, England) for two years … competed for the Mossbourne Rowing Team and also trained in Great Britain’s junior camps.
Personal
Full name: Leila Hierons Bernstein … born in London, England … history major.
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