2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Jaramillo, Paula

Paula Jaramillo
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Colegia Nueva Granada
- Hometown:
- Bogota, Colombia
Bio
2021-22
Stroked the second varsity eight (2V8+) crew during her senior campaign … was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive season … served as one of three team captains during her senior season, along with Olivia Caesar and Jane DiLauro … was one of 12 UCLA student-athletes named as a 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (announced by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education in April of 2022) … since 1992, Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar awards have been presented to undergraduate students of color who have excelled in the classroom and in athletics … stroked the Bruins’ 2V8+ crew at the season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 13) … stroked the 2V8+ boat at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 26-27), leading UCLA to a third-place finish on the first day of action at Mission Bay … stroked the 2V8+ crew at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. (April 9-10) … stroked the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory over Loyola Marymount (April 16) … stroked the 2V8+ at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … rowed two seat in the Bruins’ second varsity eight crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Rowed primarily in the Bruins’ second varsity eight (2V8+) crew during her junior season … earned Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll acclaim for the second straight year … stroked the Bruins’ varsity four (V4+) crew in the team’s season-opening dual-meet win against Loyola Marymount (March 13) … stroked the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory against USC (March 27) … also stroked the 2V8+ crew in the team’s dual-meet win against the University of San Diego (April 24) … stroked the 2V8+ crew in races against Stanford and USC (May 1) … stroked the 2V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Stroked the third varsity eight (3V8+) crew in the dual-meet win against San Diego State (March 7) … was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … the spring season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19
Rowed two seat in the Bruins’ novice eight crew (N8+) in a dual-meet contest against USC (May 11) and at the Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma (May 19) … the novice eight crew finished third in a four-boat race at the Pac-12 Championships.
High School
Attended Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogotá (Colombia) … played soccer in high school (at the forward position) … also competed as a water-skier in high school … was ranked among the top five in the world in the slalom division in 2017 (waterskiing).
Personal
Full name: Paula Jaramillo … born in Houston, Texas … is the oldest of Fernando Jaramillo and Elizabeth Echeverri’s four children … has one younger brother (Federico) and two younger sisters (Isabela, Luisa) … international development studies major.
Stroked the second varsity eight (2V8+) crew during her senior campaign … was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive season … served as one of three team captains during her senior season, along with Olivia Caesar and Jane DiLauro … was one of 12 UCLA student-athletes named as a 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (announced by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education in April of 2022) … since 1992, Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar awards have been presented to undergraduate students of color who have excelled in the classroom and in athletics … stroked the Bruins’ 2V8+ crew at the season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 13) … stroked the 2V8+ boat at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 26-27), leading UCLA to a third-place finish on the first day of action at Mission Bay … stroked the 2V8+ crew at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. (April 9-10) … stroked the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory over Loyola Marymount (April 16) … stroked the 2V8+ at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … rowed two seat in the Bruins’ second varsity eight crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Rowed primarily in the Bruins’ second varsity eight (2V8+) crew during her junior season … earned Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll acclaim for the second straight year … stroked the Bruins’ varsity four (V4+) crew in the team’s season-opening dual-meet win against Loyola Marymount (March 13) … stroked the 2V8+ crew in a dual-meet victory against USC (March 27) … also stroked the 2V8+ crew in the team’s dual-meet win against the University of San Diego (April 24) … stroked the 2V8+ crew in races against Stanford and USC (May 1) … stroked the 2V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Stroked the third varsity eight (3V8+) crew in the dual-meet win against San Diego State (March 7) … was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … the spring season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19
Rowed two seat in the Bruins’ novice eight crew (N8+) in a dual-meet contest against USC (May 11) and at the Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma (May 19) … the novice eight crew finished third in a four-boat race at the Pac-12 Championships.
High School
Attended Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogotá (Colombia) … played soccer in high school (at the forward position) … also competed as a water-skier in high school … was ranked among the top five in the world in the slalom division in 2017 (waterskiing).
Personal
Full name: Paula Jaramillo … born in Houston, Texas … is the oldest of Fernando Jaramillo and Elizabeth Echeverri’s four children … has one younger brother (Federico) and two younger sisters (Isabela, Luisa) … international development studies major.
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