2020-21 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Papini, Sofia

Sofia Papini
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Los Alamitos HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
Bio
2022-23
Served as the varsity eight crew’s coxswain during her senior year … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ crew in the season-opening dual-meet competition against USC (March 11) … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ boat at the two-day Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (April 7-8) … helped the varsity eight race to a first-place finish on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. … coxed the Bruins’ second varsity eight crew (2V8+) in a dual-meet regatta against Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey (April 22) … UCLA swept three races in the dual-meet competition against LMU … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ crew at the Dexter Lake Invitational (April 29), leading UCLA’s boat to a third-place finish in the morning session and to a second-place finish in the afternoon session … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ boat at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
2021-22
Coxed UCLA’s second varsity eight (2V8+) crew throughout her junior season … was recognized on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year … coxed the 2V8+ boat in the Bruins’ season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 13) … coxed the 2V8+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 26-27), helping guide the second varsity to a third-place finish on day one and into the ‘A’ final race on day two … coxed the 2V8+ at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational on Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. (April 9-10) … coxed the 2V8+ in a dual-meet victory against Loyola Marymount (April 16) … coxed the varsity eight (V8+) crew at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … coxed the 2V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Coxed the Bruins’ varsity eight (V8+) crew during her sophomore year … secured Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll acclaim … coxed the V8+ to dual-meet wins against Loyola Marymount (March 13) and USC (March 27) to open the spring rowing season … also coxed the V8+ in a dual-meet victory against the University of San Diego (April 24) … coxed the V8+ in races against Stanford and USC (May 1) … coxed the V8+ at Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Coxed the team’s third varsity eight (3V8+) crew in the dual-meet win against San Diego State (March 7) … the spring rowing season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
Attended Los Alamitos High School … competed for Long Beach Junior Crew … led her rowing program to the Southwest Regional Championship in the novice women’s 4x+ … served as the team captain during the 2018-19 season.
Personal
Full name: Sofia Gabriella Papini … mother is Lisa Papini … has one older sister, Alessandra, and one younger brother, Nico … psychology major..
Served as the varsity eight crew’s coxswain during her senior year … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ crew in the season-opening dual-meet competition against USC (March 11) … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ boat at the two-day Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (April 7-8) … helped the varsity eight race to a first-place finish on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. … coxed the Bruins’ second varsity eight crew (2V8+) in a dual-meet regatta against Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey (April 22) … UCLA swept three races in the dual-meet competition against LMU … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ crew at the Dexter Lake Invitational (April 29), leading UCLA’s boat to a third-place finish in the morning session and to a second-place finish in the afternoon session … coxed the Bruins’ V8+ boat at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 14).
2021-22
Coxed UCLA’s second varsity eight (2V8+) crew throughout her junior season … was recognized on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year … coxed the 2V8+ boat in the Bruins’ season-opening dual-meet regatta against USC (March 13) … coxed the 2V8+ at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic (March 26-27), helping guide the second varsity to a third-place finish on day one and into the ‘A’ final race on day two … coxed the 2V8+ at the two-day Pac-12 Invitational on Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev. (April 9-10) … coxed the 2V8+ in a dual-meet victory against Loyola Marymount (April 16) … coxed the varsity eight (V8+) crew at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas (April 30) … coxed the 2V8+ crew at the Pac-12 Championships on Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore. (May 15).
2020-21
Coxed the Bruins’ varsity eight (V8+) crew during her sophomore year … secured Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll acclaim … coxed the V8+ to dual-meet wins against Loyola Marymount (March 13) and USC (March 27) to open the spring rowing season … also coxed the V8+ in a dual-meet victory against the University of San Diego (April 24) … coxed the V8+ in races against Stanford and USC (May 1) … coxed the V8+ at Pac-12 Championships on Lake Natoma (May 16).
2019-20
Coxed the team’s third varsity eight (3V8+) crew in the dual-meet win against San Diego State (March 7) … the spring rowing season was cut short due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
Attended Los Alamitos High School … competed for Long Beach Junior Crew … led her rowing program to the Southwest Regional Championship in the novice women’s 4x+ … served as the team captain during the 2018-19 season.
Personal
Full name: Sofia Gabriella Papini … mother is Lisa Papini … has one older sister, Alessandra, and one younger brother, Nico … psychology major..
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