Brentwood High School graduate Sophia Rivera, in her first year of competition with the Wisconsin Badgers, in her first attempt in her first outdoor meet, in San Diego, broke the school record for women’s javelin throw.
As a Brentwood High School junior Rivera won the national championship in 2015 for girls shot put in the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York City with a winning throw of 49 feet 1 inch. She also qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials as a high school senior in 2016.
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#Badgers Sophia Rivera wins the javelin in San Diego with a school record of 175-2! pic.twitter.com/AkPGmTH6yA
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) April 1, 2018
First throw ➡️ #Badgers school record!@sophia_rivera13 throws the javelin 175 feet, 2 inches on her first attempt to break the school record by almost five feet! #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/wcJK9CyIVx
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) April 1, 2018
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So proud of you Sophia! Keep up the great work!