2023 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2021 All-Conference USA Second Team (Javelin)
2019 All-Conference USA First Team (Javelin)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2020, 2021)
2022 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Placed third in javelin with 49.31m (161-9) at the Sun Angel Classic.
- Achieved second place with 52.08m (170-10) at the Desert Heat Classic.
- Threw 44.67m (146-7) for seventh place at the Conference USA Championships.
- Competed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association West Championships.
2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Competed in the shot put at the Don Kirby Open & Elite, posting a mark of 9.12m (29-11.25).
2021 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Threw a personal-best mark of 53.89m (176-10), capturing first place in the javelin throw at the Desert Heat Classic.
- Captured silver in the javelin at the Conference USA Championships with distance of 49.38m (162-0).
- Competed in the javelin at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field, posting a mark of 50.28m (164-11).
- Competed at the NCAA Division I West Preliminaries, posting a mark of 53.55m (175-8) in the javelin.
- Won first in the javelin at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open with a mark of 50.80m (166-8).
2020 OUTDOOR
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Took gold in the javelin throw with a mark of 49.86m at the Conference USA Championships.
- Placed first in the javelin throw, posting a 46.76m toss at the UTEP Springtime.
- Threw a personal-best 50.44m in the javelin, earning silver at the Texas A&M Invitational.
- Completed season in the javelin throw at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
PRIOR TO UTEP
- Posted a second-place finish at the Nordic/Baltic U23 Championships with a mark of 50.24 in the javelin.
- Registered a 13th-place finish in the javelin at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere with a mark of 49.64m.
PERSONAL: Full name is Roosa Esten Ylönen … daughter of Markku Pajula and Sirkku Ylönen … born in Jyväskylä, Finland …
economics major.
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