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Paola Bueno

Class:
Junior
Position:
Hammer
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Nayarit, Mexico
Prev School:
Colegio de Ciencias y Letras de Tepic

TFRRS Profile
World Athletics Profile

NCAA Division I All-America Honors (2)
2024 Outdoor Hammer - 11th (Second Team)
2025 Outdoor Hammer - 16th (Second Team)

CUSA Individual Titles (1)
2024 Outdoor Hammer

All-CUSA Honors (4)
2024 Indoor Weight Throw - 3rd
2024 Outdoor Hammer - 1st
2025 Indoor Weight Throw - 2nd
2025 Outdoor Hammer - 3rd

ASUN Individual Titles (1)
2023 Indoor Weight Throw

All-ASUN Honors (2)
2023 Indoor Weight Throw - 1st
2023 Outdoor Hammer - 2nd

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)

Threw the hammer a Liberty-record 211-4 to place 11^th at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships and earn second team All-America honors
CUSA hammer champion
Captured the Mexico women’s hammer title for the fourth year in a row
Also posted hammer victories at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge and Virginia High Performance
CUSA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
CSC Academic All-District Team
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal winner
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (So.)

Heaved the weight a personal-best 66-4.25 (No. 2 in program history) for third place in the CUSA final
Won a pair of weight throw competitions (Liberty Kickoff and Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational)

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Placed 20^th in her NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round hammer debut, including No. 2 among freshmen
ASUN hammer runner-up with a season-best and then Liberty freshman-record 199-1 effort
ASUN Women’s Freshman of the Week on May 10 following her fourth hammer victory of the season (Liberty Twilight Qualifier)
Broke the Liberty hammer record with a 209-4 effort, capturing her third straight Mexican title in the event
Mexico U23 hammer champion with a meet-record mark of 197-0
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Captured the ASUN weight throw title for her fourth victory in seven weight throw competitions as a freshman
Posted a Liberty freshman-record 65-2.75 weight throw (No. 4 in program history) at the Bob Pollock Invitational
Two-time ASUN Women’s Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18 and Feb. 1)
VaSID second team all-state (throws)

Prep

Graduated from Colegio de Ciencias y Letras de Tepic
Threw the hammer at two World U20 Championships, winning the silver medal in Cali, Colombia in 2022
2019 NACAC U18 hammer champion
Two-time Mexico hammer titlist (2021 and 2022)
Owns the Mexican U20 hammer record (207-2)

Personal

Daughter of Silverio Bueno Jaurena and Olga Lidia Calvillo Quinones
Birthday is Feb. 18
Finance major

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
The community and the support provided to international student athletes.

Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I listen to music because it relaxes me and at the same time helps me to be focus.

Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My family and coaches back home because they are great humans, and they are always there to support me.

What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Second place in the world athletics U20 championships.

Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Tacos because they remind me of home.

What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Instagram

What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
I listen to music a lot.

Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Aliya Mustafina

What is your dream vacation spot and why?
The beach because I like the view of the sea.