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MEET THE BRUINS

MADDISON GREENLEAF

BREYONNA HUNTER

Hurdles Freshman 5-9 Portland, Ore. Lakeridge HS

Sprints Senior 5-7 Gardena, Calif. Junipero Serra HS

Best Marks Outdoor 200m - 24.26 Indoor 200m - 24.73 Outdoor 400m - 54.98 Indoor 400m - 55.72

High School – Attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore. … Ran track all four seasons and also participated on the dance team … An all-state selection three times in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay … State champion in the 100m and 300m hurdles during her senior season … District champion three times in the 100m and 300m hurdles … Helped lead Lakeridge to its first ever state title.

2013 – Competed in five meets as a junior … Ran the 200m, the 400m and on the 4x400m and 4x100m relays … Was the lead leg on the 4x400m relay that finished fourth at the MPSF Championships … Ran a season-best 55.20 in the 400m at the SDSU Aztec Invitational … Set a season-best in the 200m at the SDSU Aztec Invitational ... Set a personal best in the 200m indoor at the New Mexico Don Kirby Elite with a 24.73.

Personal – Born June 28, 1995 … Daughter of Jonathan and Lisa Greenleaf … Has one brother named Zach and a sister named Caroline.

2012 - Earned All-America honorable mention honors with the 4x400m relay that placed 21st at NCAAs (3:39.74) ... Ran on the ninth-place 4x400m relay at the NCAA Prelim (3:36.90) ... Was on the fourth-place relay at Pac-12s (3:36.13) ... Ran on the winning 4x400 vs USC (3:38.87) and was fourth in the 400m (54.98) ... Was seventh in the 400m at the Pepsi Invite (55.84) ... Placed third in the 400m vs. WSU and fourth against Tennessee (55.36, lifetime-best) ... Was second in both the 200m (25.70) and 400m (56.75) at the Northridge Invite ... In indoor track had top times of 25.31 in the 200m and 56.46 in the 400m.

CAROLINE GYLLENBERN High Jump Freshman 6-1 Stockholm, Sweden Rubeck Valfrihetens Gymnasium High School – Attended Rudbeck Gymnasium in Stockholm, Sweden … Participated on the club team Turebergs FK … Was named the “Best in High Jump” in 2012 and “Upcoming Star of 2012” … Won 222 medals (179 gold, 29 silver and 14 bronze) … Cleared 5-10.5 in 2011. Personal – Born March 31, 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden … The daughter of Mauritz and Ann-Louise Gyllenbern … Has one brother named Richard.

ZAYBREE HAURY Throws Freshman 5-10 San Diego, Calif. Scripps Ranch HS High School – Attended Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, Calif. … Participated in basketball and track and field … Placed second in CIF … Won the Eastern League … Was a CIF participant all four seasons … Set a Scripps Ranch HS record in the discus with a throw of 125-0 … Competed in the Junior Olympic national meet in the javelin and discus. Personal – Born July 19 in San Diego, Calif. … Is the Daughter of Evariste and Felicia Haury … Her uncle Henry played football at Penn State.

2011 - Ran on the first-place 4x400m relay (3:39.79) vs. USC ... In indoor track, ran on the winning 4x400m relay (3:43.21) at the New Mexico Invite and had a top 400m mark of 57.15 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and cheerleading for Serra HS ... 2010 team captain and co-captain in 2009 ... Ran on the state champion 4x400m relay ... league champion in the 300m hurdles, 100m and 200m ... Team won the CIF championship in 2009 and 2010 ... Three-time all-league honoree .... Set a school record in the 200m (24.26) ... Two-time Serra HS MVP for track ... Also was MVP for cross country in 2007. Personal - Born March 13, 1992 ... Daughter of Stewart Hunter, Sr. and Kathy Williams ... Has one brother and sister, Stewart, Jr. and Alesia.

ALIMATU-SADIA IBRAHIM Distance Freshman 5-7 Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Rosa HS High School – Attended Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, Calif. … Ran for coach Doug Courtemarche … Lettered four years in track and three in cross country … Ran the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 4x100m and 4x400m relays … Was named the Santa Rosa High School Runner of the Year four times, the 2013 Press Democrat Athlete of the Year, the 2012-13 Santa Rosa High School Athlete of the Year, 2011 Redwood All-Empire Track and Field Girl Athlete of the Year and 2011 North Coast Section CIF 800m champion … Qualified three times for the CIF State meet, was a three-time Redwood Empire and North Bay League champion in the 800m … A three-time Redwood All-Empire first team selection … Broke a 17-yearold school record in the 800m … Set the mark with a time of 2:11.91 … Ran for the Santa Rosa Express Youth Running Club … Placed sixth in the 800m at the USATF 2010 Junior Olympics national championship. Personal – Born Sept. 27, 1994, in Salaga, Ghana … Daughter of Ibrahim and Colleen Adamu … Has two brothers named Rasheed and Razak and a sister named Ummu-Kalsoum … Plans to major in biology/pre-medicine.

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