MEET THE BRUINS
ANNIE MOONEY
NOELLE NIEDERHAUS
Best Marks Distance 1,500m - 4:35.33 Junior Outdoor 3,000m - 9:54.18 Indoor 3,000m - 9:36.50 5-7 Steeple - 11:09.30 Templeton, Calif. Outdoor 5,000m - 16:49.94 Mission College Preparatory
Distance Freshman 5-5 Pasadena, Calif. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
2013 – Raced at nine meets as a sophomore … Ran the 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m and the mile … Set personal bests in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m … Placed third in the 5,000m with a personal best time of 16:49.94 … Placed fifth in the dual meet against USC in the 1,500m with a person best of 4:35.33 … Finished fourth against TCU/LSU in the 3,000m with a personal best time of 9:54.18 … Ran an indoor best 3,000m of 9:36.50 to finish 13th at the MPSF Championships. Summer 2012 - Finished seventh in the 5000m at the USATF Junior National Championships (17:36.23). 2012 - Finished eighth in the 1500m at the Jim Bush Invite (4:41.47) ... Placed 18th in the 5000m at the Oxy Invite (17:22.78) ... Was second in the steeple with a lifetime-best (11:09.30) vs. USC ... Finished 10th in the 1500m at the RJ/JJK Invite (4:39.20) ... Placed fifth in the steeple at the Pepsi Invite (11:14.54) ... Was second vs. Tennessee and fourth vs. WSU in the steeple (11:09.48) ... Placed 10th in the 3000m at the USC Invite (10:11.23) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Mission College Preparatory ... Also played varsity soccer for three years ... High school cross country team won three CIF Central Section crowns ... Three-time state runner-up in cross country, and placed third in 2009 ... 1600m county champion in 2011. Personal - Born February 27, 1992 in Salt Lake City, UT ... Daughter of Mark and Heidi Mooney ... Mom, cousin and uncle all attended UCLA ... Has one brother, Jack, and two sisters, Katie (who attends Stanford) and Tricia (a student at Cal).
AMBER MURAKAMI Distance RS-Junior 5-6 Saugus, Calif. Saugus HS
Best Marks Outdoor 3000m - 11:24.04 Indoor 3000m - 10:15.60 Outdoor 5000m - 20:04.80
2013 – Competed in five meets as a sophomore … Ran the 1,500m and the 3,000m … Ran a season-best 11:24.46 against TCU/LSU … Posted a season-best time of 4:48.66 in the 1,500m at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite. 2012 - Finished 10th in the 5000m vs. USC (20:04.80) ... Placed eighth in the 3000m vs. Tennessee (11:23.73) ... Finished 14th in the 3000m at the Northridge Invite (10:11.23) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2011 - In indoor track, ran 10:15.60 in the 3000m ... Redshirted the outdoor season. High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Saugus HS ... Helped her team capture four CA State cross country team titles, becoming the first female to do so in California history ... Team also won four CIF and league titles in cross country ... Member of the 2008 All-Area, All-CIF and All-State teams ... Finished in the individual top 25 at the CA State Cross Country meet every year of competition, with her highest finish being ninth in 2008 ... Served as team captain her senior year ... 2006 Daily News Newcomer of the Year ... Top times of 2:16 in the 800m, 5:00 in the 1600m, 10:47 in the 3200m and 17:40 in the 5000m.
High School – Attended Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in La Cañada, Calif. … Earned four letters in track and field and two in cross country for coach Edward Gorton … Garnered first team All-Mission League honors all four seasons … Won the 800m in 2012 at the Pasadena Invitational … Was an all-area selection in the 800m in 2013, triple jump in 2012 and 400m in 2010 and 2011 … Earned AllCIF second team accolades in 2012 … Named the 2012 Flintridge Sacred Heart Athlete of the Year … Holds the school record in the 880m, triple jump, 4x100 and 4x400 relays … Holds personal bests of 2:16 (800m), 58.40 (400m) and 35-1 (triple jump) … Competed for the High Performance Track Club. Personal – Born Feb. 20, 1995 in Pasadena, Calif. … Daughter of Grant and Elaine Niederhaus … Has one brother named Ross … Father Grant ran the 400m and the 400mH for Team USA.
JAYCEE OLSEN Throws RS-Junior 5-7 Valencia, Calif. Corona Del Mar HS
Best Marks Shot Put - 39-1.75 Discus - 154-6 Hammer - 158-10
2013 – Competed in six meets as a sophomore … Threw the discus, hammer and shot … Set a personal best in the discus with a throw of 154-6 to place third at the Bobcat Invitational … Heaved a person best in the hammer throw with a toss of 158-10 to finish fourth against TCU/LSU … Threw a season-best 39-1.25 in the shot put to finish fifth against TCU/LSU … Won the discus throw at the Oxy Invitational. 2012 - Threw a lifetime-best of 149-2 in the discus at the Jim Bush Invite to finish fifth overall ... Placed 12th in the disc at Pac-12s (142-8) ... Placed third in the disc (142-9), fifth in the shot (36-7) and eighth in the hammer (142-10) vs. USC ... Placed fifth in the discus at the RJ/JJK Invite (144-11) ... Was fourth in both the hammer (142-5) and disc (104-8) vs. WSU and was fifth in those events vs. Tennessee ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2011 - Redshirt season ... As an unattached athlete, posted a hammer mark of 1171 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Varsity letterwinner in track at Corona Del Mar HS ... 2010 league champion in the shot put and discus, and placed second in the 200m ... CIF finalist in the shot put, discus and 4x400m relay ... Competed in the state meet in discus ... Broke the school record in the discus (139-7) ... Also had prep bests of 25.98 in the 200m and 39-1.75 in the shot put. Personal - Born October 20, 1992 ... Daughter of Jerry and Jacqueline Olsen ... Has four siblings - Jackson, Travis, Max and Spenser ... Chemistry major.
Personal - Born March 26, 1992 in Torrance, CA ... Daughter of Stanley and Joy Murakami ... Sister Shannon is also a member of the UCLA cross country/track and field teams ... Pre-Economics major.
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