MEET THE BRUINS
EMILY SCHARMANN
SABRINA SEAY
Distance Freshman 5-6 Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Tesoro HS
Distance Freshman 5-6 San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel HS
High School - Lettered four years in cross country and in track and field at Tesoro HS ... Won South Coast League championship and led her team to a second-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Championship in 2012 ... Sea View League champion in 2011 and earned Orange County Register All-County first-team honors ... Earned Orange County Register Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors and was ESPN LA’s Female Athlete of the Week for 10-19-10 ... Placed First in the Division 1 Girls Varsity Sweeps Race at OC Championships in 2010 ... Won the South Coast League 3200 Championship in 2012. Personal - Parents are Kurt and Lisa Scharmann ... Has an older brother, Kelby, and a younger sister, Molly ... Listed leading her team to the title of OC Champs while winning the individual title as her greatest athletic thrill ... Hobbies include reading and listening to music ... Full name is Emily Anne Scharmann ... Psychology major.
High School - Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Mt. Carmel HS ... Three-time State qualifier, all-league honoree and MVP in cross country ... Finished 14th at the State meet as a senior in a personal-best time of 18:19 ... Also earned a Top 25 State finish as a freshman ... Awarded first-team All-CIF as a senior and second-team as a freshman ... Received High School Sports Association Scholar-Athlete scholarship and was named the Mt. Carmel Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2012-13 ... In track and field, she was a State qualifier in the 1600 in 2013 and finished third overall in CIF ... Owns the school record in the 3200 with a 10:45.9 ... Qualified for States in the 4x400 as a sophomore. Personal - Hobbies include hiking, reading and listening to music ... Played soccer for eight years ... Admires Steve Prefontaine ... Born February 25, 1995 in San Diego ... Daughter of Robert and Alicia Seay ... Has an older sister, Rachel ... Majoring in Integrative Biology & Physiology.
CAITLIN SCHMITT
ALIYA SHIRIF
Best Marks Distance 1500m - 4:58.56 Junior Outdoor 3000m - 10:15.78 Indoor 3000m - 10:50.30 5-6 Outdoor 5000m - 17:31.48 Marin County, Calif. Indoor 5000m - 18:05.30 10,000m - 36:57.79 Redwood HS
Distance Freshman 5-4 Mesa, Ariz. Desert Ridge HS
2013 – Competed in five meets during her junior season … Ran a personal best of 36:57.79 in the 10,000m at the Mt. Sac Relays … Ran a season-best 18:14.28 in the 5,000m to finish fifth in the dual meet against USC. 2012 - Finished 25th in the 5000m at the Oxy Invite (17:40.29) ... Was fourth in the 5000m (17:46.90) and 13th in the 1500m (4:58.56) vs. USC ... Placed 25th in the “A” section of the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (37:24.44) ... Placed sixth in the 3000m vs. Tennessee (10:24.96) ... Finished seventh in the 3000m at the Northridge Invite (10:15.78) ... In indoor track, had top times of 10:18.08 in the 3000m and 18:05.30 in the 5000m ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. 2011 - Had a top 5000m time of 18:35.10 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track for Redwood HS ... Two-time MVP for her cross country team ... Also served as team captain for both track and cross country her senior year ...Was team captain for track her junior year ... 2009 First-team all-league for cross country ... High school team was MCAL champion on three occasions for track and field, including three undefeated seasons, as well as league champions in cross country in 2009 and 2007 ... Given `Most Inclusive and Enthusiastic’ award in 2008 ... Received `Most Improved Athlete’ award for her school in 2007 ... Top times of 11:41 in the 3200m and 19:05 on a cross country course. Personal - Born July 9, 1992 in Marin County, CA ... Daughter of Thomas and Laura Schmitt, both of whom were runners for the Cal Bears ... Has one brother, Jake, who was an all-american distance runner for the University of Washington, and one sister, Meagan, who is a libero for the Cal Bears volleyball team ... Pre-Psychology major.
High School - Lettered as a freshman and senior in cross country at Desert Ridge HS and was also a three-year letterwinner in track & field and one-time letterwinner in volleyball ... Named her school’s female athlete of the year in 2011 and was voted Most Athletic Girl in her class ... Earned first-team All-Tribune honors in cross country in 2012 ... Named Female MVP in cross country in 2011 and in track & field in 2010 and 2011 ... Team Captain her senior year of cross country ... Broke school records in 3200 (11:39.98), 1600 (5:13.16), 800 (2:19.11), 4x800, and 4x400. Personal - Daughter of Tarik and Jacqueline Shirif ... Has an older brother, Amir, who runs for UC Irvine, and a younger sister, Amani ... Hobbies include hiking, traveling, and swimming ... Describes her greatest athletic thrill as trying out for and making the UCLA track and Cross Country teams ... Born May 23, 1994 in Burnsville, Minnesota ... Undeclared major whose career objective is to be an occupational therapist.
KELSEY SMITH Best Marks Distance 1500m - 4:33.97 Outdoor 3000m - 9:30.23 RS-Junior Indoor 3000m - 9:31.45 5-6 Outdoor 5000m - 16:26.87 South Lake Tahoe, Calif. South Tahoe HS 2013 – Competed in 10 meets as a sophomore … A NCAA qualifier in the 5,000m … Ranks sixth all-time in the UCLA top-10 with a personal best 5,00m time of 16:26.73 … Placed 11th at the Mt. Sac Relays with that time … Set a personal best in the 3,000m with a 9:30.23 against TCU/LSU to finish second … Ran a personal best in the 1,500m with a time of 4:33.97 to finish seventh … Placed second in the 5,000m against rival USC … Finished fifth in the 5,000m at the Texas Relays … Set an indoor personal best in the 3,000m with a time of 9:31.45 at the UW Husky Classic. 2012 - Finished 18th in the 5000 at the NCAA Prelims (17:01.01) ... Placed 16th in the 5000m at Pac-12s (17:10.91) ... Placed third in the 5000m vs. USC (17:13.60) ... Ran a lifetime-best of 16:41.87 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Finished eighth in the 5000 mat the Pepsi Invite (16:58.32) ... Was second in the 3000m vs. WSU and third against Tennessee (9:51.59) ... Was third in the 1500m (4:34.83)
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