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DAYNA
5-9 So. Jumps Palmdale, CA Paraclete HS
5-5 Sr. Jumps Fresno, CA Edison HS
gibson
BEST MARKS Outdoor High Jump - 5-8; Indoor High Jump - 5-5 2010 - Competed at the NCAA Preliminary in the high jump ... Tied for 10th at Pac-10s (5-4.50) ... Was third against USC (5-5.25) ... Cleared a lifetime-best of 5-8 at the RJ/JJK Invite (3rd) ... In indoor track, had a top mark of 5-5. High School - Two-time team captain ... Field Event and Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Three-time high jump league champion ... Member of the four-time league champion 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... Two-time 400m league champion ... Also won a league title in the 300m hurdles ... League runner-up in the 400m on two occasions ... State finalist in the relay events ... Prep best of 5-6 in the high jump (school record), 58.8 in the 400m and 47.3 in the 300m hurdles. Personal - Born March 15, 1991 in Fountain Valley, CA ... Daughter of Christopher Gibson and Charisee McCullough ... Has one brother, Roland, and two sisters, Cayla and Ciera ... Biochemistry major.
katja
goldring 5-1 RS-So. Distances Los Angeles, CA Hamilton HS BEST MARKS 1500m-4:44.96; Indoor 3000m-10:00.84; Indoor 5000m-16:55.62; Outdoor 5000m-16:42.11; 10,000m-35:48.4 2010 - Redshirt season. 2009 - Placed 22nd in the 5000m at West Region (17:56.33) ... Was ninth in the 10,000m at Pac-10s (36:16.87) ... Runner-up in the 5000m against USC (17:13.87) ... Ran a season-best and regional qualifier of 16:42.11 in the 5000m at Mt. SAC ... RJ/JJK Invite runner-up in the 5000m (16:45.60) ... Cal/NV champion in the 10,000m (35:48.54) ... In indoor track, had a top 5000m time of 16:55.62 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Three-year letterwinner in cross country ... Also earned one letter in track ... Placed 11th at the 2008 USATF Junior National Cross Country Championships ... LA City Section record-holder in cross country (17:06) ... Placed fourth at the 2006 CA State Meet in the 3200m (10:37). Personal - Born August 11, 1990 in Montee, Switzerland ... Daughter of Joseph Almog and Noa Goldring ... Has one brother, Wushi ... Mathematics major.
HILL
BEST MARKS Outdoor LJ - 18-9.75; Indoor LJ - 17-4; Outdoor TJ - 38-2.25; Indoor TJ - 36-10.25 2010 - Posted a lifetime-best of 38-2.25 in the triple jump at the Cal/NV Championships ... In indoor track, had a lifetime-best mark of 36-10.25 in the triple and 17-4 in the long. 2009 - Jumped a lifetime-best 18-9.75 in the long against USC ... UCLA Invite runner-up in the long (18-3.25) ... Had a top triple mark of 37-9.25. 2008 - Jumped a season-best 18-2.75 in the long jump at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Had an indoor triple jump mark of 36-2. High School - Four-year letterwinner in track ... Also was a four-year starting letterwinner on the volleyball team, playing outside hitter and middle blocker ... In track, was a three-time team captain and two-time MVP ... In 2007, was a Fresno Bee All-Star and Central Section champion in the long jump ... Also placed 21st in the triple jump and 23rd in the long jump at the 2007 CA State Meet ... During her junior year, placed 15th in the long jump and 19th in the triple at the CA State Meet ... Set her high school’s triple jump record with a prep best of 38-4 ... Also has a long jump best of 18-4 and 100m best of 12.4. Personal - Born January 4, 1989 in Clovis, CA ... Daughter of Ronald Hill and Glenda Allen-Hill ... Linguistics major.
NICOLE
HOOD 5-4 Fr. Distances Walnut Creek, CA Carondelet HS BEST MARKS 1600m - 4:52; 3200m - 10:41 High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at Carondelet HS ... Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman State finalist ... State qualifier in the 1600m (4:52) and 3200m (10:41) in 2007 ... Placed fourth at the 2007 Div. II State meet in cross country (17:37) ... Set a Div. II record at the NCS Championships (17:08) ... 2007 League champion in cross country ... In 2006, placed 14th at the Div. II State Meet where her team won the state title and was the league champion ... Competed for the Pleasanton Heat in club track and won the USATF National Junior Olympics in 2004 in the midget division ... Also placed second in 2005 in the youth age group. Personal - Born May 4, 1992 in Santa Clara, CA ... Daughter of Kenneth Hood and Patricia Zuppan-Hood ... Biophysics major.
2010 UCLA WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
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