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brea
5-7 Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Harbor City, CA Junipero Serra HS
5-7 Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Chino Hills, CA Ayala HS
baucham
High School - Competed for Serra HS where she ran on two CA State champion 4x400m relay teams ... CIF Champion in the 300m hurdles ... Ran on the Penn Relays 4x400m championship team in 2009. Personal - Born November 19, 1993 in Torrance, CA ... Daughter of Brian and Damionne Baucham ... Has three brothers and one sister - Damien, Brian, Brylen and Brionne ... Brother Brian plays football for USC ... Cousin Candice is a former NCAA Champion triple jumper for the Bruins, and another cousin, Ashley, also competed on the UCLA track team ... Pre-Psychology major.
buchannan
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track at Ayala HS ... All-state, all-CIF and all-league honoree ... Prep bests of 11.74 in the 100m and 13.60 in the 100m hurdles. Personal - Born January 8 in Torrance, CA ... Daughter of Alphonso Buchanan and Maxine Jones ... Has one brother, Alphonso, Jr. and three sisters, Brithney (her twin), Khadine and Typhanie ... Undeclared major.
rachel
butler
zibby
boyer 5-7 Fr. High Jump Pasadena, CA Polytechnic School High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and soccer for Polytechnic School ... Two-time team MVP and Coaches Award recipient ... All-CIF and allleague honoree ... Set the school record in the high jump (5-8). Personal - Born September 23, 1992 in New York, NY ... Daughter of Suzie Boyer ... Has one sister, Catherine ... Pre-Psychology major.
Victoria
breidenthal 5-10 Jr. Javelin Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos HS 2011 - Had a top javelin mark of 106-6 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2009-10 - Rowed two seat in the N8+ `B’ boat in a dual-meet win over San Diego State (March 13) during the second weekend of the spring season. High School - Three-year varsity volleyball letterwinner under head coaches Joe Ripp and Amy Grabil at Los Gatos High School...played middle blocker...helped lead Los Gatos to a first-place league finish for two seasons...attended Los Gatos from 2004-08. Personal - Born December 13, 1990 in San Jose, CA ... Daughter of Cindy Breidenthal ... Has two younger brothers, Curtis and Johnny... Pre-Sociology major.
Best Mark Javelin - 106-6
5-9 So. Distance Sugar Land, TX Clements HS 2011 - Placed 16th in the steeple (11:53.06) and 20th in the 1500m (4:59.18) at Pac-10s ... Ran a lifetime-best of 4:37.28 in the 1500m at the Oxy Invite ... Placed third in the steeple against USC (11:24.08) ... Ran a lifetime-best of 11:14.33 in the steeple to finish second at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and three in cross country at Clements HS ... 2009 cross country team captain ... Was the district champion in 2009 and a three-time regional qualifier in cross country ... Was the 1600m district champion and a 2010 regional qualifier in four events. Personal - Born December 5, 1991 in Long Beach, CA ... Daughter of Jon and Debra Butler ... Father was an all-american cross country runner for the Bruins in 1981, 1982 and 1983 ... Has one sister, Jessica ... Pre-Psychology major.
Best Marks 1500m - 4:37.28 3000m - 10:46.37
megan
chenoweth 5-7 Fr. High Jump La Verne, CA St. Lucy’s Priory High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and two in cross country at St. Lucy’s Priory HS ... Four-year All-CIF and all-league honoree ... Won league titles in the high jump and 300m hurdles in 2010 and 2011 ... Three-time team captain for track ... Named Rookie of the Year her freshman season ... Received the Coaches Award in 2009 and was named Most Improved her junior season ... Set school records in the high hurdles, intermediate hurdles and heptathlon ... Prep bests of 5-5 in the high, 44.8 in the 300mH and 4200 in the heptathlon. Personal - Born September 15, 1992 in Santa Monica, CA ... Daughter of Walt and Marybeth Chenoweth ... Has one brother, Trevor ... Several relatives attended UCLA including her father ... Pre-Business/Economics major.
2010 UCLA WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
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