Leigh Bernstein

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Gaston, Ore. High School: Jesuit High School

Height: 5-9 Event: Throws Birthdate: 02/26/1988

ARIZONA

2010: Returned from her redshirt season with renewed vigor, setting personal bests in several meets in her best year at Arizona...Kicked off the season with a enw best at the Jim Click shootout with a throw of 45.12m (148-0)...Immediately set a new best at her next meet with a mark of 45.76m (150-1) at the JJK Invite, her career best...Finished fifth at the Pac-10 Championshipsm hr first All-Conference honor and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Championships in the event...Was a team captain and earned USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades for the second time...2009: Redshirt season...2008: Improved her lifetime's best throw in the javelin to 44.34 (145-5)meters at the Arizona Jim Click Invitational...The mark is the second best throw in Wildcat history using the present-day javelin...Qualified for the NCAA West Regional Championships...Named to 2008 USTFCCCA Division I Women's All-Academic Track and Field Team... 2007: Competed in the javelin outdoors for the Wildcats...Finished in first place in the javelin throw at the Double Dual Meet and at the Wildcat Classic...Had a season's best throw of 43.60m (143-0)at the Double Dual meet in Tempe, Ariz., setting a freshman record...

HIGH SCHOOL

Jesuit High School, Gaston, Ore.: Earned seven varsity letters, in track & field (four) and basketball (three)...Selected as a team captain in 2006...Three-time All-Metro League selection and a 2006 all-state honorable mention...Selected team's most outstanding field athlete in 2005 and 2006...Bernstein is the Jesuit High record holder in the javelin.

PERSONAL

Leigh Ann Bernstein ... Born 2-26-88 in Portland, Ore. ... Daughter of Richard and Vicki Bernstein ... Has one brother, Phil, and two sisters, Lorea and Shelley ... Enjoys reading, music and basketball in her spare time ...Academic major is Retail and Consumer Science and Business...