ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Hometown: Newport Beach

Born: Aug. 31, 1989

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 138 pounds

Sport: Track and field

Events: triple jump, 100-meter hurdles

Coach: Nowell Kay

Favorite food: Cold cereal

Favorite movie: “Pride & Prejudice”

Favorite athletic moment: “When I got my personal record [37 feet, 9 1/4 inches] at Fountain Valley during a Sunset League meet. The mark actually qualified me for the Nike Outdoor National Championships in [Greensboro, N.C. in June].”

Week in review: Placed first in the triple jump with a mark of 36-11 1/2 at the Sunset League championships in Huntington Beach. Also, placed third in the 100 hurdles at 17.15 seconds, qualifying her for two events at the CIF Southern Section Division II preliminaries at Moorpark High Saturday.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza