Triton Bio - Jamie Leigh Pearce - UCSDTritons.com—Official Web Site of UC San Diego Athletics

Swimming & Diving

Courtesy: UCSD Release: 09/24/10

Jamie Leigh Pearce

Position:	Diving
Height:	5'4"
Year:	Senior
City/State:	Yorba Linda, CA
High School:	Esperanza HS
Other College:	Orange Coast College
College:	Marshall
Major:	Economics
Experience:	1 Letter

AS A JUNIOR IN 2010-11
At the PCSC Championships, took 6th place in the 3-meter diving final (220.05) and 14th in the 1-meter diving final (149.90) ... Named to the Athletics Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level (GPAs 3.00 to 3.299).

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
Competed in diving for the OCC Pirates for two seasons ... The 2009 CCCAA Diver of the Year ... Helped OCC to a 3rd-place finish at the California Community College Athletic Association Championships in 2009 and then a state title in 2010 ... During the 2009 state meet, captured first in the 1-meter event (216.50) and second in the 3-meter final (210.25 points).

CLUB
Mission Viejo Nadadores

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2008 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim ... Competed in the 2008 CIF Southern Section Division I Championships, placing 18th in the 1-meter event (252.55 points) ... The Aztecs' Diver of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

PERSONAL
Born Apr. 27, 1990 in Fullerton ... Parents are William and Dawneen Pearce ... Has a younger sister named Megan ... A management science major at Marshall College ... A fan of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the USC Trojan football team ... Gymnast Alicia Sacramone is her favorite athlete ... Enjoys surfing, snowboarding and listening to music in her free time.