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Courtesy: UCSD Release: 09/01/10

Chia Chang

Height:	5'6"
Year:	Junior
Hometown:	Anaheim, CA
High School:	Esperanza HS
College:	Marshall
Major:	Mathematics and Economics
Experience:	2 Letters

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AS A JUNIOR IN 2012: Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011: Finished as UCSD's top runner in all six meets she raced ... Was only Triton to place among top 10 overall in either the CCAA Championships (21:34.8) or the NCAA West Regional Championships (21:46) ... Took seventh and eighth overall, respectively, in those races ... Won the UC San Diego Opener, crossing the line at 15:12.9 ... Earned the team's Racer of the Year Award and Academic Standard recognition after the season ended ... Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010: Had an impressive rookie season, competing in seven events on the year and scoring on six occasions for the Tritons ... Was UCSD's top finisher three times during the year, leading the way in the season opener (15:45.0), the Asics/UC Irvine Invitational (18:37.9) and the Roy Griak Invitational (23:54.2) ... Finished third, 30th and 39th in those three races overall, respectively ... Placed 20th at the UCSD Triton Classic at 23:52.9 ... Was the Tritons' second finisher at the CCAA Championships in Whittier, clocking in at 23:19.4 ... Named the team's Freshman of the Year after the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, where she was a cross country and track and field standout ... Holds personal bests of 17:47 for the three-mile and 18:30 in the 5,000 in cross country, while registering individual records of 2:18 in the 800 and 5:06 in the 1,600 on the track ... Led Esperanza to the state championships as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 3, 1992 in Taipei, Taiwan ... Daughter of Yu and Anti Chang ... Has an older sister named Jennifer and an older brother named James ... Considers placing in the NCAA West Regional Championships her most memorable moment ... Pride and Prejudice is her favorite movie ... Enjoys listening to dance music ... Pizza with everything on it is her meal of choice ... Says she laughs like a guinea pig ... Can be found figure skating or hiking when she's not running ... Is a mathematics and economics double major at Marshall College ... Plans to attend graduate school and pursue a PhD in the future.