AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012
Contended for UC San Diego in all six meets, contributing points in four of them … Was the Tritons’ last scorer at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships in Kahuku, Hawaii, crossing the finish line in 25:03.61 for 117th place overall … Served as the first of two displacers for the Tritons with her 42nd-place showing at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships, where she clocked in at 23:44 … Finished among the top 10 and third among Tritons at the Lancer Invitational, placing sixth overall with 18:54 showing on the clock … Scored for UCSD in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, respectively, at the 20th Annual Triton Invitational (23:29.2, 22nd) and the adidas/UC Irvine Invitational (19:34.8, 75th).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011
Competed in six events and was UCSD's second-highest finisher in all of them during her remarkable season ... Debuted with a third-place finish overall in the UC San Diego Opener with a time of 15:30 ... Earned a strong 23rd-place showing at Asics/UC Irvine Invitational (18:25.5) ... Figured greatly into team scores of both CCAA Championships (21:56.9) and NCAA West Regional Championships (22:28) ... Placed 13th and 28th, respectively, in those races, while team earned respective places of fourth and eighth ... Awarded Freshman of the Year accolade by team after season ended.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, where she helped lead the Broncos to a fourth-place finish at the CIF San Diego Section Division I Championships as a senior ... Wrapped up her high school career with personal records of 5:13 in the 1,600 and 11:18 in the 3,200.
PERSONAL
Born June 16, 1993 in Pretoria, South Africa ... Daughter of Rocco and Tina Le Roux ... Her twin sister Melissa is also a member of the UCSD cross country team ... Other that running, surfing is her primary hobby ... Would like to pursue a career working in the medical field after graduation from UCSD ... Is a physiology and neuroscience major in Marshall College.
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