Amanda Weber Bio

Track & Field

Courtesy: UCSD Release: 12/28/12

Amanda Weber

Position:	Distance
Year:	Freshman
City/State:	San Diego, CA
High School:	Westview HS
College:	Marshall
Major:	Bioengineering
Experience:	High School

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Westview High School in San Diego ... Ran a personal-best time of 2 minutes, 18.3 seconds in the 800-meter run during her first-place showing in the dual meet against Mt. Carmel during her final year with the Wolverines (2012) ... Also won the 1,600 in personal-record fashion at the Escondido Invite upon running a time of 5:15.98 as a senior (2012) ... Career-best mark in the 400 occurred in dual meet against Rancho Bernardo, where she placed second with a time of 1:02.74 as a junior (2011) ... Was second leg of 4x400-relay team which hit a team best of 4:11.71 in race against Del Norte during her senior year to place first (2012) ... Finished in first place and had a personal-best time of 11:48.30 in the 3,200 at dual meet against San Marcos as a sophomore (2010) ... Highest finish in CIF competition was at the San Diego Section CIF Prelims, in which she placed 13th in the 800 with a time of 2:21.28 as a junior (2011) ... Named team captain of the Wolverines in 2012 ... Was a scholar-athlete in back-to-back years (2010-11) ... Earned Palomar League All-League Second Team honors in 2009 ... Also competed in cross country, in which she was part of 2010 CIF Championship team and 2011 CIF runner-up team ... Significant part of 2010 team, which finished sixth in State.

PERSONAL
Born Jan. 19, 1994 in Monterey ... Parents are John and Kimberly Weber ... Has an older sister named Katie and a younger brother named John ... Is a bioengineering (bioinformatics) major in Marshall College ... Having team become CIF champions after racing in the mud and rain during her junior year is her most memorable moment in cross country ... Enjoys hiking, swimming in the ocean, and hanging out with friends ... Her favorite food is bread ... Loves eating gummies after races ... Considers her dad and her old coach John Colson as her greatest influences ... Hopes to go to graduate school and enter the medical field.