RETURNING BRUINS Katie Arnold Senior :: 5-11 Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle Moraga, CA Campolindo HS Career Bests Short Course 100 Back - 53.22 : : 200 Back - 1:56.19 : : 50 Free - 22.98 Long Course 100m Back - 1:03.61 : : 200m Back - 2:17.44 : : 100m Fly - 1:01.52 Summer 2006 — Spent the summer rehabbing from off-season shoulder surgery. 2005-06 — Earned All-American honors as a member of the 200 Free, 200 Medley and 400 Medley Relays before having to pull out of the NCAA Championships with a shoulder injury, which later required surgery ... Finished third in the 200 Back at the Pac-10 Championships ... Also placed fi fth in the 50 Free and ninth in the 100 Back (53.99) at Pac-10’s ... Won the 100 Back fi ve times during the season (against USC {meet record, 54.41}, vs. Pacifi c, at ASU, at the SMU Invite and against OSU/UCSB ... Had two 200 Back wins during the year (at the SMU Invite and against OSU/UCSB) ... Finished third in the 50 Free and fourth in the 100 Back at the Bulldog Invite ... Second in the 50 Free and 100 Back against Arizona ... Named “High Point Swimmer of the Meet” at the SMU Invite after winning the 200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly and placing third in the 100 Free ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Spring/Summer 2005 — At World Trials, placed eighth in the 100 Back ... At U.S. Nationals, placed 10th in the 100 Back (1:04.00) and 21st in the 200 Back (2:18.48). 2004-05 — Pac-10 champion in the 100 Back, setting a new school record of 53.22 ... Also swam on the school record-breaking 200 Medley Relay team, fi nished third in the 200 Back and fi fth in the 50 Free at the conference meet ... At the NCAA Championships, earned All-American honors as a member of the 200 (11th) and 400 (13th) Medley Relay teams ... Also placed eighth in the 100 Back and 25th in the 200 Back at NCAA’s ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Qualifi ed for the US Olympic Trials in the 100m Backstroke (1:03.56) but had to sit out due to shoulder surgery in June of 2004. 2003-2004 — NCAA All-American as part of the 200 and 400 Medley Relays and 200 Freestyle Relay ... NCAA qualifi er in the 100 and 200 Backstroke ... At Pac-10’s, swam lifetime-bests in three events; 100 Backstroke (53.75, 2nd), 200 Backstroke (1:56.44, 2nd) and 50 Free (23.34, 9th) ... Broke the school records in the 100 Backstroke. High School — Four-year letterwinner and All-American under coach Ron Heidary ... Was the 2001 NCS champion in the 100 Back ... Prep bests in the 50 Free (23.80), 50 Back (25.80), 100 Back (55.80), and 100 Fly (56.60 ... Competed for the Orinda Aquatics club team under Coaches Ron and Don Heidary. Personal — Born August 23, 1985 in Richmond, VA ... Daughter of Stephen and Sandra Arnold ... Has one brother, Taylor ... Pre-History major. “Thank you to my family and friends for all of your love and support. Also, thank you to my coaches and my teammates for pushing me to reach my potential. Without all of you, none of this would have been possible.” 1133 2006 UCLA Swimming & Diving RETURNING BRUINS Amanda Blong Senior :: 5-2 Diver Potomac, MD Sidwell Friends School Career Bests 1-Meter (6 optionals) - 283.95 : : 3-Meter (Champs.) - 456.75 : : Platform - 291.65 2006-07 Co-Team Captain • 2004 & 2006 Senior National Finalist Summer 2006 — Placed third on 3M Synchro with teammate Sara Clark at U.S. Nationals (240.90) ... Also placed 10th on 1M at Senior Nationals (228.05) ... Finished 2nd (218.35) on 1M and 10th on 3M (210.95) at the Senior Zone Meet. 2005-06 — Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Spring/Summer 2005 — Placed 13th on 1M (215.55) at the Speedo National Championships ... Qualifi ed for the USA Senior National Championships after plac- ing third on one-meter at the Zone Championships ... Also fi nished 18th on three-meter at Zones ... Placed 30th on three-meter (154.95) at the US Open. 2004-05 — Placed ninth on the three-meter (456.75) and 10th on the one-meter (507.70) at the NCAA Zone E Championships ... At Pac-10’s, Blong placed fourth on one-meter with a score of 282.55 and 11th on three-meter (409.95) ... At the Texas Invitational, Blong had two top-10 fi nishes, placing sixth on both the 1M and 3M events ... Won the 1M and 3M competitions at the UCLA/Arizona dual meet ... Won 3M against UC San Diego (283.85) ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Placed sixth on the women’s synchronized three-meter contest at U.S. Senior Nationals (with teammate Janine Strack), scoring 217.56 ... Placed ninth on one-meter (381.54) and sixth on three-meter (395.91) at the Senior Zone A Diving Championships. 2003-2004 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, fi nished ninth on one-meter (471.20) and 16th on three-meter (404.25) ... At Pac-10’s, fi nished sixth on 1m (264.50), 13th on 3m (390.20), and 13th on the platform (291.65). Summer 2003 — At the Senior Zone D Championships, placed eighth on one-meter and 13th on three-meter. 2002-2003 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, placed 11th on three-meter (400.45) and 19th on one-meter (216.90) ... Placed 13th on one-meter and 17th on three-meter at the Pac-10 Championships ... Placed fi fth on one-meter and seventh on three-meter at the Auburn Invitational ... Also placed sixth on both one-meter and three-meter at the Bruin Invitational. Summer 2002 — At Jr. Nationals, was 17th on one-meter and 24th on three-meter. High School — Four-year letterwinner at Sidwell Friends ... Two-time fi rst team All-American ... Three-time league and Metro champion ... Competed for Montgomery Dive Club ... Seven-time Jr. National qualifi er ... Regional champion on one- and three-meter ... Three-meter zone champion ... Indoor National champion on one-meter at the 2002 East Nationals ... Placed third on one-meter at the Czech Republic nationals. Personal — Born December 19, 1983 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Jane and Glenn Blong ... Has one older brother, Matthew ... History major with a minor in Classics. “Thank you to my Mom and Dad for their love and support through everything. Thanks to Cyndi, Tom, Greg and Erika for giving me the opportunity to come to UCLA and for believing in me as a successful student and athlete. Thanks to Debbie for ge ing me through my freshman year. Thanks to Ken Weiner for his support of the swim and dive teams, as well as the entire athletic department staff for always having the answer. Thanks to all of my teammates throughout the years who instilled Bruin Pride in me forever!” 1144 2006 UCLA Swimming & Diving RETURNING BRUINS Sara Clark Senior :: 5-5 Diver Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos HS Career Bests 1-Meter (6 optionals) - 280.30 : : 3-Meter (6 optionals) - 318.85 3-Meter (Champs.) - 448.60 : : Platform - 360.55 Summer 2006 — Placed third on 3M Synchro with teammate Amanda Blong at the U.S. Senior Nationals (240.90) ... Finished seventh on 3M (219.30) and fi fth on 1M (200.30) at the Senior Zone Meet. 2005-06 — Named an alternate on 3M for the NCAA Championships after fi nishing 10th on 3M (531.50) and ninth (509.95) on 1M at the Zone E Championships ... Placed 13th on Platform at Pac-10’s (201.00) ... Also fi nished fourth on 1M (280.30) and 3M (318.85) at Pac-10’s ... Finished second on both 1M and 3M against California ... Placed third on 1M and fourth on 3M against Stanford ... Placed fourth on both 1M and 3M at Indiana ... Fourth on 3M and seventh on 1M at the Bulldog Invite ... Finished second on 3M against Arizona ... Fourth on both 1M and 3M against ASU ... Finished eighth on platform and 10th on 1M at the Trojan Diving Invite ... Fifth on 1M at the SMU Invite ... Honorable Mention All-Academic Pac-10 ... Awarded “Academic Excellence,” “Most Valuable Diver”, and “Iron Effort” honors by the team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2005 — At the Zone D Championships, placed eighth on one-meter, 13th on three-meter and ninth on platform. 2004-2005 — Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Finished 17th on one-meter (153.90) and 14th on three-meter (180.55) at the U.S. Diving Senior Zone D Championships. 2003-2004 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, fi nished eighth on platform with a score of 329.35, 14th on 1-meter with a score of 451.20 and 11th on 3-meter with a score of 401.15 ... Finished 12th on 3m (394.20), 9th (239.75) on 1m (239.75) and 10th on platform (315.75) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... CSCAA Academic All-American Honorable Mention. 2002-2003 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, placed ninth on platform (346.35), 15th on one-meter (450.45) and 18th on three-meter (400.45) ... Placed 10th on platform, 15th on three-meter and 21st on one-meter at the Pac-10 Championships ... Was fi fth on three-meter, sixth on platform and eighth on one-meter at the Auburn Invitational ..