Leora Ward Class: Senior Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA High School: Peninsula Event: Pole Vault Experience: 3V

AS A JUNIOR IN 2001-02: Scored points for the Golden Bears at the Pac-10 Championships with a fourth-place finish in the pole vault (12-10)...placed Cal's best mark of the season in the pole vault (13-0) at the Cardinal Qualifier...that mark vaulted her into second-place on Cal's all-time list...took first place in the pole vault at the Cal Invitational (12-5.5), UC Davis Quadrangular (12-5.5), Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational (12-11.5) and Cardinal Qualifier...notched runner-up finishes in the pole vault at the USC Invitational (12-10) and Big Meet (12-5.5).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2000-01: Qualified for the 2001 Pac-10 Championships...her 12th-place height of 12-3.25 at Pac-10s marked what was then a PR...honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10 honoree.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 1999-2000: Got off to a strong start before missing most of the season with a broken wrist...briefly held the school record in the pole vault when she cleared 11-11.75 at the UCLA Triangular.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named the 1999 Palo Verdes Peninsula High School Athlete of the Year...set the school record in the pole vault in 1999 with a mark of 12-2...placed second in the pole vault at the 1999 California state meet...finished the Los Angeles Marathon in 1998.

PERSONAL: Leora Sarah Ward was born Nov. 16, 1980, in Torrance, CA...parents are Joel and Elisabeth Ward...political science major.