Heather Hargreaves Class: Senior Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. High School: Los Alamitos HS Height / Weight: 5-8 / 160

California: 2012 (Junior): A member of the junior varsity eight that took third at the NCAA Championships, won the Pac-12 Championship and beat Stanford and Washington.

2010 (Freshman): Rowed on the freshman eight boat that came in third at the Pac-10 Championships.

Personal: Participated on Long Beach Junior Crew ... won the 2007-08 Most Inspirational Teammate for the women's novice team ... played basketball for two years at Los Alamitos High School ... parents are Steve and Marcia Hargreaves ... has a brother, Evan ... legal studies major, and hopes to eventually attend law school.

The best part of the University is: All of the professors are passionate about what they teach and most of them are the leading experts in their field.

I chose Cal because: Of all the opportunities it has to offer, and I knew that its standard of excellence in academics and athletics would push me beyond my limits.