2nd On All-Time USC Javelin Chart--168-11 THIS YEAR: Leslie Erickson is healthy and ready to make it back to the NCAAs as a senior. 2004: Erickson came back off of injury and showed signs of her old self in 2004, hitting a season-high 154-1 to finish a clutch second at the UCLA dual meet ... She later finished 10th at both the Pac-10s and at the NCAA West Regionals. 2003: Erickson redshirted in 2003 due to a shoulder injury. 2002: Erickson had a promising season as a sophomore, qualifying for the NCAAs with a PR 168-11, a mark set while finishing second at the UCLA dual meet ... That mark was the ninth-best in the nation heading into the NCAA meet ... She was hampered at the Pac-10s and NCAAs, however, by an ankle injury which limited her effectiveness ... She finished 10th at the Pac-10s and 17th at the NCAAs. 2001: Erickson had a solid freshman season, pushing her way into seventh on the all-time USC javelin list ... She took sixth at the Pac-10s with a mark of 152-7 ... Placed second at the UCLA dual with a distance of 150-6 ... Her best of 154-4 was an NCAA provisional mark and won her first place at the Fullerton Open. HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at North Thurston High in Lacey, Wash., Leslie was named the Gatorade State Track Athlete of the Year ... She holds the Division 4A state record as well as the North Thurston record in the javelin ... She also was a middle blocker in volleyball and was on the USA Youth World Championship team. PERSONAL: Leslie was born on Jan. 8, 1982 ... She is a public policy and development major and a health communications minor at USC ... She was name to the All-Pac-10 academic second team as a junior. CAREER BESTS: Javelin -- 168-11 |
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