UC San Diego

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Placed eighth in the 800M at the CCAA Championships with a time of 1:57. 42... At the UCSD Triton Invitational placed 15th in the 800M with a time of 1:56.81... Placed fourth in the 1500M at the San Diego City Championship... At the All-Cal Challenge Cup placed seventh in the 800M... Finished second in the 800M at the UCSD Divisional Challenge with a time of 1:58.27.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif... participated in water polo in addition to track and field... named Team MVP, Team Captain, and Condor League MVP during junior and senior seasons... finished 3rd in the 600m at the CIF Finals... time of 1:57.9 in the 800m set a school record.

PERSONAL: Born April 30, 1988... parents are Anthony and Kerstin Sawaya... Anthony played water polo while at UC Berkeley... has one older sister named Nathalie... a Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry major in Warren College... interests include music, reading, computer programming, and politics.