UC San Diego

AS A JUNIOR IN 2009: Helped UCSD to second-place finish at CCAA Championships with time of 52.13 and seventh-place finish in 400… Finished eighth with time of 51.61 in 400 at All-Cal Championships… Fourth-place finisher in 800 during San Diego City Championships… Part of 4x400 relay team that posted time of 3:18.56, ranking as one of UCSD top ten all-time marks.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: Placed 22nd in the 400M at the UCSD Triton Invitational with a time of 51.11... Placed fourth in the 400M at the San Diego City Championships... At the Cal-Nevada Championships finished 18th in the 400M with a time of 50.63... Finished fourth in the 400M at the UCSD Divisional Challenge with a time of 50.02.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Poway High School in Poway, Calif... Member of 2005 California State Wrestling Championship team... Finished seventh individually at the California State Championships.

PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1987... Parents are Otto and Susan Dieffenbach... Has two older siblings named Otto and Claire... A Biochemistry and Cell Biology major with a Cognitive Science minor in Sixth College... Interests include wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu.