Lauren Jirges Class: Senior Hometown: Cypress, CA High School: Cypress Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 11/08/1987

2008 Cross Country - No. 2 runner at UCI Invite (14th, 18:26.50) ... No. 4 runner at Big Wave Classic (8th, 15:01.20) and Pre-NCAA Invite (154th, 22:21.8) ... No. 3 runner at Stanford Invite (43rd, 22:35) ... Final scorer for UCLA at Pac-10s (75th, 22:24.92) ... No. 6 runner at Regionals (122nd, 22:25.95) ... Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... Earned the women's Academic Excellence Award.

2008 Track - Placed 22nd in the 1500m at Pac-10's (4:39.63) ... Second-place finisher in the 1500m against USC (4:38.85) ... Placed fourth in the 1500m at Cal/Nevada with a season-best run of 4:33.04 ... In indoor track, had a top 800m time of 2:12.17 and a mile time of 4:49.12 ... Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2007 Cross Country - No. 2 runner at West Region (22:18.70, 95th) ... No. 3 runner at both the Dellinger Invite (21:43, 72nd) and Pac-10 Championships (22:02.7, 61st).

2007 Track - Placed third in the 1500m against USC (4:39.34) and at the UCSD Triton Invite (4:32.37) ... Finished sixth in the 800m (2:14.97) and seventh in the 1500m (4:44.58) at Cal/Nevada ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2006 Cross Country - The Bruins' No. 6 runner at the UCSD Triton Invitational (16th, 23:35.9) ... UCLA's No. 10 runner at the Bill Dellinger Invite (84th, 23:25.27) ... At the Roy Griak Invite, ran 25:04.80 (229th) ... The Bruins' No. 4 runner at the UCLA/UCR Dual Meet (6th, 14:23).

2006 Track - In outdoor track, had a top 800m time of 2:17.79 and a best 1500m time of 4:41.07 ... Also competed at the USATF Junior National Championships in the 1500m.

2005 Cross Country - 30th at the Titan Invitational (19:16) ... 27th at the UCSD Triton Classic (23:41.7) ... 73rd at Sundodger Invite (23:27) ... 87th at CS Fullerton "Season Opener" (20:47.20).

High School - Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country ... Also two-time letterwinner in soccer ... Placed seventh at the State Cross Country meet in 2002, earning All-State honors ... Two-time All-CIF and All-County ... Four-time All-League and two-time league MVP ... Four-time league champion in the 800m and two-time league champion in the 1600m ... First-team Los Angeles Times All-Star Girls Cross Country (`02) ... Holds the 800m Empire League and Cypress High School record (2:14.33) ... Top times of 2:14.33 in the 800m and 5:10 in the 1600m.

Personal - Born November 8, 1987 in Orange, CA ... Daughter of Edward and Susan Jirges ... Has one brother, Blake ... Anthropology major.