Women's Water Polo

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    Kaleigh Gilchrist
    Kaleigh Gilchrist

    Class:
    Junior
    Hometown:
    Newport Beach, Calif.
    High School:
    Newport Harbor HS
    Height:
    5-9
    Position:
    Two-Meter
    Experience:
    2V

    05/22/2013

    USC's Anae, Craig and Vavic Named to USA's FINA Super Final Roster

    Trojans unite for Team USA and a trip to China, with more Women of Troy in action this weekend in Los Alamitos.

    05/12/2013

    USC WINS 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP!

    In the longest NCAA women's championship game in history, USC beats Stanford 10-9 in sudden death.

    05/11/2013

    No. 1 USC Blasts Back To NCAA Title Match

    Trojans take down Hawai'i 16-9 in NCAA Semifinals to play it all in Boston.

    05/10/2013

    No. 1 USC Streaks Into NCAA Semifinals

    Trojans score 27 unanswered goals to beat Pomona-Pitzer in NCAA First Round.

    05/06/2013

    No. 1 USC Heads To Harvard For 2013 NCAA Tournament

    Top-seeded Women of Troy take aim at a fourth national championship this week in Boston.

    THIS SEASON: Kaleigh Gilchrist enters her third season at USC as a force at set for the Trojans.

    2012: Gilchrist was USC's top scorer as a sophomore, blasting 47 goals for the Trojans... Scored in 24 different games with 13 multiple-goal efforts, including two career-high five-goal games... First hit five vs. LMU on March 25, and also nailed five on April 20 vs. CSU Bakersfield... Earned All-America Second Team honors and selected to All-MPSF Second Team... Picked MPSF Player of the Week on April 2... Scored four goals at the NCAA Tournament... Named to NCAA All-Tournament First Team.

    2011: Gilchrist scored 15 goals as a true freshman... Scored in 11 different games with three mulitple-goal efforts... Set her career high with a hat trick vs. Maryland on March 25... Scored in USC's NCAA first-round win over UC Irvine.

    HIGH SCHOOL: Gilchrist won a CIF Championship with Newport Harbor in 2008... Named to All-CIF first team in 2009 and 2010... Also named OC Register Athlete of the Year and Water Polo Player of the Year in 2010... Won U.S. Surfing Championship in 2009 and 2010... Four-year member of USA Surf Team... An honor student...Played club for Newport Harbor.

    PERSONAL: Gilchrist is majoring in communication... Parents are John and Jenny... Has one sister, Ali... Lists her CIF water polo and U.S. surfing championships as her most thrilling sports moments... Enjoys surfing and traveling in her free time... Father Sandy was a member of the USC swim team from 1964-68... Born May 16, 1992.