#10 Elle Burstein

Freshman season (2006) - Played 17 games in her first season, starting 14 as a defender ... Helped Whitman post five shutouts during the season ... Booted her first college goal -- a breathtaking 50-yard scoring strike -- to give Whitman a 4-3 overtime victory over Pacific ... "I don't think I've ever seen anyone at Whitman score from that far out," veteran coach Scott Shields said.

Prep - Played three seasons of varsity soccer for the Vikings and coaches Jeff Van Gastel and Ernesto Cruz at Palo Alto High ... Earned All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League First-Team honors as a junior and senior; made the second team as a sophomore ... Played four years of club soccer for coach Ross Ireland and the Mountain View/Los Altos Menance, a Premier League team that was a semifinalist in the Northern California State Cup and the runner-up in the Golden State Soccer League in 2005-06 ... Also played for the Palo Alto Typhoon, a Class I club team ...Ran cross country and track & field in high school ... Ran third for her high school cross country team as a senior, finishing 11th overall at the league meet while helping the Vikings set a school record and qualify for state.

Academics - Considering a major in chemistry or biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology... Also interested in German and the Classics ... May pursue a career in medicine ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... Earned Golden State Mathematics High Honors and National German Exam High Honors in high school.

Personal - Daughter of Leslie White and Bart Burstein of Palo Alto, Calif. ... Has one older brother ... Plays the violin and likes to swing dance and rock climb.

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