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2009 Women's Water Polo Player Bio

Photo of Cerritos College women's water polo player Natalie Peng
NAME: NATALIE PENG
YEAR: SOPHOMORE
POS: CENTER
HIGH SCHOOL: CERRITOS HIGH SCHOOL (2008)
HT: 5-7
MAJOR: EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Cerritos Water Polo (2008): Was an All-American and earned 1st Team All-Southern California recognition… Also named 1st Team All-South Coast Conference… Played in all 34 games and finished third on the team with 59 goals and 41 steals… Her 59 goals are the seventh-most in a season and are already the eighth-most in a career… Scored four goals in the state championship game against Long Beach City College after accounting for two goals and two steals in the semi-final game against Riverside College… Matched her season-high of four goals against Citrus College and Orange Coast College… Scored three goals and added three assists in another game against both teams, while she scored three goals and added three steals against Foothill College… Finished with three goals against both American River College and Pasadena City College…..

Cerritos Swimming (2009): Was named All-American in the 100-yard IM (1:02.33), 50-yard butterfly (26.32) and 100-yard butterfly (57.29), as well as a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:41.57), 800-yard freestyle (8:11.94) 200-yard medley relay (1:53.31) and 400-yard medley relay (4:09.15)… Her time in the 100-yard butterfly was the third fastest in the country, while she was seventh in the country in the 50-yard butterfly and 13th in the 100-yard IM… All of those times were school records, while she was also a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that set a new school record in a time of 1:44.14… Placed second in the state in the 100-yard butterfly, fifth in the 50-yard butterfly and 13th in the 100-yard IM… Also swam on four relay teams that advanced to the state championships… Won the South Coast Conference Championship in the 50-yard butterfly and came in second place in the 200-yard IM… Also swam the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle… Held the school record in both events during the season, but saw them broken by teammate Jenel Lopez…..

Cerritos HS: Spent four years on both the water polo and swimming teams… Named the water polo team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior, while she was the swim team’s MVP all four years… Led the team to the San Gabriel Valley League championship in water polo as a senior, while they won the league title all four years on the swimming team… Selected the league’s MVP in swimming as a senior… Posted a personal best time in the 50-yard freestyle (25.03), 100-yard freestyle (53.98) and 100-yard butterfly (58.64) as a senior…..

Personal:  Most memorable moment was her team’s performance at the CIF Championships her senior season… Would like to transfer to UCLA… Her brother (Daniel) and sister (Maryanne) were members of the Falcon water polo team after spending four years on the water polo and swim teams in high school… Likes to watch movies in her spare time… Nicknamed “Nat”… Is the daughter of Huang and Hsien Peng… Born in Lakewood, CA on December 17, 1990…..


Favorite Athlete:  Melinda Guevara Favorite Movie:  “Slumdog Millionaire”
Favorite Food:  Thai Favorite TV Show:  “Lost”
Favorite Book:  "Holes"  
 

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Last Update: 12/14/2009

 

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