The class of 2009 has led the Titans to many athletic achievements over the last four years. Girls' basketball, led by senior Jasmine Evans, recently broke the school record for number of wins in a season and is currently 29-1 (and counting). Senior Martin Trainer is one of the country's top amateur golfers and senior Kelsey Pedersen races past her competition in crew. These three athletes, along with a few others in their class, have the athletic prowess to play competitively in college next year. These seniors are considered elite athletes of their sport and have promised both their academic and athletic abilities to their future colleges.

Varsity girls' basketball captain Evans started playing basketball in sixth grade when her friend just wanted her to "try out for fun." Over the past six years, Evans has worked hard and is now committed to play for Harvard College next year. Evans says that her dad always reminded her to keep her grades up in order to keep her options open for college. "A lot more colleges could consider me because I had good grades," Evans said.

According to Evans, colleges first started contacting her towards the end of her sophomore year, although she didn't start communicating with them regularly until her junior year. "You give the schools you are more interested in your summer schedules so they can come and watch you play," Evans said. "If they like you, then they will continue contacting you, updating you on school information and their sports program."

Evans has always dreamt of playing for a school known for both its academics and athletics. "I want to graduate from a school that isn't just known for sports," she said. She was recruited by Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, UCLA, Rice, Baylor and more. "My top choices were Harvard, Stanford and Princeton," Evans said.

Similar to Evans, Trainer says that his involvement with golf started out low-key. "My dad was a golfer and I started playing with him when I was 11," Trainer said. "I just started practicing and entering tournaments and now I'm committed to play for USC next year." Colleges first started communicating with Trainer at the beginning of his junior year, and by the end of his junior year Trainer compiled a list of his top colleges. By August of his senior year Trainer verbally committed to USC and his communication with other colleges ended. "I chose USC because it has great weather, a good coach and they treat their athletes well," Trainer said.

Pedersen did not start rowing competitively until her freshman year in high school. "I attended a camp with a friend, thought it was really fun and decided to start rowing competitively," she said. According to Pedersen, she played a few other sports previously but prefers crew. "It is probably the hardest sport, physically and mentally, that I have participated in, but it is also the most rewarding," Pedersen said. Crew can get really tiring and Pedersen says that her teammates keep her going. "Part of why I love crew so much is because of the friends I've made," Pedersen said.

Pedersen had a similar experience communicating with coaches as Evans and Trainer. "I knew that I wanted to continue rowing in college, so I began contacting schools way before most other students," she said. At first, Pedersen was considering schools all over the country, but she eventually decided to stay in California because of the warmer temperature of the water for rowing. By the beginning of last fall, Pedersen committed to row for Cal next year. "Cal is the best public university in the nation and they have the best crew team on the West Coast," Pedersen said.

Other 2009 Titans will continue on to play their sport in college, without being committed or recruited. Senior Alex Cortez has been a member of the track team since his freshman year. Cortez plans on choosing his college first and then "walking-on" or joining the team without being recruited. "No matter what school I go to I know I want to be involved in athletics," he said. "I love playing sports and I just want to try new things, get out there and stay fit."