Precious Watkins Class: Freshman Hometown: Moreno Valley, Calif. High School: Rancho Verde HS Height: 5-4 Event: Sprints Experience: HS

RANCHO VERDE HIGH SCHOOL Precious Watkins earned letters all four years in track at Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, Calif. ... was named Most Inspirational athlete as a senior in 2007 ... also earned MVP honors in 2006 and was Most Promising Athlete as a freshman in 2004 ... the Mustangs' track & field team won league titles in 2005 and 2006 and were State and Division I champs in 2007 ... graduated in 2007 with a 3.4 grade point average.

PERSONAL Born July 29, 1989 in Pomona, Calif. ... father is Orlando Lee Watkins ... raised by her grandmother, Bernadine Wilson ... has one older sister, Angela and two brothers, Orlando and Kavonte ... favorites include the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, actors Morris Chestnut and Halle Berry, the TV shows "Martin" and "CSI" and the movie "Mr and Mrs. Smith" ... says "winning the Division I title and becoming state champ" was her greatest moment in sports ... major is Health Education.