Janine Polischuk Class: Sophomore Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan High School: Sheldon Williams HS Height: 5-5 Event: Multi-events

Made an immediate impact in her first season on The Mesa, winning the heptathlon event at the 2004 MWC outdoor championships ... brings wealth of international experience to the SDSU line-up ... expected to compete for NCAA qualifying spot.

2004 - Earned MWC Freshman of the Year honors after winning the heptathlon at the MWC outdoor championships ... won the event with the sixth-highest point total all-time by an Aztec with 5,210 points ... also competed at the MWC outdoor meet in the 100-high hurdles (fifth, 14.40), 400-hurdles (1:00.72), long jump (sixth, 18-7), triple jump (10th, 38-2,75) and the javelin throw (seventh, 132-10) ... ranks ninth in school history in the long jump (19-0.5) ... qualified for the NCAA regional meet in the 400-hurdles ... finished third at the prestigious Mt. Sac heptathlon ... took third in the long jump (19-0.5) in her first outdoor meet as an Aztec and sixth in the 100-hurdles (15.23) ... finished fifth in the MWC indoor pentathlon with 3,237 points ... also compted in the long jump (12th), triple jump (12th) and the 60-hurdles.

National/International - The top junior athlete in the heptathlon in Canada, Polischuk earned a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan Am junior championships, beating current teammate Shanon Meyer ... 12th at the world youth championships in 2001 in Hungary, with a Canadian outdoor youth record of 4,744 ... two-time Canadian junior champion in the heptathlon in 2002-03 ... competed at the Western Canada Summer Games this past year, winning a gold in the 100 hurdles, a silver in the triple jump and a bronze in the long jump ... the Bob Adams Foundation Award winner for Combined Events in 2002 for Juvenile in Canada ... holds several of Canada's juvenile and midget records both indoors and outdoors ... won the Myrtle Cook Trophy for Canada's most outstanding female athlete 16 years or under in 1999 ... competed for Regina Athletics Track Club for 11 years with coaches Bob Polischuk and Alger Seon.

High School - Four-year letterwinner in track at Sheldon Williams High School ... served as team captain all four seasons ... combined to earn 15 gold medals and one silver during her high school career ... also played volleyball at Sheldon Williams.

Personal - Janine Sandra Polischuk was born Jan. 14, 1985, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ... daughter of Joan Whitton and Bob Polischuk ... father was one of her club coaches ... honor roll student throughout high school ... enjoys going to movies ... majoring in criminal justice.