High School
Lettered two years at Thousand Oaks High School ... won 17 individual events across six different disciplines and was a member of two winning relays as a senior in 2012 ... won back-to-back Marmonte League titles in the 100-meter hurdles in 2011 and 2012 ... owns personal bests of 12.59 in the 100, 26.93 in the 200, 14.45 in the 100 hurdles, 5-03.75 in the high jump, 17-00.25 in the long jump and 37-04.00 in the triple jump ... also was an all-league selection as a member of the volleyball team.
Personal
Karsen Johanna Sper was born Oct. 14, 1993, in Westlake Village, Calif. ... daughter of Paul and Angela Sper ... grandfather, Norman, was a six-time diving national champion and four-time All-American at North Carolina ... father, Paul, played football at Kansas ... picked SDSU over Cal State Northridge, Fresno State, UNLV, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly and San Diego ... undecided on a major.