Career-Best, Season-Best, 2002 NCAA Championships Seed: 100 Back (55.63, 55.94, #37), 200 Back (1:58.58, 1:58.88, #24), 200 IM (2:00.88, 2:01.91, #29T)

2002 Pac-10 Championships: Finished seventh in the 200 back (2:00.80, 1:58.88 prelims), ninth in the 200 IM (2:01.91) and 10th in the 100 back (55.94).

2001-02 Regular Season Highlights: One of the team's top backstrokers ... Picked up her first career individual victory with a win in the 200 back versus Arizona State (2:01.20, 1/26/02) ... Also had a second-place finish in the 200 back versus Arizona (2:02.14, 1/25/02) and a third-place showing at UCLA (2:05.65, 2/1/02) ... Had a pair of third-place showings in the 100 back versus Pacific (58.43, 10/12/01) and Georgia (57.69, 10/24/01).

General: Looking to provide great senior leadership … Expected to return to the NCAA’s that she reached in her freshmen and sophomore years … Has excellent toughness … Has the ability to score at the NCAA level.

As a Junior in 2000-2001: Made strong contributions to the team, especially in the backstroke as she finished seventh in the 100 yard back (55.69) and eighth in the 200 yard back (2:03.70) at the Pac-10’s, just missing the NCAA qualifying mark in the 100 yard back … Was the team’s third-best performer in the 200 yard back with a 2:00.94 in the semifinals of the Pac-10 Championships, which just missed as an NCAA qualifying mark … A versatile swimmer who also participated in five other events during the regular season (100 yard breast, 200 yard breast, 100 yard fly, 200 yard IM, 400 yard IM) … Placed third in the 100 yard back versus USC (1/27) … Had a second-place showing in the 200 yard back versus Arizona (1/20) and a third-place effort in the event against Arizona State (1/19).

As a Sophomore in 1999-2000: Participated in the NCAA Championships in the 200 meter back (32nd, 2:14.76) and 200 meter IM (38th, 2:19.51) … Finished 11th in the 200 yard IM (2:01.78) at the Pac-10 Championships, while placing 14th in the 200 yard back (2:02.58, 2:01.42 prelims) and 17th in the 100 yard back (56.92).

As a Freshman in 1998-1999: Scored in two events at the NCAA Championships as a freshman, placing 16th in both the 200 yard IM (2:01.97, 2:00.88 prelims) and the 200 yard back (2:01.24, 1:59.27 prelims) … Also placed 18th in the 100 yard back (55.76) at the NCAA’s … Had a very strong Pac-10 Meet, finishing fourth in the 200 yard back (1:58.58), behind teammates Catherine Fox and Shelly Ripple, and fifth in the 100 yard back (55.63), again behind Fox and Ripple … Won the consolation heat of the 200 yard IM (2:01.18) to place ninth, posting the fourth-fastest time of the meet.

National/International Competition: Participated in Select Training Camp for two years.

High School: A 1998 graduate of Rio Americano High School … A four-year All-American … Placed first at the Spring 1997 Juniors in the 100 yard back and 100 yard breast, while taking third in the 50 yard free … Earned section titles and broke league records in the 100 yard fly and 200 yard IM … Team captain … Coached by Chuck Hubbard … Qualified for the state meet twice in cross country … Graduated with a 4.4 GPA … Scholastic All-American.

Club: Swims for California Capital Aquatics ... Coached by Mike Hastings, the same coach who worked with former Stanford and Olympic standout Summer Sanders.

Personal: Conceptual Design major … Born August 8, 1980 … Daughter of Veryl and Lynn Oakland … Cousin, Derek Miles, is a pole vaulter at South Dakota and competed in the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials … Lists cooking and shopping among her interests.

Coaching Staff on Oakland: “Alexis Oakland should be a key to the team because she will play a tremendous role if she is able to return to NCAA form. We are looking for her to return to NCAA form.”