Catherine Carpenter Class: Freshman Hometown: Newport Beach, CA High School: Newport Harbor Height: 5-10 Position: 2-Meter Defender Experience: HS Major: Undeclared

High School: A 2011 graduate of Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif. ... earned three letters in both water polo and swimming ... captained the water polo team as a senior ... helped lead the water polo team to Sunset League titles in 2009 and 2010, as well as CIF Southern Section tournament berths from 2009-11 ... team reached the finals in 2010, semifinals in 2009 and quarters in 2011 ... three-time All-American ... twice named to the All-CIF Southern Section and All-Sunset League Teams (2010-11) ... named to All-Orange County Team as a senior ... earned Newport Harbor's CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year award as a senior ... collected swim team's Coaches' Award ... played club for Newport Water Polo Foundation from 2007-11 and for SOCAL Water Polo in 2011 ... earned Cal Cup State championship and third place at Junior Olympics in 2011 ... helped NWPF to Hawaii International Tournament title in 2008 and a third-place finish in 2010.

Personal: Born in Newport Beach, Calif. parents are Scott and Gina ... father lettered in football as an offensive lineman in 1984 ... has one younger brother, Benton ... hobbies include baking, traveling and going to the beach.