Shara Longbotham

Position:
High Jump
Class:
Junior
Major:
Human Development
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Prev School:
Ventura College

Shara Longbotham Career and Season Statistics

2012 (Junior)
Outdoor: Entered five high jump events with a season-best 5-0 1/4 coming at the Ben Brown Invitational ... Posted a season-best third (4-9 3/4) at the outdoor opener, the RCC Open ... Was 17th at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational.

Indoor: Did not compete.

Prior to LBSU: Competed on the track and field team at Ventura College in 2011 ... Had a top 10 finish in the high jump at the state meet ... Placed sixth at the Southern California Championships and fifth at the Western State Conference Championships ... Left with the sixth-best mark in school history ... Attended Moorpark College from 2009-10 ... Earned CCCAA All-America honors in the high jump with a fourth-place finish at the state meet (5-3) ... Took third at the Southern California Championships and the Western State Conference Championships ... Placed third overall at the league meet in the 100m hurdles.

High School: Four-year letter winner in track and field at Thousand Oaks High School ... A Two-time first-team All-Marmonte League selection ... Advanced to the CIF meet in the high jump and 100m hurdles as a senior ... Was the runner-up in both events at the league championships ... Among the top five in the hurdles (15.87) and high jump (5-02) in Ventura County ... Claimed the league title in the high jump in 2008 ... Also the Marmonte League champion in the 100 hurdles in 2007.

Personal: Majoring in human development.