Candice Chessum
THIS YEAR: A potential diamond in the rough, freshman Candice Chessum is a good athlete who will zero in on the long sprints -- 400-, 600- and 800-meters ... Noted for her competitiveness and focus ... Has plenty of promise and could develop into a key contributor over the course of her collegiate career.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran 4 seasons of track & field for head coach Mark Evans at Crescenta Valley High in La Crescenta, Calif. ... Excelled in the hurdles ... As a 2008 senior finished seventh in 300-meter hurdles (50.22) at the Pacific League Championships ... Also lettered 3 seasons in basketball ... Earned All-Pacific League second team recognition as a 2008 senior after averaging 7.5 points for the 18-10 Falcons ... Scored a career-high 20 points in a victory over Hoover High ... Was a 4-year scholar-athlete in both sports.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 20, 1989, in Glendale, Calif. ... Parents are Tom (architect) and Ines (architect) Chessum ... Is the youngest of 4 children ... Has a brother (Ian, sophomore on the Cougar track & field team) and 2 sisters (Jessica, an Azusa Pacific graduate and former member of the Cougar cross country team, and Lindsey, a senior guard on the Westmont College basketball team) ... Majoring in applied health ... Would like to go into physical therapy ... Enjoys surfing and reading.
