Columbia University Athletics

2009-2010:  Member of the recurve team that won gold at the U.S. Indoor East Regional and ERIAC ... also helped the recurve team to a second place finish at USIAC ... finished third in season opener at the Eastern Seaboard FITA after shooting a 518 ... fired a 512 at the Cupid Classic and 521 at the New York State Championships ... had a strong showing at the U.S. Indoor Nationals ... had a combined total of 1117 at the prestigious Arizona Cup.

2008-09: All-American and All-Academic for second consecutive year ... member of the three-person recurve team to win silver at the US Intercollegiate Archery Championships (USIAC) ... also helped the recurve team to a gold medal at the Eastern Regional Championships ... defeated her teammate Sara Mancini 98-80 to win bronze at the Adam Wheatcroft Memorial ... placed fourth at the Eastern Seaboard FITA after shooting a 487.

2007-08:  Outstanding first season ... All-American and All-East ... chosen as one of three-person team to represent Columbia in the USIAC team championship; helped to defeat James Madison and Texas A&M, bringing the Women's Recurve title back to the Lions ... excelled at Eastern Regional Championships - led the qualifying round with a 55, then beat Robin Liang in the semifinals, 95-92, and Danielle McCullough of Westminster in the final, 93-85, to earn the gold medal ... fourth in the qualifying round a 70-Meter Challenge en route to silver medal, her first in international competition ... fifth among regional college Recurve archers at Indoor Nationals with 1032 ... opened college career with two straight bronze-medal showings, in the Eastern Seaboard FITA and Big Apple FITA ... made archery's All-Academic Team.

Pre-Columbia: Nationally-ranked archer ... shot 557 (Indoor FITA) in 2005, 1167 in Outdoor FITA in 2006, both personal bests.

At South Brunswick High: Did not compete in athletics ... honors graduate ... National Honors ... National Latin Honor Society ... Edward Botstein Scholar ... Student Council treasurer as junior and senior.

Personal: Plans to major in English or environmental biology ... may become a lawyer ... known as Alex ... Alexandra Leigh Garyn, b. 6-30-89 in Princeton, N.J.