Tekla Beckmann Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. High School: Peninsula HS Height: 5-9 Position: Utility Experience: RS

THIS SEASON: Tekla Beckmann enters her first season of competition at USC.

2007: Beckmann redshirted her first season at USC.

HIGH SCHOOL: Beckmann was an All-CIF Division II First Team selection as a senior and a junior at Peninsula High... Named Bay League MVP in 2005 and most outstanding player in 2006.. An all-league first team selection as a sophomore and second team pick as a freshman... Finished her Peninsula career as the school's all-time leading scorer and assists and steals leader... Also swam for four years at Peninsula... Plays club for Los Angeles Water Polo.

PERSONAL: Beckmann has not decided on a major... Parents are Janis and Charlie... Has one brother, Zach, who plays water polo at Princeton... Lists salami, peaches and guacamole as her favorite foods... Birthdate is Nov. 5, 1988.