BIOGRAPHY

Erica McLain was born in Columbus, Ohio, on January 24, 1986. She attended Stanford University where she was an outstanding track athlete competing in the long jump and the triple jump. At the 2007 NCAA Championships she earned All-American honors placing third in the long jump and second in the triple jump. She won the triple jump title at the 2007 Pac-10 Championships with an American collegiate record (and Stanford record) of 46-5 1/4 (14.15m). McLain has also competed internationally for the United States at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy, and the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.