Azusa Pacific University Athletics

THIS YEAR:  Freshman midfielder Kristin Payne as a versatile midfielder with high school experience as both a defender and forward … Should push for playing time in a deep Cougar midfield. 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Played 4 seasons of varsity soccer at Berean Christian High in Walnut Creek, Calif., for head coach Barbara Scoles … Led the Eagles to CIF North Coast sectional appearances in each of her varsity seasons … Named First Team All-Bayshore Athletic League as a 2006 senior … Also lettered 2 seasons in track and field, running sprints and middle distance events, and 1 season of cross country … Earned All-Bayshore Athletic League first team honors in track as a 2006 senior. 

PERSONAL:  Born Nov. 20, 1988 in Walnut Creek, Calif., to Jim and Peggy Payne … Majoring in education with the hopes of pursuing a teaching career after college,