Indiana University Athletics
Huber Announces Signee (11-14-03)
11/14/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
November 14, 2003
Huber Announces Signee
Bloomington, Ind.- Indiana head diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber announced the signing of Christina Loukas to a National Letter of Intent. Loukas will be a freshman at Indiana starting in the fall of 2004. Huber adds Loukas to an already strong contingent of Hoosier divers, all of which return for the 2004-05 season.Freshmen Heather Chapman, Jade Summerlin and Lindsay Weigle will be back next season as well as senior Cassandra Cardinell. While the three freshmen will be competing this season, Cardinell is redshirting to train and prepare for the Olympic Trials. Indiana diving has won 10-straight combined (men and women) national championships.
Christina Loukas
Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield
Won the Illinois High School State Diving Championship in 2001 and 2002…named to the NISCA All-American diving team in both 2002 and 2003…was also the 2000 Illinois State runner up in diving…was a member of the East-West Junior Olympic All-Star Team in 2003 and the one-meter champion at the event…qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals in the one-meter and three-meter three-straight years (2001, 2002, 2003)…also qualified for the 10-meter platform in 2003…placed 10th on the one-meter and 17th on the three-meter at the 2003 Junior Nationals…Junior Olympic National Finalist on the one-meter and three-meter in 2001…qualified for the Junior Olympic West Nationals in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002….six-time Junior Olympic Zones Qualifier (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)…was the Region 5 champion on the one-meter in 2003 both in the winter and summer…also in 2003 was a World Trials three-meter finalist, the Junior Olympic West National Runner up on the one-meter, Junior Olympic West National finalist on the three-meter and Junior Olympic National three-meter synchro champion with teammate Samantha Papadakis…dove club at Windy City Diving, coached by Susan Bromberg and Donna O'Brien…parents are George and Patty Loukas.
Coach Huber said…
“Christina was our top recruit. We think she is the top kid in the country. It is always nice when you bring someone in, who is not only considered one of the top divers, but also just a real good fit for us as far as character goes. She has good work ethic and is a good student. I am very, very pleased to bring her in. I think with her addition to the team as well as bringing Cassandra (Cardinell) Lindsay (Weigle), Jade (Summerlin), Heather (Chapman) back and then a couple of walk-ons, we will have six strong divers and one that we can redshirt. It has been a good recruiting year.”
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