Linus Altman-Kurosaki

Weight:
155
Height:
5-6
Position:
Diving
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
New York, N.Y.
High School:
Roosevelt

FRESHMAN YEAR (2008-09)

Finished 32nd on the 1-meter (263.15), 23rd on 3-meter (327.60) and 21st on platform (296.70) at the NCAA Championships ... placed eighth on the 1-meter (633.15) and fifth on the 3-meter (759.40), along with 12th on the platform (554.30) at the NCAA Zone C Championships ... took fifth on the 1-meter (373.45), fifth on the 3-meter (409.65) and 17th on the platform (279.25) at the Big Ten Championships ... all three were season-best scores ... second on the 1-meter and fourth on the 3-meter in a dual meet win over Northwestern ... third on the 1-meter and the 3-meter at the Hoosierland Invite ... 11th on the 3-meter at the Ohio State Invite ... sixth on the 3-meter in a dual meet with Michigan and Texas ... third on the 1-meter and 3-meter vs. Kentucky to open the season.

PREP/PERSONAL

Three-time Junior National Team member ... two-time Junior National Champion on the 3-meter (2006) and 1-meter (2005) ... competed at the 2003 and 2005 Junior Pan American Games, finishing second on the 1-meter and fourth on the platform in 2005 ... competed at the 2006 Junior World Championships ... placed eighth in the 3-meter synchro competition at the 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Championships ... also finished 22nd on the 1-meter ... second on the 3-meter and third on the 1-meter at the 2008 USA Diving Spring Junior East Championships ... competes as a high-level athlete despite suffering from Type I diabetes since age four ... parents are Naoko Kurosaki and Lloyd Altman ... born Feb. 27, 1990.