Christina Loukas Named to ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Team

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, June 11. INDIANA University diver Christina Loukas was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America first team, the organization announced Thursday.

Loukas is one of just two Big Ten athletes on the first team, joining Hilary Bowen of Northwestern. A total of 15 student-athletes earned first-team designation.

Loukas capped off her impressive Hoosier career this spring with her first NCAA title, taking home the three-meter crown with an NCAA-record total of 437.75 points. She also finished second on the one-meter and 11th on the platform to close out her career as an 11-time NCAA All-American. Loukas followed up that performance with national titles on the one-meter springboard and three-meter synchronized springboard at the USA Diving Spring National Championships in April.

"I am so happy for Christina," said head diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber. "It's not easy to accomplish all that she has achieved in diving and still maintain a comparable level of achievement in the classroom. It says a lot about her self-discipline, work ethic, and high standards of excellence. She is well deserving of the award and is looking forward to graduate school."

Loukas will travel to the FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy in July, competing on the one-meter and three-meter.

In the classroom, Loukas recently earned her degree in Exercise Science while maintaining a 3.5+ GPA, and is also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.

To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.

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