The Illinois State swimming and diving team honored their student athletes this Saturday at the 2011-12 end-of-the-year banquet.
2011-12: Named to the 2012 MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... participated in the Red/White Intrasquad meet ... received a season best score on the 1-meter (204.07) and 3-meter boards (216.52) against Ball State...competed in meets against Evansville, Nebraska-Omaha, Illinois and UNI ... competed in the UIC diving invitational.
2010-11: Participated in Red/White Intrasquad meet and Zippy Invitational ... competed in dual meets against Evansville, UNI, Illinois, Ball State, Western Illinois, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Youngstown State... earned a personal-best score on the 1-meter board (212.16) at the Red/White Intrasquad meet ... recorded a personal-best score on the 3-meter board (232.73) Evansville.
Highland Park: Two-time Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state qualifier ... three-time top-10 sectional diver ... six-dive school record holder with 198.3 points ... two-time captain and team most valuable player ... named all conference sophomore year ... member of Glenbrook Aquatics club team ... qualified on 1- and 3-meter boards for the AAU National competition ... four-year varsity athlete for the gymnastics team.
Personal: Born 04/06/92...daughter of Karl Kopp and Carol Sassorossi ... high honor roll all eight semesters ... scholar-athlete in diving and gymnastics ... Highland Park High School Honor Roll ...majoring in math education. Holds a cumulative GPA of 4.0.
Personal Best: 1-meter 6 dive-241.35, 3-meter 6 dive- 239.55
