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Career Best Scores: 274.73 in a one-meter dual meet; 279.70 in a one-meter championship; 295.88 in a three-meter dual meet; 465.75 in a three-meter championship. General: Shares honors as team captain with Becky Smock and Lizzy Bruce...a two-time returning letter winner...one of the most experienced UNC women's divers...will be a major point producer in the ACC...had the No. 2 score in one- and three-meter diving on the 2004-05 Tar Heel depth chart. 2004-05: Won the David F. McInnis Award as the team's outstanding female diver...had an outstanding ACC Championships Meet...earned All-ACC honors...took third place on one-meter board, garnering a career best score of 279.70...finished 11th on the three-meter board...dove in the NCAA zone diving championships...named to Dean's List in both semesters of school year...2004-05 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection. 2003-04: For the first time in her career she competed at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships...at the ACC meet, she took eighth on the one-meter board by scoring 246.00 points and placed 13th on the three-meter board with 406.85 points ...made the Dean's List in both semesters...chosen for 2004 ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2002-03: Did an outstanding job at the 2003 ACC meet...she placed ninth in one-meter diving with a score of 237.60 points and 13th in three-meter diving with a score of 394.65 points...selected to 2002-03 ACC Academic Honor Roll...qualified for the UNC Dean's List in both semesters. Prep: Graduated in June 2002 from Bunnell High School...swam and dove there for four years...team captain...four-time All-State diver...two-time state high school titlist...Connecticut state record holder...two-time Connecticut Diver of the Year...set school records in six dive and 11 dive format and as member of the 200 free relay...won state open titles two years....named All-America twice...Channel 12 athlete of week honoree...Connecticut Post female athlete of the year...member of the National Honor Society and treasurer of Athletic Association...Wendy's Heisman Award nominee... Personal: Given name is Gia Marie Santoro...born November 13, 1984 in Bridgeport, Conn....has one brother...daughter of Vince and Judy Santoro...a psychology and exercise and sports science major...she is undecided on her career plans...athletes she most admires are her friend Mary Guman, Judi McLaughlin and Joanna Galvin...person with the most influence on her athletic career is her mother...favorite foods are ice cream and lasagna. |
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