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Loren Figueroa
Loren Figueroa

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Kingwood

Height:
5-2

Event:
Diving


03/23/2013

Bouchard Takes Second at NCAA Championships, Mizzou Places 14th

Bouchard swam the seventh fastest 200 back time in NCAA history

03/21/2013

Tigers Sit in 12th After Day One of NCAA Championships

Loren Figueroa earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish on the 1-meter

03/20/2013

Tigers Set for NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

The Tigers will compete at the Championships Thursday through Saturday

03/14/2013

Nine Tigers to Compete at the NCAA Championships

The Tigers had four swimmers and one diver qualify individually, while four more will swim only relays.

03/12/2013

Loren Figueroa Earns NCAA Championships Berth

Figueroa won the 1-meter at the Zone D Diving Championships to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships

2012-13 (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned All-America first team honors with a fifth place finish on the 1-meter at the NCAA Championships ... Posted a season high score of 327.55 in the 1-meter finals ... Entered NCAAs undefeated on the 1-meter, as she won the first 10 meets she has entered during the year ... Won the 1-meter springboard at the NCAA Zone D Championships with two-round score of 623.25 ... Claimed the 1-meter SEC title with a first-place finish of 315.45 at the SEC Championships ... Won the 1-meter at the Tennessee Diving Invite ... Also won the 1-meter against Drury, Alabama, the Mizzou Invite, Georgia, Arkansas/Kentucky/SIU, Missouri State and at the Show-Me Showdown ... Also claimed the 3-meter title in a dual meet against Drury ... Earned SEC Female Diver of the Week honors a league-high three times during the season ... Named to the 2013 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2011-12 (Sophomore): Missed most of the 2011-12 season due to an injury ... Earned her fourth career Big 12 Diver of the Week on Oct. 26 ... Won the 1-meter scramble at the Show-Me Showdown with 326.50 points ... Also placed second in the 3-meter at the Show-Me Showdown.

2010-11 (Freshman): Named the Big 12 Diver of the Year after a record-breaking season ... Earned All-America honors after finishing second on the 1-meter at the NCAA Championships ... The second-place finish is the highest for a Mizzou female diver and her final round score of 335.30 broke her own school record ... Also placed 14th in the 3-meter at the Championships ... Became the second Tiger to win a Big 12 diving title when she claimed the 1-meter in a Big 12 Championship meet record 335.15 points ... Also placed second in the 3-meter at the Big 12 Championships ... Named the Big 12 Diver of the Week three times as a freshman ... Notched five first-place finishes in the 1-meter and one in the 3-meter during the regular season ... Also placed second on the 1-meter at the USA Senior National Championships ... Competed at the World University Games during the summer of 2011 and placed sixth in the 1-meter.

High School: Dove for the Kingwood Mustangs, where she was named Most Valuable Diver 2008-10 ... Also competed with the Conroe Diving Club under Coach Charlie Casuto, where she was named Diver of the Year 2009-10.

Personal: Loren Figueroa is the daughter of Salvador and Maria Figueroa... has one brother, Salvador ... Majoring in sociology.