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THIS SEASON: Olympian and Cutino Award winner Kami Craig returns to the pool for her final season at USC, standing out as one of the most powerful two-meter players in the game and enters the year with 116 career goals.
2009: Craig was second on the team in scoring with 40 goals... Scored in 20 different games, including 11 multiple-goal outings... Set a new career high with five goals against San Jose State... Had a crucial hat trick in USC's 11-10 win at UCLA in the MPSF regular season... Became USC's fifth woman to win the Peter J. Cutino Award... Also named a First Team All-American and MPSF Player of the Year... Named MPSF Tournament MVP and to NCAA All-Tournament First Team... Twice selected MPSF Player of the Week.
2008: Craig redshirted her third season in order to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games, where she won a silver medal with the United States.
2007: Craig was third on the team in scoring with 38 goals as a sophomore... Matched her career high with four goals vs. San Diego State... Scored in 21 games total, with 10 multiple-goal efforts... Scored at least one goal in USC's final 10 games... Named a First Team All-American and to All-MPSF First Team.
2006: Craig was the team's fourth leading scorer in her first year at USC, punching in 38 goals from the tough center position... Scored a career-high four goals against UC Santa Barbara on April 21... Scored in 24 games total, with nine multiple-goal efforts... Received All-American honorable mention... Named to MPSF All-Freshman Team.
NATIONAL TEAMS: Craig is a member of the U.S. National Team, earning silver at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing... Scored six goals during the Olympics... Also won 2007 World Championship in Australia... Won gold at the 2006 Holiday Cup and FINA Super Final and took fourth at the FINA World Cup... As a member of the U.S. Junior National Team, won gold at the 2005 Junior National Championships... Won gold at 2004 Pan-Am Junior Championships... A member of the Youth National Team from 2003-06.
HIGH SCHOOL: Craig holds the Santa Barbara High School record for single-season goals (123) and the most goals scored in one game (9)... Named Player of the Year by the LA Times and Santa Barbara News Press as a senior... Named CIF MVP as a senior... Named All-American second team as a junior and first team as a senior... Won league championship as a freshman at Santa Ynez High School and as a junior at Santa Barbara High... Santa Barbara High team won CIF title her junior and senior years... Plays club for Santa Barbara Water Polo Foundation... Won Junior Olympics gold as 18-under in 2003... A member of the CSF Honor Society for seven semesters.
PERSONAL: Craig is majoring in sociology... Parents are Steve and Dale... Has two brothers, Jeff and Tony... Favorite pastime is surfing at Refugio Beach... Birthdate is July 21, 1987.
