Kami Craig
Height: 5-11
Birthdate: July 21, 1987
Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Residence: Long Beach, Calif.
Education: USC (2009)
Club: Santa Barbara Water Polo Foundation
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Registered four scores during 2007 Holiday Cup including two in defeat of Italy 12-8...Anchored Women's Junior National Team to fourth-place finish at 2007 FINA Women's Junior World Championships...Scored 11 goals during 2007 Pan American Games, including a team high six in 21-3 defeat of Venezuela...Tallied four scores during Super Final 2007...Scored two of USA's nine goals in the championship game of the 2006 FINA World League...Won gold at 2006 Holiday Cup and 2007 World Championships...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...Member of the Youth National Team from 2003-06.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS:
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 2nd place
2007 FINA Junior World Championships, Porto, Portugal, 4th Place
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st Place
2007 FINA World League Super Final, Montreal, Canada, 1st Place
2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 1st Place
2006 Holiday Cup, Los Alamitos, Calif., 1st Place
2006 FINA World League, Cosenza, Italy, 1st Place
2005 Junior National Championships, Perth, Australia, 1st Place
2004 Junior Pan American Championships, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1st Place
COLLEGE: Scored three goals in 2007 NCAA Championship game against San Diego State to secure USC's third-place finish...Earned NCAA All-Tournament Second Team accolades...Fourth in scoring for USC during her freshman season, making 38 goals from the tough center position...Named to 2006 MPSF All-Freshman Team...Received All-American honorable mention.
HIGH SCHOOL: Holds 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 Los Angeles Times and Santa Barbara News Press...Named CIF MVP and first-team All-American as a senior...Won league championship as a freshman at Santa Ynez High School and as a junior at Santa Barbara High...Won CIF title her junior and senior years.
PERSONAL:
Craig has decided to major in sociology...Parents are Steve and Dale...Has two brothers, Jeff and Tony...Favorite pastime is surfing...First became involved with water polo through swimming...Says the best thing about water polo is being part of a team, teammates to push you and encourage and commend you when you're having a good day; your team becomes your family...Started swimming at age four...Started playing water polo at age 12...Keeps playing because there is so much more to learn and because of the excitement of the future.
- Favorite Food: Mexican
- Favorite Movie: "The Notebook" and "The Holiday" (love stories) and "300" (not a love story)
- Favorite Songs: Anything hip-hop or reggae
- Personal Theme Song: "Glamorous" by Fergie
- Favorite Musicians: Bob and Damian Marley, Colbie Caillet, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Sublime
- Favorite Color: Blue
- Facebook or MySpace: Facebook
- Best Present Ever Received: Kitten for Christmas at age six
- Coolest Person She Knows: Her mom
- Best Halloween Costume: American Gladiator
- Magical Power if Available: To fly (in order to avoid traffic and fly up and down the beautiful coast)
- Sport to Play Other Than Water Polo: Swimming or basketball
