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THIS SEASON: Sophomore Steven Starks, an NCAA Championships point scorer as a freshman, returns to USC as a key dual meet scorer and conference participant with All-American goals in 2009. 2008: Starks was USC's only individual point scorer at the 2008 NCAA Championships as a freshman thanks to a 16th-place finish on platform (293.40). He was also 27th on 1-meter (265.00) at the NCAAs and 33rd on 3-meter (258.00) ... Starks qualified for the NCAAs with a second-place finish on platform (646.20 ) at the 2008 Zone E Championships ... He was a three-time finalist at the Pac-10 Championships, including a second-place mark on platform (346.10). He was also seventh on 3-meter (302.45) and eighth on 1-meter (290.60). HIGH SCHOOL: Starks prepped at Mission Viejo (Calif.) High, where he was the 2006 Division I CIF champion and runner-up in 2007 ... Third at the 2007 Southern Section Masters, Starks won the 2007 USA Diving Region 9 Championships on both 1-meter and 3-meter springboard ... A 2004-05-06 NISCA All-American first teamer on 1-meter ... A multiple U.S. national competitor, he took third on tower at the 2006 England-U.S. Challenge and did the same at the China-Canada-U.S. Challenge in 2005. PERSONAL: Born Aug 6, 1989. |
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