Meet The Falcons
Lainie Long
Noel Niccum
So. • 5-6 • Diving Newnan, GA (Landmark Christian School)
So. • 5-5 • Breaststroke/Medley Houston, TX (Magnolia West)
2011-12 Highlights: Second on the team in all three dives ... scored career-high 237.67 points Personal Bests in 1-meter dive and 250.87 points in the 3-meter 1m 237.67 at the Foster Duals ... scored career-high 143.50 3m 250.87 points in the platform at the USC Trojan Invite. Platform 143.50 HIGH SCHOOL (Landmark Christian): Lettered four years in diving, two in swimming, track and cross country and one in soccer ... Wendy’s Heisman finalist ... National Honor Society member ... Beta Club member ... high school diving coach was John Ames ... dove club for Atlanta Diving, coached by John Ames. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 18 ... major is english ... nickname is Lulu ... has five siblings, three of whom graduated from service academies ... hobby is reading ... favorite food is pizza ... favorite movie is the Notebook ... favorite book is the bible ... if she could be on any reality TV show, it would be Real Housewives ... has country and pop on her iPod ... favorite quote: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” --Phillipians 4:13 ... daughter of Dr. James and Lisa Long.
2011-12 Highlights: Swam the second-fastest 100 breast, third-fastest 200 breast and fifthPersonal Bests fastest 200 IM times on the team ... time of 100 Breast 1:06.14 1:06.14 in the 100 breast is the eighth-fastest in 200 Breast 2:25.74 school history ... named team most inspiration 200 IM 2:15.83 freshman. HIGH SCHOOL (Magnolia West): Lettered four years in swimming ... team captain ... earned team Hardest Worker award ... National Honor Society member ... high school swim coach was Jeremy Wade ... swam club for Magnolia Aquatic Club, coached by Terry Jones. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 11 ... has five siblings ... hobbies are horseback riding and doing anything outside ... favorite food is Italian ... favorite movis is Seabiscuit ... credits her coaches as having the biggest influence on her sports career ... favorite athlete is Barbaro ... if she could be on any TV show, it would be CSI ... had country music on her iPod ... favorite quote is: “He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray. He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing. He does not shy away from the sword. In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds” Job 39:v21-24 ...daughter of Michael and Lisa Niccum.
Getting to Know Lainie... • Something most people don’t know about me: I play the harp. • Notable thing about her hometown: Country music star Alan Jackson is from there. • Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: My mother and father because they spent countless hours driving and supporting me.
2012-13 Air Force
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Women’s Swimming & Diving