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Juanita High School

High School: Artistic Swimming for 7 years.

Looking Forward To: Competing in regattas and getting to know new teammates.

Personal: Member of the Taiwanese American Students Club & Taiwanese Students. Sophia enjoys swimming, baking, & reading.

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Hoffman Estates High School

High School: Swimming, Water Polo, Rube Goldberg, Picasso Club, Peer Juror

Looking Forward To: Having fun, meeting new people, and getting buff.

Personal: Member of the Art Education Student Org & Noble Print Club. Nicole likes to camp and hike.

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Naperville Central

High School: Volleyball, Latin Club, Student Council

Looking Forward To: Being a part of the team.

Personal: Member of Phi Sigma Sigma, and Cru. Emerson loves doing anything outdoors like swimming & hiking.

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Montville Township High School

High School: Competitive Recurve Archery, President of Women in STEM

Looking Forward To: Being a part of the team.

Personal: Member of Illinois Solar Decathlon, ACSE, & Archery club, Cynthia likes to go to the gym & collect jewelry/playing cards. Her favorite fruit are green grapes!

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High School: Tennis, Qinghe Literature Society, Physics Club

Looking Forward To: Having a real mastery on coxing.

Personal: Member of Illini Electric Motorsports. Georgina has a pet crocodile, two snakes, a chameleon, 3 geese, a cat, and dog! She has studied & published Chinese classical literature & published her own novel at the age of 14! She is also a minor Swiftie and knows how to play the piano.

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University Laboratory High School

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Personal: Classical ballet instructor, LAS James Scholar, part of Habitat for Humanity. Loves fishing, baking, and spending time with her dogs.

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Wesclin High School

High school: Did dance and band.

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Personal: Part of Illini World Taekwondo and Illini Wildlife and Conservation Club.

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Schaumburg High School

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Personal: Member of Alpha Phi Gamma and the Asian American Student Housing Organization.

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Naperville North High School

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Normal Community West High School

High school: Swam varsity all four years. Served as swim team captain senior year.

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Personal: Involved in the Student Dietetic Association (SDA), Best Buddies, and the Culinary Care Collective at UIUC. Also a cellist in the Illini Strings ensemble and volunteer at Carle Hospital in Urbana in the digestive health unit. Competes in functional fitness races outside of school with her hometown gym, The Factory (Hyrox and Deka events).

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Manchester Jr-Sr High School

Novice Year (2024-2025): Four years of varsity tennis.

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Personal: Part of women in architecture, and the American Institute of Architecture Students. She is a James Scholar in the department of Fine and Applied Arts. She loves traveling, art, and spending time outdoors.

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Amundsen High School

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Personal: Grew up in Guatemala and moved to Chicago at age 12. Likes reading, listening to music, hanging out with friends, acting, and swimming. Works as a lifeguard. Top three on her bucket list are traveling through Europe, skydiving, and attending an F1 race.

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Northside College Prep

Novice Year (2024-2025): Served as women’s team Novice Captain.

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Personal: Part of written arts and media club, American Sign Language club, and creative writing. Enjoys word games and jigsaw puzzles.

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Ravenwood High School

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Personal: Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Women in MechSE, Pi Tau Sigma (MechE Honor Society), and Ghost Electric Motorcycles. She says, “I love sleeping”.