Athlete of the Week

Hometown: Harrisburg, Penn. Year: Freshman

High School: Bishop McDevitt

Why: The freshman's performance was key in helping the Michigan gymnastics team blow out Illinois-Chicago, despite numerous Michigan absences due to injury. Diaz-Luong won the high bar competition with a score of 9.75, and placed fifth in the all-around competition.

Background: Ranked third in the nation overall in the Junior Olympics his senior year in high school ... Junior Olympic National champion in the parallel bars his junior year of high school ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Plans on majoring in statistics ... Born May 4, 1980.

Diaz-Luong

01-25-99