No. 19 men's program, No. 14 women's squad host Midshipmen in Code Blue Blast event on Saturday at 11 a.m.
BEFORE PENN STATE At Penn State Behrend 2010-12: Led the Behrend Lions to two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships (2011, 2012)... Holds the all-time school record on the one-meter board with a score of 319.35 (11/19/11)...Holds the all-time school record on the three-meter board with a score of 343.50 (2/5/11)... AMCC Diver of the Year in 2011 and 2012...Qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships on the one-meter board.
HIGH SCHOOL
Dove under Larisa Fetchen and Tammy Blackwood at Elizabeth Forward... State AA qualifier as a junior and as a senior...Seventh-Place medal during senior year...Two-year letterwinner in diving and threeyear letterwinner in swimming...Four-year letterwinner in track and field, as well as a two-year letterwinner in cross country...Graduated with High Honors.
PERSONAL
Born Lucas Stephen Kachurick on August 16, 1991 in McKeesport, Pa.... Parents are Joseph and Laura Kachurick...Has one brother, Jeremy Kachurick... Nutrition major and Biology minor.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
"There's no place like it in the world. The atmosphere and people...something
just draws you in."