University of Houston Athletics
CenterPoint Student Athlete of the Week
11/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | General
Nov. 29, 2004
HOUSTON - 
Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
 Anna Kiess |
| •11/1/04: Dustin Bell •11/1/04: Szintia Szanto •11/1/04: Szintia Szanto •10/25/04: Loure Dews •10/18/04: Cole Dailey •10/11/04: Anne Gasser •10/4/04: Joe Clay •9/29/04: Shawna Florida •9/22/04: Mirela Vasconcellos •9/15/04:Sesar Figueroa •9/7/04: Nikki Hawkins •8/31/04: Kevin Kolb |
| • 2003-04 Honorees • 2002-03 Honorees • 2001-02 Honorees |
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
High School: Coubertin Gymnasium
Height: 5-5
Event: Diving
Experience: 1L
HONORS AT UH
C-USA Diver of the Week (Oct. 28, 2004)
C-USA Diver of the Week (Nov. 1, 2004)
2004 C-USA Platform Diving Champion
2004 C-USA 1-Meter Diving Champion
2004 C-USA Freshman Diver of the Year
C-USA Diver of the Week (Feb. 3, 2004)
2003-04 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
AT UH
2004-05 (Sophomore): Captured first place on both the 1- and 3-meter springboards against Texas in the season-opening meet... Swept both springboard events against Rice... Honored as the C-USA Diver of the Week following those performances... Swept the 1-meter and 3-meter events against Conference USA rival TCU... Set a new career high and CRWC Natatorium record with 313.20 points on the 1-meter board against the Horned Frogs... Named the C-USA Diver of the Week for the second time following that performance... Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions at Louisiana-Monroe.
2003-04 (Freshman): Solid contributor for the Cougar diving corps in her first collegiate season... Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a true freshman... Owned three of the Cougars top four scores on the 1-meter board... Won both the 1-meter and platform championships at the Conference USA meet... Honored as the 2004 C-USA Freshman Diver of the Year... Placed third on the 3-meter springboard during her first collegiate event in a tri-meet against Texas and Northern Arizona... Finished second on the 3-meter board with 273.00 points during a tri-meet against Louisville and Kentucky... Earned a second-place finish in the 1-meter event with 258.75 points during a tri-meet against Miami and Florida International... Captured her first career first-place finish with 258.75 points on the 1-meter board during dual meets at Biscayne Bay, Fla... Recorded 273.15 points to win the 1-meter competition at North Texas and finished third on the 3-meter board against the Mean Green... Captured first place on the platform with 416.475 points at Arkansas... Finished second on the 3-meter board with 286.95 points against the Lady Razorbacks... Honored as the C-USA Diver of the Week following those performances... Swept both diving competitions against SMU... Racked up a career-best 321.53 points on the 3-meter board and followed that with 267.30 points in the 1-meter event... Claimed a pair of first-place finishes against Texas A&M on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards... Was the only diver to top the 300-point plateau with 306.01 points on the 3-meter board and followed that with a meet-best 260.18 points in the 1-meter event against the Aggies... Captured the 2004 Conference USA 3-meter diving championship with 282.70 points in the finals... Scored a meet-high 290.35 points in that event in the preliminaries... Joined teammate Azul Almazan as the only divers to score more than 500 points in both the preliminaries and finals of the 3-meter event... Rallied to win the platform competiton at the Conference USA Championship... Honored as the Conference USA Freshman Diver of the Year at that meet... Earned Top Four finishes during all three events at the NCAA Zone D Championships... Finished second on the 3-meter board with 503.00 points and placed third on the platform with 391.45 points... Placed ninth in the platform during the NCAA Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Qualified for the Junior European Championships in 1997, 2000 and 2001... Captured the Junior European championship in 2000 and 2001... Finished second at the Championships in 1997.
PERSONAL
Full name is Anna Kiess... Born on April 28, 1983, in Hannover, Germany... Daughter of Tatjana and Waldewar Kiess... Undecided major.
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