| Luke Kim |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Silver Spring, Md.
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| High School:
Paint Branch
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| Height / Weight:
5-9 / 190
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| Position:
Cornerback
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| Birthdate:
10/16/1980
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| Experience:
RS
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On Kim: Walk-on who will add depth at cornerback … listed third on the depth chart behind Curome Cox and Jamal Chance … was originally a tailback … made the switch to corner prior to the 2000 season.
2001 (Junior): Did not participate during the 2001 season.
2000 (Sophomore): Did not appear in any games.
1999 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in one game (Western Carolina) … did not record any statistics.
1998 (Freshman): Redshirt season - tore an anterior cruciate ligament during a fall scrimmage and was unavailable for duty.
High School: A 1998 graduate of Paint Branch High School in Silver Spring, Md. … helped team rebound to a 4-6 record as a senior while rushing for 1,019 yards and 13 touchdowns … school record 99-yard TD vs. Montgomery Blair …first team all-league and honorable mention all-county … recorded 16 tackles with a sack and interception while playing outside linebacker … lettered in both football and lacrosse as a junior and senior … three-year letterwinner in wrestling where he was regional champion in the 162-pound weight class … also won his class at the Bowie Invitational … member of Minds in Motion for students with 3.25 GPA or better … 3.5 GPA.
Personal: Lucas Yeong-Chang Kim was born October 16, 1980 … son of Kay and Gi-kong Kim … father is a physicist at NASA … mother is a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark office … majoring in communications … favorite athlete is Warrick Dunn … a Maryland scholar-athlete in 2000 and 2001.
