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Liana Salazar
Position
Midfielder
Height
5'3''
Class
Senior
Hometown
Bogotá, Colombia
High School
Instituto Pedagogico Nacional
Career Honors
- 2012 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring)
- 2012 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring)
- 2011 NSCAA All-Central Region Third Team
- 2011 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
- 2011 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall)
- 2011 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall)
2012 (redshirt freshman)
- Utilized redshirt season
- Named to the both the Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s honor rolls
2011 (Freshman)
- Selected NSCAA All-Central Region Third Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
- One of four players to log over 1,700 minutes and started all 21 contests in the midfield
- First career goal was the game-winning score during the 81st minute of a 2-1 win versus South Dakota State (Sept. 4)
- Scored a goal in KU[apos]s 3-2 double-overtime victory versus Texas (Sept. 30)
- Took a personal-high three shots at Missouri (Oct. 21) and found the back of the net on one for a score
- Recorded a goal and played all 110 minutes of the Jayhawks’ 3-3 tie versus Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship (Nov. 2)
National Experience
- Played for Colombia in three World Cups, including the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany and drew a start versus team USA
- Appeared in all five matches and started in four during the 2010 U20 World Cup in Germany where her team finished fourth
- Started all three contests for Colombia during the 2008 U17 World Cup in New Zealand
Personal
- Daughter of Ignacio Salazar and Mireya Vergara
- Has one brother, Jeisson
- Attended Instituto Pedagogico Nacional before coming to KU