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Liana Salazar

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bogota, Colombia High School: Instituto Pedagogico Nacional

Height: 5-3 Position: Midfielder Experience: 1L

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)

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'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