A Few Accomplishments
• Three-time Olympic Gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004)
• Three-time Pan American Gold medalist (1991, 1999, 2003)
• Four-time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
National Team Experience
2004
• Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
Set Olympic record of highest batting average, .545
Pitched in gold medal game
2003
• Gold medalist at Pan American Games
2002
• Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
2001
• Finalist for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Flo Hyman Memorial Award
2000
• Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
Established Olympic record with 25 strikeouts in a game against Australia and set ERA record at 0.47
• Finalist for Women’s Sports Foundation’s ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ & AAU Sullivan Award
1999
• Gold medalist at Pan American Games
3-0 record and 0.00 ERA
1998
• Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
5-1 record and 0.00 ERA
1996
• Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia
1-1 record and 0.33 ERA
1994
• Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
• Gold medalist at Pan Am Qualifier
Recorded a 4-0 record including a perfect game and no hitter
1991
• Gold medalist at Pan American Games
1990
• Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
2-0 record and 0.00 ERA
At UCLA
• Three-time Honda Award winner for softball, presented to nation’s best softball player
• Led UCLA to two NCAA Women’s College World Series Titles (1990 & 1992)
• 1993 Honda-Broderick Cup winner, country’s most outstanding collegiate female athlete
• Four-time First-team NFCA All-American
• Three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year
• NCAA Top VI Award, presented to the top six senior student athletes in all divisions
• Graduated in 1995
Other
• Member of PFX Tour (2006 & 2007)
I love the smell of vanilla candles. I was born February 22, 1971. My favorite teams all hail from Los Angeles; L.A. Dodgers and the L.A. Angels. My favorite vacation spot is Vegas and I like to play table games. My favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, Sports Center and sports on T.V. My husband is Michael Lujan. My hobbies have changed over the years and now revolve around my son Antonio. I like to show him new things. It’s amazing to see life through his eyes. I also like to watch movies and play golf. I don’t like sarcasm. My favorite household chore is washing dishes. I would like Jennifer Lopez to play me in a movie. If I had a superpower if would be to mind read. I don’t really have a favorite book, but my favorite author is Mary Higgins Clark. My favorite food is chicken nachos. I can be superstitious in the way that if I find something that works. I stick with it. I like to have things in order. If something isn’t aligned right, I want it fixed. Some may call it OCD, but as I see it there is no room to cut corners. My favorite thing about my son Antonio is his laugh and his smile. He makes a great napping buddy.
Since 2004
My life has completely changed for the best. My husband and I had our first child Antonio. He was born December 19, 2005. And for the past three years he has been my focus. My focus has been to raise Antonio and spend time on helping his development. I was named first assistant at UCLA and was put on the coaching staff in January of 2007. Those are the two biggest things. I serve as a member of the USOC Ethics Committee. I have been playing for the PFX Tour since 2006. It’s been a goal of mine to have best of both worlds, with softball and family. So now with my family taken care of I am ready to embark on 2008 and be the best softball player I can be.
