BY McMurray Almanac

Alex Rodriguez of West Virginia is not the only regional sports personality bound for Michigan. Amanda Lohman of Upper St. Clair is too.
While Rodriguez, a Mountaineer native and graduate, shunned his position of seven years as football coach at WVU and accepted an offer to move to Ann Arbor, Lohman looked beyond her own home base to advance her diving career at the Big 10 athletic power. She, too, will become a member of the Class of 2008.

Lohman, who is ranked among the top 20 springboard divers in the nation, had many scholarship offers. After making Michigan her first stop on the recruiting trail, she paid official visits to the University of North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia Tech. She canceled a trip to California, swapping a call at Berkeley for a tour of the University of Pittsburgh.

While she trains there daily at Trees Pool under Julian and Doe Krug for Team Pittsburgh, Lohman had little feel for the campus. "Even though I practice there, I really don't get around the campus much," said Lohman. "It's different than being at the pool."

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