| Luka Saponjic |
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HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: A 6-4 left-hander attacker who along with fellow Cal newcomer Ivan Rackov led Serbia to the gold medal at the 2007 European Youth (Under 18) Championships in Malta...also with Rackov led Serbia to a fourth-place finish at the 2007 Junior World (Under 20) Championships in Long Beach, Calif....the tandem combined for 43 goals at the 2007 Junior World Championships, including 11 (Rackov, six; Saponjic, five) in the medal round matches - a 17-16 semifinal overtime loss to eventual World Champion Hungary and a 12-8 bronze medal loss to Croatia...undeclared major...parents are Nebojsa and Tatjana Saponjic... born January 6, 1990, in Belgrade, Serbia.