Megan Lukan
Megan Lukan (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian multi-sport athlete. Lukan switched to rugby from basketball after graduating in May 2015 from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, where she was a four-year starting guard for the Green Bay women's Division l basketball team.[1][2] During her UWGB basketball career, Lukan set a number of records included most career assists since the team became a member of the NCAA's Division I and most minutes played during a career.[3] Lukan is a Canadian rugby union player,[4] who was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] In 2018, she was selected by the Canadian Olympic Committee and was sponsored to attend Smith School of Business MBA program at Queen's University.[6] Lukan's younger sister Kaili Lukan also played basketball at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and is a current member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[7]
Date of birth | February 14, 1992 | |||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||
University | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Queen's University | |||||||||||||
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References
- UWGB Women's Basketball Player profile
- UWGB Women's Basketball Record Book
- "Green Bay Basketball - Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF).
- "Megan Lukan". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Davidson, Neil. "Canadian rugby sevens women open crucial World Series season in Colorado". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- "Green Bay Basketball - Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF).