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PERSONAL/PRIOR TO NKU: Christman won a state championship with Lake Howell High School and was selected to the all-state team. He also competed for WPVC 18U Armor Black in Orlando, which was the top-ranked club team in the nation. Christman has also trained with the Czech National Team and was a member of the USA Volleyball Beach National Team Development Program. Lukas' mother, Vendula Kurcova, played volleyball at American from 1995-98, where she earned All-CAA honors three times and was twice an Academic All-American, and ranks among the Eagles' all-time kill leaders with 1,568 kills and 3.50 career kills/set. In 2010, she was inducted into American University's Stafford H. "Pop" Cassell Hall of Fame.

MORE ABOUT LUKAS: Lukas' favorite TV show is Outer Banks, specifically the first two seasons…His favorite movie is The Bee Movie…His favorite musician is 311…His favorite song is "Amber" by 311…His favorite athletes to watch are Lionel Messi for soccer and Taylor Sander for volleyball…His favorite professional sports team is Barcelona…His hobbies include hiking, fishing, and playing video games…His first job was at a liquid nitrogen ice cream shop…A bucket-list destination for Lukas is Alaska…His favorite meal is svícková…Someone he'd like to meet is LeBron James…An activity he's surprisingly good at is ping pong…His nickname is Luky.