Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the softball team at Norwood H.S. for head coach Kathy Smelstor as a catcher...senior captain...earned a spot on the 2005 Bay State League All-Star team and received 2005 Daily Transcript All-Star honors...received the 2005 Unsung Hero Award...member of the King Phillip Pride AAU team that won Regionals...three-year member of the basketball team for coach Giles Parker...member of the National Honor Society, Spanish & Latin Honor Societies, Student Council and SAAD...National Spanish Honor Society President and Student Council Secretary...was an Academic Achievement Award winner (2003, 2004 & 2005)...member of the Honor Role for four years...Massachusetts Representative at the National Leadership Conference in 2003.

Personal: Full name is Kristina Marie Coppola born on March 28, 1987...daughter of Michael and Nancy Coppola...has two brothers, Mike and Bobby...undeclared.