| Born: | 04/25/1992 |
| Height: | 5-3 |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Corona, Calif. |
| High School: | Santiago |
| Position: | Attacker |
| EXP: | HS |
2011 Season
Tallied 23 assists (#7 on the team) and 21 steals (#6 on the team)
along with five goals.
High School
Enjoyed an outstanding water polo career at Santiago High School
in Corona, Calif. ... A four-year starter and three-time team
captain ... Two-time league MVP (2008, 2010) ... A three-time first
team All-CIF selection (2008-10) ... A four-time all-league
selection (2007-10) ... Helped lead her team to three league titles
and three trips to the CIF championship game ... Also competed in
the IM and backstroke on the swim team.
Matador Memo
Born April 25, 1992 in Riverside, Calif. ... Parents are Maria and
Stephen Photopulos ... Has two brothers (Demitrius * Nikolas) ...
Loves to cheer for the Chicago Bears ... Her favorite Bears player
is linebacker Brian Urlacher ... Favorite actor is Heath Ledger ...
Her favorite actress is Julia Roberts ... Likes to watch Grey's
Anatomy ... Her favorite movie is Liar, Liar ... Likes to eat
Mexican food ... Her favorite rock group is Rascal Flatts ... Her
favorite musical solo artist is Brad Paisley ... Her favorite
website is Facebook ... Chose Cal State Northidge because of the
beautiful campus and the wonderful water polo team ... The best
about being a student-athlete, according to Celena, is having
priority registration ... When she has time to relax, she puts heat
or ice on her shoulders ... The best athlete she has played against
is former CSUN All-American Jillian Stapf ... The most famous
person she has ever met is Ryan Gosling ... Would have liked to
have met Jesus Christ ... Would like to be stranded on a desert
island with Leonardo DiCarprio ... If she was forced to listen to
one CD the rest of her life, it would be Brad Pailsey's Greatest
Hits ... If she had a million dollars, she retire and live on an
island ... Her advice to young people - "Enjoy being young" ... No
one knows, according to Celena, how much she loves to eat ... If a
movie was made about Celena's life, she said Jennifer Lopez would
play her life ... Celena says she can't imagine going a week
without texting ... If she could change one thing about the world,
it would be to have homes for everyone ... Her little brother
always makes her smile ... Her mom is her greatest hero because
"she's incredible." ... Undeclared major.