Lilburn Skater 7th in National Event

Lilburn native Louisa Barama, a senior at Oglethorpe University placed seventh in the junior level of the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships held recently in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Barama, a physics major, is a graduate from Brookwood High School in Snellville. She trains with the Georgia Figure Skating Club.

She finished with a total score of 70.78 while representing Oglethorpe, the only Georgia school competing in both the junior and senior division of the event.

"I am proud of my accomplishment," Barama said in a press release. "This experience was amazing and I am so glad I finished well. This is a great competition and I really enjoyed every part of it."

The competition, held July 21-24, is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating and is the longest running collegiate ice skating program.