Loria began bravely diving into swimming pools at a very young age.

She always wanted to be the first to try everything.

Loria at age 8.

Loria cheered for the pee-wee football league.

Loria, fishing at age 10.

She learned to water-ski at a very young age.

Loria wearing the number 4 in her sophomore year, 1995.

Loria is shown on the right in the middle of the third row from the bottom in this shot of the NCSSM volleyball team.

While wearing the #6 for NCSSM, Loria made the front page of the sports section in The Durham Herald.

Loria learned to ski during her first time on the slopes and prior to her death had graduated to snow-boarding.

Holding the t-shirt on the left of the front row, Loria was a member of the championship girls intramural soccer team at NCSU.

Holding the t-shirt second from right, Loria was a member of the championship girls intramural volleyball team at NCSU.

Loria had most recently made her first attempts at surfing.

She definitely had great form.