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Jordan Gotro

  • position Diving
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • High school Oak Ridge HS
  • position Diving
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • High school Oak Ridge HS

Jordan Gotro Bio

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AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2016 NCAA All-American — Platform
  • 2014 SEC Freshman Diver of the Year
  • One-time SEC Men’s Diver of the Week
  • 2016, 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2016, 2017 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2017 (SENIOR)

  • Finished 38th in platform (248.55) and 40th in 1-meter (266.55) at the NCAA Championships
  • Placed sixth in 1-meter (672.35) and 10th in platform (643.15) at the NCAA Zone B Championships
  • Finished seventh in platform (386.05), eighth in 1-meter (311.15) and 14th in 3-meter (352.25) at the SEC Championships
  • Set the school record in platform (six dives) during SECs
  • Tallied 11 top-three finishes throughout the regular season
  • Won the 1-meter at the Georgia Tech Invite (371.70), at Duke (339.98) and at the SC College Invite (339.00)
  • Won the 3-meter at the Georgia Tech Invite (372.55) and at the SC College Invite (338.40)

2016 OLYMPIC TRIALS – UNITED STATES

  • Notched a U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying score at the NCAA Zone B Championship in March, posting a 3-meter score of 382.55 in prelims
  • Finished 34th in the 3-meter dive at Trials, with a score of 288.15
  • Received a mark of 61.20 on the Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 2 Twist Pike, his top effort at Trials

2016 (JUNIOR)

  • Earned Honorable Mention All-America status by finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships in the platform (349.40)
  • Also placed 25th at the NCAA Championships in 1-meter (314.40) and 38th in 3-meter (320.80)
  • Made it to the NCAA Championships after finishing in the top-seven on all three boards at the NCAA Zone B Championships
  • Finished fifth in platform (689.90), sixth in 1-meter (660.50) and seventh in 3-meter (720.65) at Zone Diving
  • Qualified for the A final in in all three disciplines at the SEC Championships, led by a fourth-place result in 3-meter (389.20)
  • Placed sixth in 1-meter (348.30) and eighth in platform (294.74) at the conference meet
  • Tallied 11 event victories during the regular season
  • Won the 1-meter competition in the Purdue, Alabama and Duke duals, the SC Quad Meet and the ECU Tri-Meet
  • Took home the 3-meter victory in the Purdue, Alabama, Florida and Duke dual meets, the SC Quad Meet and the ECU Tri-Meet

2015 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Finished 25th in 1-meter at the 2015 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships with a score of 329.00, also placed 36th in platform with 288.40 points
  • Finished eighth in the 1-meter finals with a 12-dive score of 648.10 and 9th in the platform finals with a 12-dive score of 634.30 at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships to qualify for the NCAA Championships, also 13th in the 3-meter finals (678.50)
  • Placed in the top 13 in all three diving events at the SEC Championships
  • Scored a career-best 339.00 points on the platform at the SEC Championships
  • Scored a career-best 340.55 points in his second-place finish against Duke and Harvard on the 1-meter springboard
  • Took second place in the 3-meter competition against ECU and College of Charleston with a career-best score of 366.90
  • Finished in second place on both boards at Kentucky
  • Placed in the top three 11 times throughout the season

2014 (FRESHMAN)

  • Named SEC Freshman Diver of the Year
  • Was the top freshman finisher in one-meter (10th) and platform (11th) at the SEC Championships 
  • Recorded a total of 332.10 points in the one-meter and 329.85 on the platform at the championships 
  • Placed 15th in the three-meter at SEC’s with 314.50 
  • Competed at the NCAA Zone B Championships, finishing 12th with 620.40 points on the one-meter and 15th on the three-meter with 637.55 
  • Finished in the top three eight times during the season
Gotro’s Top Scores
Event Score Date Meet Location
1 Meter (6 Dives) 371.70

11/17/16

Georgia Tech Invite

Atlanta, Ga.
1 Meter (12 Dives) 672.35 3/56/17 NCAA Zone B Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
3 Meter (6 Dives) 427.73p 1/23/16 SC Quad Meet Columbia, S.C.
3 Meter (12 Dives) 678.50 3/10/15 NCAA Zone B Championships Athens, Ga.
Platform (6 Dives) 386.05 2/18/17 SEC Championships Knoxville, Tenn.
Platform (12 Dives) 689.90 3/9/16 NCAA Zone B Championships Atlanta, Ga.

! = School Record

p = Prelims