Sophie Verzyl

AWARDS/HONORS 

• 3x SEC Diver of the Week (Nov. 23, 2021; Jan. 18, 2022; Jan. 17, 2023)
• All-SEC Second Team (2023)
• SEC Silver Medalist – 3-meter (2023)

• CSCAA Scholar All-American – 2022 (2nd team), 2023 (1st team)
• 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2023)

2023-24

• Taking an Olympic redshirt

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

• Swept the springboards at South Carolina’s meet at Alabama
• Won the 1-meter event during South Carolina’s meet versus Georgia
• Won the 3-meter event during the meet versus Davidson
• Placed fourth on the 1-meter and third on the 3-meter at the Georgia Diving Invitational
• Competed on the SEC Championship team on both springboard events and made the finals of both
• Earned a silver medal on the 3-meter springboard at the SEC Championships and placed 8^th on the 1-meter board
• Placed fourth on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the NCAA Zone B Championships to qualify for NCAA Championships
• At the NCAA Championships, finished 23^rd on the 1-meter board and 24^th on the 2-meter board

 2021-22 (FRESHMAN)

• Swept the springboards at the meet versus Gardner-Webb, at Georgia, and at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed first in the 3-meter during the meet versus UNCW
• Earned bronze for Team USA at the Junior Pan American Championships
• Competed in the 1-meter, 3-meter, and platform at the SEC Championships. Made finals in the 1-meter
• Qualified for the NCAA Zone B Championships in the 1-meter and 3-meter. Made the finals of the 1-meter

PRE-COLLEGE

• Attended SC Flora High School in Columbia, SC
• Dives with the South Carolina Divers under Julia Vincent, an alum of the UofSC diving program
• Has attended regionals, zones, and nationals since 2014
• Was selected to the CAMO Invitational in 2018
• Personal best scores
  • 1 meter – 409.85
  • 3 meter – 455.30

PERSONAL

• Daughter to Holly and Scott Verzyl, sister to Zach and Maddie
• Pre-med major
• Enjoys weightlifting and is on the all-time school record board at AC Flora High School