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Julia Vincent

  • position Diving
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Previous School Kingsmead College
  • position Diving
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Previous School Kingsmead College

Julia Vincent Bio

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2018 NCAA All-American — 1-meter dive
  • 2018 NCAA All-American — 3-meter dive
  • 2018 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2018 Second Team All-SEC
  • 2018 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 First Team All-SEC
  • 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2017 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 NCAA All-American – 1-meter
  • 2016 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2016 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 Rio Olympics Qualifier
  • 2015 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2015 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
  • SEC Female Diver of the Week (8X)

IN THE RECORD BOOK

  • 1st — 1-meter (6 dives)
  • 1st — 1-meter (12 dives)
  • 1st — 3-meter (6 dives)
  • 1st — 3-meter (12 dives)

2017-18 (SENIOR)

  • Capped off her brilliant college career with a second-place finish on the 1-meter board (333.50) at the NCAA Championships and a third-place finish on the 3-meter board (361.75) to earn first-team All-American honors
  • Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter at the NCAA Zone B Championships to qualify for the NCAA Championships
  • Finished second at the SEC Championships in the 3m (372.45) and fifth in the 1m (317.50)
  • Tallied eight first-place finishes on the 1-meter board during the regular season and had six first-place finishes on the 3-meter
  • Finished first or second in all but one event during the regular season
  • Named SEC Female Diver of the Week on Oct. 24 and again on Jan. 30

2016-17 (JUNIOR)

  • Finished 18th on the 3-meter (304.15) and 48th on the 1-meter (226.70) at the NCAA Championships
  • Finished first on the 1-meter (677.35) and seventh on the 3-meter (604.00) at the Zone B Championships
  • Finished first on the 3-meter (400.50) and third on the 1-meter (351.85) at the SEC Championships
  • Went undefeated on the 3-meter throughout the regular season
  • Tallied 18 first-place finishes throughout the regular season

2016 OLYMPIC TRIALS – SOUTH AFRICA

  • Won the 3-meter at South African Olympic Trials with a score of 298.00 to clinch a berth in the Rio Olympics
  • Earned an Olympic qualifying score (259.80) at the FINA Diving World Cup in Rio

2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Earned All-America honors by finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 1-meter (331.05)
  • Also dove the 3-meter at the NCAA Championships, finishing 26th with a score of 292.95
  • Earned two top-10 finishes at the NCAA Zone B Championships, finishing fourth in 1-meter (589.85) and ninth in 3-meter (610.25)
  • Placed sixth at the SEC Championships in 1-meter (308.95)
  • Added a 14th-place result at SEC Championships in 3-meter (287.55)
  • Earned seven total victories on the season

2014-15 (FRESHMAN)

  • Finished 17th in 3-meter with a score of 320.65 at the NCAA Championships, also placed 29th in 1-meter (279.80)
  • Won the 3-meter at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships with a personal records of 722.70 (12 dives) and 348.80 (6 dives), also finished third on the 1-meter spring board with a personal record of 604.85 (12 dives)
  • Placed 12th and 13th on the in 1-meter and 3-meter, respectively, at the SEC Championships
  • Won both boards against Florida Gulf Coast
  • Tallied six wins throughout the season

PRE COLLEGE

  • Graduated from Kingsmead College
  • Played hockey, netball, and ran track in addition to diving
  • Member of the Rippers Diving Club
  • Competed in the 2010 and 2012 World Junior Diving Championships, the 2013 World Diving Championships and the 2014 Diving World Cup

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in Public Health
  • Mother is Cressida Vincent
  • Has one brother, Nicholas
Vincent’s Top Scores
Event Score Date Meet Location
1 Meter (6 Dives) 665.75! 1/27/18 SC College Invite Columbia, S.C.
1 Meter (12 Dives) 677.35! 3/16/17 NCAA Zone B Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
3 Meter (6 Dives) 400.50! 2/16/17 SEC Championships Knoxville, Tenn.
3 Meter (12 Dives) 722.70! 3/9/15 NCAA Zone B Championships Greensboro, N.C.

 

! = School Record

p = Prelims