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Marissa Roth

  • position Diving
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Signal Mountain, Tenn.
  • High school Signal Mountain HS
  • position Diving
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Signal Mountain, Tenn.
  • High school Signal Mountain HS

Marissa Roth Bio

Roth’s Top Scores
Event Score Date Meet Location
1 Meter (6 Dives) 300.30p 1/23/16 SC Quad Meet Columbia, S.C.
3 Meter (6 Dives) 342.08p 1/22/16 SC Quad Meet Columbia, S.C.
3 Meter (12 Dives) 554.35 3/17/17 NCAA Zone B Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
Platform (5 Dives) 304.80 2/22/19 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
Platform (10 Dives) 497.80 3/9/16 NCAA Zone B Championships Atlanta, Ga.

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2019 NCAA All-American– platform diving
  • 2019 SEC Platform Champion
  • 2019 First Team All-SEC
  • 2018 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2017 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2016 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2018-19 (SENIOR)

  • Became just the second female diver in the program’s history to win an individual conference championship in the platform competition.
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the platform and was named All-American after finishing 11th in the nation after a third-place finish in the consolation final.
  • Roth qualified for her first-career finals appearance at the SEC Championships and went ahead to win the event with a finals score of 304.80, which is also her career-best score from the platform.
  • Roth also won the platform event with a 263.50 at the Georgia Tech Invite.
  • She won the first 3-meter competition of the season, tallying a 314.93 to finish first against NC State.
  • Tallied eight total top-three finishes throughout her senior season.

2017-18 (SENIOR)

  • Did not compete

2016-17 (JUNIOR)

  • Finished 14th on the 3-meter (554.35) at Zone B Championships
  • Finished 11th on the platform (258.40), 14th on the 3-meter (300.70) and 30th on the 1-meter (233.50) at the SEC Championships
  • Tallied 10 top-five finishes throughout the regular season
  • Finished second, season bests, on the 3-meter at the Kentucky dual meet and the SC College Invite

2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Made finals at both the NCAA Zone B Championships and the SEC Championships
  • Finished eighth in the platform (590.80) and 10th in the 3-meter (590.80) at Zone Diving
  • Nearly grabbed a podium at the SEC Championships, placing fourth in the 3-meter (329.85)
  • Also finished seventh at SECs in the platform (239.40)
  • Was the top finisher in prelims (442.08) and finished second overall in 3-meter (335.55) at the SC Quad Meet
  • Added a 3-meter second-place result against Alabama (304.72)
  • Posted two second-place efforts on 1-meter, against Clemson (283.05) and Alabama (288.07)
  • Ended the season with five total podiums and nine top-five results

2014-15 (FRESHMAN)

  • Qualified for NCAA Zone Championships in her freshman season
  • Placed 17th in the 3-meter at the Zone Championships with a score of 540.40
  • Finished 21st in the platform at Zones, scoring 208.80
  • Dove on all three boards at the SEC Championships
  • Had her best finish in the 3-meter, placing 15th with a score of 279.50
  • Scored 255.85 in the 1-meter to finish in 23rd place
  • Finished 24th in the platform with a total score of 196.70
  • Placed third in the 1-meter in a dual meet against Clemson (1/23) with a score of 288.58
  • Earned a third place finish in the 3-meter in a tri-meet against Georgia Tech and Notre Dame (10/17), scoring 278.10

PRE COLLEGE

  • Graduated from Signal Mountain High School
  • Lettered in diving and track and field
  • 2012, 2013, 2014 Tennessee state champion in diving
  • Member of Rip Entry Diving Club

PERSONAL

  • Marissa Ann Roth is the daughter of Ronald and Wendy Roth
  • Has one brother, Jason