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2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Erin Young

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dana Point, Calif.
  • Major Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • High School Dana Hills
  • Instagram _erinyoung_

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022-23

  • Dove a personal-best in the 1-meter dive (266.70) versus Purdue
  • Recorded a personal-best 6 dive platform (201.40) at Iowa; personal-best 5 dive platform (188.40) at the Hawkeye Invitational
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22

  • Placed first in the 3-meter diving (266.35) and third in the 1-meter diving (223.72) at Indiana State
  • Had a career-high score of 249.23 vs Iowa, placing seventh in the exhibition performance
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21

  • Dove a personal best 243.63 in the 1M Dive against Purdue
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2019-20

  • CSCAA All-American
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 4.0 GPA Recognition
  • Recorded a career-best 238.57 in the one-meter dive against Indiana State
  • Came away with third place in the three-meter dive with a career-best score of 250.50 at Nebraska

High School

  • Attended Dana Hills High School
  • 2019 All-American Honoree
  • Four year varsity swimming letterwinner

Personal

  • Born May 21, 2001
  • Hometown: Dana Point, Calif.
  • Majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Parents are Greg and Mariel Young
  • Has one older sister, Megan
  • Biggest thrill in sports is "learning new dives"

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Diving
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2021-22Junior

    Diving
  • 2022-23Senior

    Diving