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2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster

Della Perrone / Illinois Athletics

Ling Kuhn

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ill.
  • High School University

Biography

Personal Bests

1-meter: 294.15 (Illinois Quad Duals, 1/26/18)
3-meter: 312.90 (at Youngstown State & St. Francis, 1/18/19)
Platform: 287.80 (at B1G Champs, 2/17/18)

Senior - 2018-19

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Dike Eddleman Female Athlete of the Year finalist
  • 18th-place finisher on platform diving at the NCAA Championships
  • First Illini diver ever to qualify for the NCAA Championships on platform
  • School-record performance of 341.70 on 3-meter diving at the UIC Diving Invitational
  • First-place finisher on both 1-meter (277.30) and 3-meter (341.70) boards at the UIC Diving Invitational
  • NCAA Zone C Diving participant on both 3-meter and platform diving events
  • Finished with Illinois' top three totals on 1-meter on the season
  • Secured the team's top five scores on 3-meter on the season

Junior - 2017-18

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • First diver in school history to score in three events at the B1G Championships
  • Set the school record for platform diving with a 287.80 at the B1G Championships to place eighth in the event
  • Placed 15th and 22nd in 3-meter and 1-meter diving at the B1G Championships, respectively
  • Finalist in the platform diving event at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, finishing in 13th place overall
  • Placed 28th overall in 1-meter competition at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships
  • Won the 1-meter diving competition at the UIC Diving Invitational
  • Holds the following rankings in school history: platform (1st), 3-meter (2nd) and 1-meter (2nd)

Sophomore - 2016-17

  • Primary diving contributor on the season for the Illini, holding the top dives in one-meter, three-meter and platform competition
  • Season-best one-meter reading of 257.62 came against Nebraska
  • Posted the top three-meter score (276.40) on the season for the Illini at Northwestern 

Freshman - 2015-16

  • Posted the second-best one-meter dive score for the Illini on the season at 271.73
  • Season-best three-meter dive reading came at Arkansas (273.45)
  • Was the only Illini to compete on the platform dive on the season
  • Posted the fourth-best platform dive mark in program history

Prior to Illinois

  • Two-time Illinois State qualifier
  • University High's six- & 11-dive record holder
  • Leader on the region's all-time list
  • Competed in several US Diving Junior Regional and Zone meets
  • Qualified for Junior Nationals in platform diving
  • Top score of 248.00 on six dives at one meter
  • Personal-best score of 417.75 on 11 dives at one meter
  • Career-best score of 315.35 on nine dives at three meters

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Diving
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2017-18Junior

    Diving
  • 2018-19Senior

    Diving