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2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jay LaPrete
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Jay LaPrete
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Bailee Sturgill

Bailee Sturgill

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Noblesville, Ind.
  • High School:
    Calvert Academy
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Summary

Biography

RUTGERS TOP TEN

  • Second - Platform - 313.45 (2025, Princeton Platform Invitational)
  • Eighth - 3M - 330.65 (2024, RU Dive Invite)
  • Ninth - 1M - 297.30 (2024, vs. Princeton)
2024-25 (Freshman)
  • Co-Champion in synchronized women's 3M at USA Diving Nationals (3/11)
  • Teamed with classmate Katerina Hoffman to take bronze in synchronized women's platform at USA Diving Nationals (3/10)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman
  • NCAA Qualifier - 1M, 3M & Platform
  • Placed 25th at NCAA Championships on Platform (3/22)
  • Placed 28th at NCAA Championships on 3M (3/21)
  • Placed 37th at NCAA Championships on 1M (3/20)
  • Won NCAA Zone A Championship Platform title (3/12)
  • Placed Third at NCAA Zone A Championships on 1M (3/11)
  • Placed Fourth at NCAA Zone A Championships on 3M (3/10)
  • Big Ten Finalist - Eighth Place on Platform (2/22)
  • Big Ten Finalist - Seventh Place on 1M (2/20)
  • Won Princeton Platform Invitational (2/8)
  • Sixth place on 1M vs. Nebraska & Iowa (2/1)
  • Sixth place on 3M vs. Nebraska & Iowa (1/31)
  • Runner-up on 3M and third place on 1M vs. Fordham (1/24)
  • Won synchronized 3M title at 2024 USA Diving Winter Nationals (12/12)
  • Third place on 3M at Rutgers Diving Invitational (12/6)
  • Eighth place on platform at Buckeye Invite (11/23)
  • Sixth place on 1M at Buckeye Invite (11/22)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/20)
  • Third place on 1M and fourth place on 3M vs. Princeton (11/16)
  • Runner-up on 3M and fourth place on 1M at No. 24 Miami & SMU (10/25)
PRIOR TO RUTGERS
  • US National Team Member
  • High School All-American
  • Competed at 2022 FINA Diving Grand Prix
  • Was runner-up at 2024 USA Olympic Trials on women’s synchronized platform
  • Took fourth at 2024 USA Olympic Trails on women’s synchronized 3M  
  • Claimed fifth on women’s synchronized 3M at 2023 USA Diving Winter Nationals
  • Placed fifth on 3M and platform finalist at 2023 USA Diving Junior National Championships
  • Finished fifth on women's synchronized 3M and platform finalist at 2023 USA Diving National Championships
  • Took fourth on women's synchronized 3M at 2022 USA Diving Winter Nationals
  • Runner-up on women's synchronized 3M at 2022 USA Diving Open Championships
  • A 1M and platform finalist at 2022 USA Diving Junior National Championships
  • Represented Team USA on 2021 Junior Diving World Championships roster
  • Placed third in women's synchronized 3M at 2021 USA Diving Winter Nationals
  • A 3M and platform finalist at 2021 USA diving Junior National Championships
  • Finalist on 1M, 3M and platform at 2021 USA Diving Zone C Championships
  • Champion on 1M and 3M at 2021 Junior Region 6 Championship
  • Finalist on 1M, 3M, platform and girls 3M synchronized at 2018 USA Diving Junior National Championships
  • Champion on 3M and runner-up on 3M and platform at 2018 USA Diving Zone C Championships
  • Finalist on 1M, 3M and platform at 2018 Junior National Championships
Personal:
  • Daughter of Andrew and Stephanie Sturgill
  • Has three sisters - Anabell, Choley and Delila
  • Plans to major in criminal justice
  • Honor Roll member
Sturgill On Choosing Rutgers: "I loved the team dynamic and the coaches. I also loved the campus and what they had to offer."

KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Bitty
One word to describe your coach: Supportive
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Dylan Harper
Best player ever competed against: Lois Toulson
Favorite professional athlete: Shaquille O’Neal
One word to describe myself in the pool: Happy
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Adventurous  
Few people know that I: Have been homeschooled since 8th grade
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My family
I started playing my sport because: I loved being in the pool and flipping around.
I chose Rutgers because: I loved how welcomed I felt.
Favorite cereal: Fruity pebbles
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Pride and Prejudice
The first song I knew all the words to: Shower by Becky G
Pets I had growing up were: A dog named Woody, a dog named Rosco, a cat named Dora, a dog named Rocxy, a dog named Rochelle, and a cat named Nova
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Budapest, Hungary
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Blue
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: FaceTime

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