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2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Rachel Byrne

Rachel Byrne

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Bedford
  • Hometown:
    Bedford, N.H.

Summary

Biography

2018-19 (Senior)
  • Claimed her first career diving event win with the 3-meter diving title at the Justin Jennings Colgate Invitational (10/6) 
  • Won the 1-meter diving title at Michigan State (10/26)
  • Finished first in 1-meter diving at Oakland tri-meet between Rutgers, Toledo, and Oakland (10/27)
  • Claimed the 1-meter diving title at the Frank Elm Rutgers Invitational (11/30)
  • Won the 1-meter diving title on Senior day against Princeton (1/11)

2017-18 (Junior)
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten 
  • Placed 31st in the nation in platform diving and 40th on 1-meter at the 2018 NCAA Championships (3/15-17)
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships with her runner-up finish in platform at the Zone A Championships at Rutgers (3/7) while also posting a B standard qualifying finish of eighth in the 1-meter competition 
  • Runner-up in 1- and 3-meter diving in the dual meet against Yale (1/12)
  • Qualified for the finals in all three events at Princeton's Big Al Open (Dec. 1-3), scoring runner-up finishes in platform and 1-meter, while taking fifth on the 3-meter
  • Made the finals in all three events at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 17-19), highlighted by a third place finish in 3-meter diving 
  • Placed third in three consecutive meets on the 3-meter board to start the season

2016-17 (Sophomore)
  • Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team 
  • Qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships in platform diving, finishing 29th in the nation (March 18)
  • Booked a trip to the National Championships with a fifth place finish and score of 434.35 on the platform at the Zone A Diving Championships (March 8) 
  • Qualified for the 3-meter dive consolation final and also finished 19th in the 1-meter dive at the 2017 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 16-17)
  • Recorded two Zone qualifying marks in the 1-meter and 3-meter event and finished second and fourth, respectively, during meet with Richmond (Jan. 28)
  • Finished sixth with a NCAA Zone mark of 280.60 in the 3-meter dive against Cincinnati and Virginia Tech (Jan. 20-21)
  • Added a Zone score of 287.50 in the 3-meter dive against Penn State and Yale (Jan. 13-14)
  • Recorded NCAA Zone qualifying marks in the 1-meter dive (275.35) and 3-meter diver (280.75 at the Bruno Invitational (Dec. 2-4)
  • Placed fourth in the platform dive (237.35) at the H2Okie Fall Invitational (Nov 17-19)
  • Finished third in the 1-meter dive (294.5) and 3-meter dive during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall, and Villanova (Nov. 4-5)
  • Placed sixth in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in road meet with Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame and Purdue (Oct. 28)

2015-16 (Freshman)
  • Competed in the 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
  • Finished second in both 1-meter and 3-meter diving events during dual meet with New Hampshire (Jan. 30)
  • Participated in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16)
  • Competed in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events during tri-meet with Kansas and Miami (Fla.) (Jan. 9) 
  • Produced NCAA Zone qualifying scores in both the 1-meter (267.50) and 3-meter (292.35) dives during Frank Elm Invite (Nov. 20-22)
  • Secured NCAA Zone qualifying scores in the 1-meter (265.50) and 3-meter (280.80) dives against Wagner (Oct.23) ...
  • Made career debut in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives during Sonny Werblin Invite (Oct. 16-17)

High School
  • A member of Charles River Diving
  • Three-time national team member
  • Competed in the 2014 USA Diving Zone A Championships and the 2014 AAU National Diving Championships
  • Finished two consecutive years as the undefeated New Hampshire State Diving Champion (2013 and 2014) 
  • A 2012 pole vaulting qualifier
  • A  Level 9 Junior Olympic gymnast
  • A member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society

Personal
  • An environmental and business economics major
  • Plans on a career in medical sales
  • Daughter of Pam and David
  • Has one sister, Casey
  • A Dean's List honoree
  • Proudest sports moment was qualifying and competing in the 2016 NCAA Championships
  • Greatest sports influence is Tom Brady

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  • 2017-18Junior

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