Macalester College Athletics

2019-2020
Rounded out the top three in the 1-meter dive against St. Norbert with a score of 136.40 on Oct. 25. 

As a Scot
Selected as the junior co-chair of the MacPlayers… Participates in the Macalester Wind Ensemble… Part of Little Scots… Is an Orientation Leader… Member of the Flute Ensemble… Was a Summer Scholar at the Stowers Institute of Medical Research… Studying abroad in Berlin and Vienna in the spring of 2020.

2018-19
Named to the MIAC All-Academic team… Produced 17 top-10 finishes on the year… Took first place in the 3M dive and second in the 1M dive in a meet against Hamline and St. Olaf on Jan. 19… Added second place finishes in each of the dives against St. Norbert on Nov. 3… Compiled two third-place scores against St. Kate’s on Jan. 25… Finished in the top-15 in the 3M dive at the MIAC Championships in February with a score of 243.20.

2017-18
Recorded eight top-10 finishes during her rookie season… Started her career with back-to-back 10th-place finishes in the 1M dive at the Roger Ahlman Invitational on Nov. 11 and the Grace Goblirsch Invitational on Nov. 18… Took sixth in both the 1M and 3M dives against St. Kate’s on Jan. 26… Added fifth-place finishes in each of the dives against Grinnell on Jan. 27.

Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
I chose Macalester mainly because it was one of the few schools I was looking at that offered my intended major (Neuroscience). I also liked the small student body and the opportunity I had to study a variety of subjects and participate in a variety of activities. Finally, the study-abroad program here to Germany drew my interest.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester helped shape you as an individual?
Being a student-athlete has greatly helped me venture beyond my comfort zone. As a swimmer in high school, my first year I learned an entirely new sport and learned to love it so much more than I ever thought I would. By joining Mac's dive team, I had to push myself to learn some important lessons: that failure is okay, that setting goals and breaking them is one of the best feelings, and that you can do anything you set your mind to as long as you work hard. But a big part of the student-athlete life that shaped me is my team. Without their support I would never have been able to push myself this far.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester prepared you for life after graduation?
I think being a student athlete has prepared me in terms of obvious things like time management and teamwork, but also in the way of challenging myself. I didn't know how to dive when I came to Mac - I picked it up during October of my first year. So being a student athlete has encouraged me to continue to try new things even after college.