University of South Dakota Athletics

Jill Smolczyk is the lone national champion in USD women's swimming and diving history. She was named 2008 NCAA Division II Women's Diver of the Year after placing second in the 3-meter diving competition and coming back two days later to win the 1-meter title at the national championship meet in Columbia, Missouri.
 
Smolczyk, who grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, earned all-America honors all four years on the 1-meter and was a two-time 3-meter All-American. She swept both boards at the 2007 and 2008 NCC championship meet, was named a first-team Academic All-American in 2008, and graduated holding three of four USD diving records. Her 11-dive score of 495.90 on the 3-meter remains atop the USD chart.
 
Smolczyk resides in Vermillion with her husband, David. The couple has two daughters, Emma and Kora. Smolczyk received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, attended the University of Nebraska medical center and earned a doctorate of physical therapy. She currently works as a physical therapist at the Sanford Vermillion Medical Center.