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Swimming and Diving

2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster

Samantha Mersnick

  • Position Diving
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Orchard Farm HS
  • Hometown St. Charles, Mo.

Biography


Career Bests
Dive Meets

2024-25
Posted top eight finishes on both diving board competitions at the Summit League Championships with a fourth place finish on the three-meter board (242.70) and an eighth place effort on the one-meter board (185.10)...scored a collegiate best point total of 252.50 on the three-meter board during the St. Thomas Invite...had a season best of 245.10 on the one-meter board also at the St. Thomas Invite...had three individual victories on the season, winning the three-meter competition in duals with Minnesota State and South Dakota State and won the one-meter competition in dual with St. Thomas...had six top five finishes on the one-meter board and eight on the three-meter board...on the Coyote Top Ten chart sits 10th all time on the three-meter board...Summit League Honor Roll.

2023-24
Competed in both diving events at the Summit League Championships, finishing fifth on the three-meter with a finals score of 246.25 and sixth on the one-meter with a finals score of 233.60...posted personal bests on the one-meter board with a 254.93 in a dual with Iowa State and on the three-meter board of 250.75 in the Augustana Invitational...sits in 10th on the Coyote Top Ten charts in both the one-meter and three-meter...placed in the top 10 in 20 events including 13 top five performances...named Summit League Peak Diver of the Week twice (Oct. 10, Jan. 9).

2022-23
Competed in both diving events at the Summit League Championships, finishing 10th on the one-meter with a finals score of 210.15 and 10th on the three-meter with a finals score and new personal best 234.55...posted a personal best on the one-meter board with a 254.15 in a dual with Iowa State...moved onto the Coyote Top 10 charts at tenth in the one-meter dive...posted seven top five finishes including three runner-up performances, a dual with Minnesota State and St. Thomas as well as the Coyote Invite...made the Summit League honor roll.

2021-22
Competed in both diving events at the Summit League Championships, finishing 14th on three-meter (223.80) and 15th on one-meter (216.85)...posted season bests on one-meter of 222.10 during the Summit League prelims and on the three-meter (245.10) at the Augustana Invitational...placed fourth on both boards during the Coyote Invitational...posted five top five finishes on the three-meter board during the season, including a third during a dual with St. Thomas.

Prep
A member of the St. Louis Diving Club who is a four-time USA diving National Qualifier on one-meter, three-meter and platform events. Owns personal bests of 328.0 on one-meter and 310.0 on three-meter.  Is a member of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America).

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Diving
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2023-24Junior

    Diving
  • 2024-25Senior

    Diving