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2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Profile

  • Dive
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Springfield, Va.
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • Robert E. Lee High School
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Gerald Hodges, Jr.
Gerald Hodges, Jr.
Dive
Position
Senior
Class
Springfield, Va.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Performance History

HONORS:
  • 2017-2018 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 2018-2019 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 2019-2020 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20:  Selected Virginia Sports Information Directors Co-Diver of the Year…Named Atlantic 10 Men’s Performer of the Week for the week ending Feb. 11…Recorded five individual first-place finishes, six individual second-place finishes and two individual third-place finishes during the season…Finished fourth on the team with 87 points...Won the silver medal in the one-meter event (292.05) and claimed the bronze medal in the three-meter event (311.65) at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championships held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio Feb. 19-22…Won both the one-meter event with a season-best score (302.48) and three-meter event (313.12) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion Jan. 25…Won both the one-meter event (300.23) and the three-meter event (296.55) vs. UMBC Jan. 18…Placed first in the three-meter with a season-best score (319.80) and was third in the one-meter (290.40) at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 21-23…Placed second in both the one-meter (298.30) and three-meter (280.40)vs. La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Classic Nov. 2-3…Took second in both the one-meter (243.75) and the three-meter (245.70) vs. Davidson at the Richmond Duals Oct. 18-19…Began the season with first-place finishes in both the one-meter (260.30) and three-meter (267.00) at Delaware Oct. 5.

2018-19:  The 2019 Atlantic 10 Champion in the men's 1-meter dive with a score of 317.65…Won silver at the 2019 A-10 Championships in the men's 3-meter dive with a score of 350.10…Recorded three individual first place and three individual second place finishes during the season…Selected Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State Second Team…Made the podium twice with a first place finish in the one-meter diving event (317.65) and a second place finish in the three-meter event with a personal-best score (350.10) at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships Feb. 20-23…Placed first in the one-meter event with a personal-best score (350.35) and second in the three-meter event (272.45) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion on Jan. 19.

2017-18:  Recorded eight first place, three second place and three third place finishes during the season…Made the podium with a third-place finish in the three-meter diving event (313.40) and placed fifth in the one-meter event (294.30) Feb. 14-17 at the Atlantic 10 Championships…Won both the one-meter (288.22) and the three-meter (334.43) Jan. 26-27 at Liberty and VMI…Took the top spot on the podium in both the one-meter (313.65) and three-meter (338.80) Jan. 20 vs. Army, American and Boston University…Took third in the one-meter springboard event (311.30) and finished fourth in the three-meter (248.70) Nov. 16-18 at the Patriot Invitational…Placed second in both the one-meter (283.20) and three-meter (298.25) Oct. 28-29 at the Atlantic 10 Classic…Won both the one-meter (267.15) and three-meter (284.30) Oct. 20-21 at the Richmond Duals…Placed first in the three-meter event (298.05) and second in the one-meter event (249.75) Oct. 14 at Delaware.

At West Virginia:  Placed eighth in both the one-meter (263.95) and three-meter (294.40) springboard events at the 2017 Big XII Conference Championships.

Prep:  Four years on the swimming and diving team and also played varsity baseball for three years at Robert E. Lee High School...Varsity team captain of the Lancers in 2015-16…Three-time diving team MVP…Dove at the USA Zone Championships in 2015 and 2016…Competed at the Virginia state championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016…Competed at AAU Nationals in 2015…Scholar Athlete Award winner in 2015…Spanish Honor Society…National Honor Society.

Personal:  Son of Rosario and Gerald…Has five siblings, Teres, Jacob, Joey, Maria and Elizabeth…Hobbies include sports, traveling, working out and listening to music…Also recruited by East Carolina, La Salle, Old Dominion, Towson University, UNCW and West Virginia…Plans to major in marketing.
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