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Jocelyn Porter

Diving
Position
Sophomore
Class
Cornelius, N.C.
Hometown
William A. Hough
High School
Jocelyn Porter - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

All-America
2020:
3m Dive, Platform

Virginia Career Best
1m Dive:
287.85 (6th all-time at UVA)
3m Dive: 310.70 (7th all-time at UVA)
Platform: 243.70 (5th all-time at UVA)

2020-21
• Finished 22nd on the 3m board, 30th on the 1m board and 33rd on the platform at the NCAA Championships
• Set new career-best score of 310.70 on the 3m board at the NCAA Zone A Championships
• Placed sixth on the 3m board to earn All-ACC honors at the ACC Championship
• Finished fourth on the 1m board and platform against Tennessee and Alabama
• Finished second on the 1m board against Navy

2019-20
• NCAA Championships cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named an All-America honoree for advancing to the NCAA Championships on the 3m and platform
• Placed second on the 3m board at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the event as well as the platform
• Finished sixth on the platform with a combined score of 443.25
• Placed third on the 3m board and seventh on the platform at the Georgia Tech Diving Invitational
• Recorded two career-best scores at NCAA Zones, scoring 309.00 on the 3m and 232.90 on the platform
• Career-best score on the 3m board ranks seventh all-time at UVA
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2018-19
• Advanced to the finals of the 3m board and platform at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, finishing 12th and 13th, respectively
• Placed fourth at the Navy Diving Invitational on the platform
• Recorded a career-best on the 3m board (281.10) at the Navy Diving Invite

2017-18
• Placed 11th in the 3m board and platform at the NCAA Zone A Championships
• Captured a season-best dive of 278.35 at the NCAA Zone A Championships
• Recorded a season best in the 1-meter (287.85) and platform (233.60) at Frank Elm Invitational

Background
• U.S. Diving Senior Nationals qualifier in 2017
• Qualified for the U.S. Diving Junior Nationals from 2009-2017, finishing in the top 12 four times in the 1-meter, seven times in the 3-meter and twice in the platform
• Named the North Carolina 4A State Diving Champion in 2016 and three-time state runner-up (2014, 2015 and 2017)
• Set the William A. Hough 11 dive record in 2015 and a west regional diving championship record in 2017
• Was a three-time North Carolina 4A West Regional Diving Champion
• Captured the North Carolina 4A Mecklenburg County Conference Diving Champion in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and was the runner-up in 2017
• Was a four-time All-American in addition to being a four-year letter winner
• Named team captain in 2017

Personal
• Majoring in economics
• Daughter of Stephanie and Ross Porter
• Has two older sisters, Kelli and Jessica