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Jennifer Bell

Diving
Position
Senior
Class
Pelham, N.Y.
Hometown
Pelham Memorial High School
High School
Jennifer Bell - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

All-America
2020:
1m Dive, 3m Dive

Virginia Career Bests
1m:
294.60
3m: 307.95
Platform: 218.65

2022-23
• Finished second in the 1m and third in the 3m against NC State and North Carolina
• Won the 1m and 3m against Virginia Tech
• Placed sixth in the 3m at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 1m at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 1m against Texas
• Placed fourth in the 3m against Texas
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
• SCAA Scholar All-America First

2021-22
• Finished 40th on the 3m and 45th on the 1m at NCAA Championship
• Placed fifth on the 1m (559.25) and 11th on the 3m (566.45) at NCAA Zone A Championships to qualify for NCAAs
• Finished ninth on the 1-meter (266.65) and 22nd on the 3-meter (266.05) at the ACC Championships
• Won the 1m event with career-best 294.60 in finals at Duke Dog Invite
• Placed fourth in the 1m against NC State
• Placed fourth in the 3m against North Carolina with season-best 296.25
• All-ACC Academic Team
• CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21
• Finished 35th on the 3m and 46th on the 1m at the NCAA Championships
• Placed third on the 3m board at the Zone A Championships to earn spot at NCAA Championships
• Finished 10th on the 1m, 17th on the 3m and 23rd on the platform at the ACC Championships
• Swept the 1m and 3m boards against NC State
• Finished fifth on the 1m board and sixth on the 3m board against Tennessee and Alabama
• Placed third on the 3m board against Navy
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 
• NCAA Championships cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Earned All-America honors in the 1m dive and 3m dive for qualifying for the NCAA Championships in both events
• Placed third on the 3m board at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships and qualified for the 1m board with eighth-place finish
• Placed 16th on the platform at Zones
• Placed 12th on the 3m board and 16th on the 1m board at the ACC Championships
• Placed second on the 1m and 3m board against Wisconsin
• Finished third in both the 1m and 3m dive in dual meet against Tennessee
• Placed third on both the 1m and 3m board against Virginia Tech
• Captured a season-best dive on the 1m board against Virginia Tech, and a season-best on the 3m board against Wisconsin
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

Background
• Two-time finalist and seven-time competitor at the USA Diving National Championships
• Four-time USA Diving Region 1 Champion
• Placed ninth in the finals of the USA Diving Synchronized Diving National Championships
• 2018 USA Diving Junior World Trials qualifier
• Competed at the NISCA / Speedo High School All America Diver twice
• 2018 YMCA Diving 3-Meter National Champion
• YMCA Diving 1-Meter National Champion
• Was a two-time AAU Diving 3-Meter National Champion
• AAU Diving 1-Meter National Champion
• Pelham Memorial High School Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Captain
• Five-time qualifier and finalist at New York State Public High School Athletic Association Diving Championships
• Named five times to Women’s High School Swimming and Diving New York State Section 1 All Section and to the Women’s High School Swimming and Diving All Division / All League Team
• Three-time member of the Girls High School Swimming and Diving All-Star First-Team
• Three-time New York State Section 1 Champion
• Holds the all-time New York State Section 1 high score for an 11-dive meet:  533.45 points
• Holds the all-time Pelham Memorial High School high score records for both 11-dive competitions (533.45 points) and 6-dive competitions (284.80)

Personal
• Undeclared
• Daughter of Blake Bell and Janice Ingram
• Has one brother, Brett Bell
• Grandfather, Rondal Bell, was a four-year letterman in football and baseball at William Jewell college