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Elizabeth Kaye

Diving
Position
Senior
Class
Atlanta, Ga.
Hometown
Pace Academy
High School
Elizabeth Kaye - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

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All-American
2024:
3-Meter, 1-Meter (HM)

2024-25
• Swept all three diving events at the Tennessee Invite (1m: 312.45, 3m: 317.30, Platform: 243.00), with Zone-qualifying scores in all three

2023-24
• Was eighth in 3-meter (267.3) at NCAAs to become first Cavalier diver to earn first-team All-America honors
• Finished 13th in the 1-meter prelims at NCAAs, becoming the first female diver in program history to advance to the finals at an NCAA Championship
• Finished second in the B-Final, giving her an overall 10th-place finish in the event, earning her honorable mention All-America status, which is also a first for a Cavalier
• Won the NCAA Zone A title in 3-meter (642.45)
• Runner-up in 1-meter at NCAA Zone A Championships (587.70) and finished third on platform (496.95)
• Qualified for NCAA Championships in all three events
• Repeated as the Zone A champion in the 3-meter (642.45), was runner-up in 1-meter and third in platform
• Took second in the women’s 1m to lead the Cavaliers with a score of 294.30 at UNC/NC State meet
• Placed first on both the 1-meter (317.40) and 3-meter (317.40) against Virginia Tech
• Finished tied for third on the 1-meter board with a score of 296.75 at Tennessee Invite
• Finished eighth on the platform with a score of 2227.05 at Tennessee Invite
• Finished 10th on the women’s 3-meter board with a score of 273.50 at Tennessee Invite
• Dove for a season-best score of 344.03 against Texas
• Finished third on the 1-meter, scoring a 305.03 against Texas
• Placed second on the 3-meter (307.35) and third on the 1-meter (266.48) to lead the UVA women’s team against Florida
• An All-ACC Academic team selection
• Earned “Diver of the Year” Award at annual banquet
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022-23
• Was 17th at NCAA Championships in 1-meter (266.95) and 3-meter (302.8) events
• Won the 3-meter competition at NCAA Zone A meet with score of 683.90
• Was fifth in 1-meter event at NCAA Zone A (553.50)
• Placed eighth in platform at NCAA Zone A (462.25)
• Was 11th in platform, 13th in 1m and 15th in 3m at ACC Championships
• Placed third in the 1m against NC State and North Carolina
• Finished second in the 1m and third in the 3m against Virginia Tech
• Placed third in the 3m at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 1m at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed third in the 1m against Texas
• Placed fifth in the 3m against Texas
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22
• Was second in the 3-meter competition at NCAA Zone A meet (635.40)
• Placed sixth on platform (481.60) at NCAA Zone A Championships
• Finished eighth on the 3-meter, scoring 283.10 in the finals and a career-best 320.25 in prelims, was 13th on the platform with a career-best 228.35 and 17th on the 1-meter with a 233.45 at ACC Championships
• Won the 1m at the team’s meet against NC State
• Placed 4th in the 1m at the team’s meet against North Carolina
• Placed 4th in the 1m and 6th in the 3m at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed 7th in the 1m and 3m at the team’s meet against Texas
• Won the 3m and 1m at the team’s meet against Army

BACKGROUND
• Four-time Georgia State Champion
• Four-time All-American
• Georgia High School State Record Holder
• Georgia High School Coaches Association Diver of the Year (2019-2020)
• Pace Academy Swim and Dive team captain
• Pace Academy Swim and Dive Team MVP
• School Record Holder in 200 Medley Relay and Freestyle Relay
• Qualified for State Championships in Diving and Individual Swimming
• Lance and Shield Award Winner
• Raymond Buckley Most Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
• Career Contributions to Athletics Award Winner
• Junior National Qualifier (2016-2021)
• Three-time USA Diving Jr. Nationals Finalist
• Holds School Pole Vault Record
• Golf team captain
• Golf State Championship qualifier
• Regional Championship Cheerleading Team
• Played flag football and volleyball

PERSONAL
• Parents are Laura and Jon Kaye
• Has two brothers, Alex and Charlie
• Media Studies major