Dive Olympians
Greg Louganis
4 Olympic Gold
1988 Seoul – 3 meter And 10 meter Platform
1984 Los Angeles – 3 meter and 10 meter Platform
1 Olympic Silver
1976 Montreal – 10 meter Platform
1980 Moscow*
Jennifer Chandler
1 Gold
1976 Montreal 3m
1980 Moscow*
Wendy Wyland
1 Bronze
1984 Los Angeles 10m
Michele Mitchell Ph.D.
2 Silver
1984 Los Angeles 10m
1988 Seoul 10m
Wendy Williams
1 Bronze
1988 Seoul 3m
Matt Scoggin
10th place
1992 Barcelona 10m
Karla Goltman
23rd Place
1992 Barcelona 3m
Megan Neyer Ph.D.
1980 Moscow*
Randy Ableman
1980 Moscow*
Kevin Machemer
1980 Moscow*
Dave Burgering
1980 Moscow*
* Due to the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, USA and China did not compete.
Olympians and Olympic Coaches
Dr. Sammy Lee
2 Gold, 1 Bronze
1948 London 10 meter (Gold)
1948 London 3 meter (Bronze)
1952 Helsinki 10 meter (Gold)
Ron O'Brien
Coached MVND to Olympics
12 Gold
3 Sliver
4 Bronze
Rick Earley
6th Place
1972 Munich 10m
Janet Ely
4th Place
1972 Munchen 10m (4th)
1976 Montreal 10m (4th)
Li HongPing
4th Place
1984 Los Angeles 3m
1980 Moscow*
Li Kongzheng "KZ"
1 Bronze, 6th place
1984 Los Angeles 10m (Bronze)
1988 Seoul 10m (6th)
* Due to the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, USA and China did not compete.
Hall of Fame
Olympians
Greg Louganis 1976, 1980*, 1984, 1988 (4 Gold, 1 Silver)
Jennifer Chandler 1976, 1980* (1 Gold)
Meg Neyer Ph.D. 1980*
Dave Burgering 1980*
Kevin Machemer 1980*
Randy Ableman 1980*
Wendy Wyland 1984 (1 Bronze)
Michele Mitchell Ph.D. 1984, 1988 (2 Silver)
Wendy Williams 1988 (1 Bronze)
Matt Scoggin 1992
Karla Goltman (1992)
*Note: U.S. did not compete in Moscow, 1980
World Champions
Greg Louganis 1982, 1986 (3M); 1978, 1982, 1986 (Platform)
Meg Neyer 1982 (3M)
Wendy Wyland 1982 (Platform)
*Note: Nadadores took all four world championship titles (men’s and women’s) in 1982.
Pan Am Champions
Jennifer Chandler 1975 (3M)
Junior World Champions
Sandy Zubrin 1991
Erica Sorgi 1997
NCAA Champions
Matt Scoggins 1983, 1984
Brian Earley 1992, 1994
Tyce Routson 1995, 2000
Senior National Champions
Jennifer Chandler (7 Titles)
Greg Louganis 1978-1988 (47 Titles)
Meg Neyer 1981-1988 (15 Titles)
Wendy Wyland 1981-1989 (7 Titles)
Michele Mitchell Ph.D. 1983-1987 (9 Titles)
Wendy Williams 1984-1990 (5 Titles)
Brian Earley 1994-1995 (3 Titles)
Amy Sloan 1995 (1 Title) (3m synchro)
Janae Lautenschlager 1995 (1 Title) (3m synchro)
Kristen Walls 1996 (1 Title) (3m synchro)
Erica Sorgi 1996-1999 (5 Titles)
Junior International Champions
Summer Brown 1990 CAN-AM-MEX
Sandy Zubrin 1990, 1992 CAN-AM-MEX
Kristen Marquis 1994 CAN-AM-MEX (2 titles)
Erica Sorgi 1995, 1996 Waldkraiburg, Germany (4 titles)
Erica Sorgi 1996 CAN-AM-MEX (2 titles)
Erica Sorgi 1997 International/Canada (2 titles)
Tiffany Manning 1998 CAN-AM-MEX (2 titles)
Derek Starks 2002 Canada/USA Junior Challenge (3 titles)
Junior Olympic National Champions
Billy Day
Jean Meyer 1979
Lenny Layland 1979
Megan Neyer 1979
Wendy Wyland 1980
Doug Shaffer 1980
Krista Wilson 1981, 1984, 1985
Wendy Williams 1981, 1982, 1983
Scott Fosdick 1983
Joy Burkholder 1987, 1989, 1991
Summer Brown 1990, 1993, 1994
Sandy Zubrin 1990, 1991, 1993
Kristen Marquis 1994 (3 titles)
Erica Sorgi 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (12 titles)
Michael Hilde 1998, 2000, 2003 (6 titles)
Kristin Littell 1998 (1 title)
Tiffany Manning 1998 (1 title)
Derek Starks 2000, 2003 (2 titles)
Colten Young 2010 (3 titles)
Mark Anderson 2011*
Austin Schaffer 2011 (2 titles)
Avery Giese 2019 ( 1 title)
* Mark was named American National Champion due to a foreign citizen.
Western Junior National Champions
Erica Sorgi 1996 (2 titles)
Michael Hilde 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 (5 titles)
Erica Healey 1997
Derek Starks 1999, 2001, 2002 (4 titles)
Tiffany Manning 1999, 2000 (2 titles)
Noah Kanan 2012
Louie Gagnet 1999
Kristin Littell 1999, 2000 (2 titles)
Kate O’Brien 2003 (2 titles)
Colten Young 2010 (1 Title)
Cami Hidalgo 2011
Junior International Qualifiers
Derek Starks 2000, 2002 JO World Championships (Calgary, CAN & Aachen, Germany)
Brad Kern 2000 JO World Championships (Calgary, CAN)
Kim Driscoll 2001 World Youth Games (Prague, Czech Republic)
Brad Kern 2001 World Youth Games (Prague, Czech Republic)
Brian Lawler 2002 JO World Championships (Aachen, Germany)
Derek Starks 2003 JO Pan American Games (Belem, Brazil)
Brandon Kolar 2003 JO Pan American Games (Belem, Brazil)
Kyle Kolar 2005 JO Pan American Games (Belem, Brazil)
Mark Anderson 2011 JO Pan American Games (Medellin, Colombia)
Austin Schaffer 2011 JO Pan American Games (Medellin, Colombia)
Austin Schaffer 2011 JO Pan American Games (Medellin, Colombia)
Avery Giese 2019 JO Pan American Games (Santiago, Chile)
USA Diving Junior Elite Performance Squad (JEPS)
Mark Anderson 2010, 2011
Cami Hidalgo 2010, 2011
Colten Young 2010, 2011
Olympic Trials Qualifiers
Mark Anderson 10m Platform 2012
Cami Hidalgo 10m Platform & 3m 2016
Michole Greenwood 3m 2016
Special Honors
Greg Louganis – Lawrence J. JohnsonAward – 1983, 1988
Greg Louganis – Phillips Performance Award -Summer 1984
Dave Burgering – Phillips Performance Award, Spring 1983
Megan Neyer – Lawrence J. Johnson Award – 1984
Michele Mitchell Ph.D. – Phillips Performance Award, Spring 1985
Michele Mitchell Ph.D. – Lawrence J Johnson Award – 1989
Joy Burkholder – Phillips Performance Award – Summer 1992
Brian Earley – Phillips Performance Award – Spring 1994
Brian Earley – Sportsman of the Year-US Diving 1995
Erica Sorgi – Sportswoman of the Year US Diving 1997, 1999
High School All-American
1983: Scott Fosdick
1993: Darcy Stewart, Sandy Zubrin, Jason Hubbart, Kenesha Jesperson*
1994: Summer Brown, Sandy Zubrin, Amy Sloan*
1995: Delilah More, Shannon Pace, Sandy Zubrin
1996: Kristen Marquis
1997: Erica Sorgi (Champion), Ray Vincent, Robbie Quinn, Kristen Marquis, David Spach*
1998: Robbie Quinn, Ray Vincent, Kristen Marquis, Grant Mendiola, Rachelle Routsong*
1999: Carly Banks, Kristin Littell, Tiffany Manning, Erica Sorgi, Louie Gagnet, Robbie Quinn, Ray Vincent, Grant Mendiola*
2000: Carly Banks, Kristin Littell, Michael Hilde, Louie Gagnet, Robbie Quinn, Ray Vincent, Derek Starks*
2001: Michael Hilde, Tiffany Manning, Kristin Littell, Carly Banks
2002: Kristin Littell, Katy Banks, Carrie Quinn, Brian Lawler*
2003: Katy Banks, Carrie Quinn, Michael Hilde, Ronald Morris
2004: Steven Starks, Brandon Kolar, Shelby Allen, Brian Lawler, Ronald Morris
2011: Sam Adams, Mark Anderson
2012: Tarek Abdelghany, Mark Anderson, Matthew Casillas, Makena Chamoures, Nicole Ford, Samantha Gallagher
2013: Haley Farnsworth, Camryn Hidalgo, Samantha Gallagher, Makena Chamoures, Annie Whelan, Tarek Abdelghany, Matthew Casillas, Brandon Loschiavo
2014: Makena Chamoures, Haley Farnsworth, Samantha Gallagher, Madison Witt, Annie Whelan, Camryn Hidalgo, Matthew Casillas, Colten Young
2015: Steven Anderson, Matthew Casillas, Jake Greenberg, Colten Young, Haley Farnsworth
2016: Noah Kanan
2017: Noah Kanan, Jake Greenberg, Alexandra Barnes
2018: Alexandra Barnes, Noah Kanan, Nick Leavell
2019: Brooke Early, Kayla Haigh
* Includes Honorable Mention