University of Minnesota Athletics
2020-21 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jae Sarkis
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Pittsford Sutherland HS
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
2020-21 Junior Season: Opted-out of the 2020-21 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19 · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten.
2019-20 Sophomore Season: Named a CSCAA All-American in the three-meter · qualified for the NCAA Championships in three-meter after placing 11th in the event (579.25) at the Zone D Championships · also placed 13th in the platform (464.65) and 18th in the one-meter (499.10) at the NCAA Zone D Championships · earned a spot in finals and finished 11th overall in the three-meter (286.10) at the Big Ten Championships · placed sixth in the platform (197.55), seventh in the one-meter (249.55) and eighth in the three-meter (242.00) against Purdue and Northwestern · earned a 13th place finish out of 45 divers in the three-meter (279.45) at Tennessee Diving Invitational · placed third in the three-meter (297.08) and fourth in the one-meter (247.20) against Wisconsin · finished fourth in the one-meter (275.10) and fifth in the three-meter (295.15) at the Iowa dual · placed third in the one-meter (263.40) and fourth in the three-meter (282.30) against Florida State · finished second in the three-meter (286.73) and fifth in the one-meter (255.38) versus Florida · First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American..
Previous College: Spent one season at the University of Buffalo · Freshman Diver of the Year · Second Team All-Mid-American Conference · Named team’s Most Valuable Diver
High School: A 2018 graduate of Pittsford Sutherland High School · Helped team to four State Titles throughout her career
Personal: Plans to major in sociology of law, criminology, and deviance with a minor in psychology · Daughter of Fritz and Kelley Sarkis · Has two siblings, Sydney and Freddie, the former being her identical twin · Chose Minnesota for all the amazing opportunities the school has to offer academically and athletically
2019-20 Sophomore Season: Named a CSCAA All-American in the three-meter · qualified for the NCAA Championships in three-meter after placing 11th in the event (579.25) at the Zone D Championships · also placed 13th in the platform (464.65) and 18th in the one-meter (499.10) at the NCAA Zone D Championships · earned a spot in finals and finished 11th overall in the three-meter (286.10) at the Big Ten Championships · placed sixth in the platform (197.55), seventh in the one-meter (249.55) and eighth in the three-meter (242.00) against Purdue and Northwestern · earned a 13th place finish out of 45 divers in the three-meter (279.45) at Tennessee Diving Invitational · placed third in the three-meter (297.08) and fourth in the one-meter (247.20) against Wisconsin · finished fourth in the one-meter (275.10) and fifth in the three-meter (295.15) at the Iowa dual · placed third in the one-meter (263.40) and fourth in the three-meter (282.30) against Florida State · finished second in the three-meter (286.73) and fifth in the one-meter (255.38) versus Florida · First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American..
Previous College: Spent one season at the University of Buffalo · Freshman Diver of the Year · Second Team All-Mid-American Conference · Named team’s Most Valuable Diver
High School: A 2018 graduate of Pittsford Sutherland High School · Helped team to four State Titles throughout her career
Personal: Plans to major in sociology of law, criminology, and deviance with a minor in psychology · Daughter of Fritz and Kelley Sarkis · Has two siblings, Sydney and Freddie, the former being her identical twin · Chose Minnesota for all the amazing opportunities the school has to offer academically and athletically
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