University of Minnesota Athletics
2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Sarah Bacon
- Class:
- Redshirt Fifth Year
- High School:
- Cardinal Ritter HS
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
| PRONUNCIATION |
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist
- 2021 FINA Diving World Cup Silver Medalist (2nd, 3-meter)
- 5x NCAA Champion
- 1-meter // 2018, 2019, 2021
- 3-meter // 2021, 2022
- 4x Big Ten Champion
- 1-meter // 2018, 2022
- 3-meter // 2019, 2022
- 10x All-American
- Holds Minnesota program and Big Ten Conference record on the 1-meter (376.10) and 3-meter (436.70)
- Holds NCAA Championship one-meter record (363.95)
- Tied for the most NCAA titles of any athlete in any sport in Minnesota history with five (men's swimmer Steve Jackman and men's gymnast John Roethlisberger also had five)
- Only woman in Minnesota history with three or more NCAA titles in any sport
- Only woman in Minnesota history to four-peat at NCAAs in any sport, also the only to three-peat
- 2021 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
- Fourth woman in Minnesota history to be named Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
- Second in program history (Gretchen Hegener, 1997)
- Second diver to secure honor (Farrell-Ovenhouse, 1991)
- Fourth woman in Minnesota history to be named Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
- 2021 CSCAA Women's Division I Diver of the Year
- 2021 HONDA Sport Award Winner for Swimming & Diving
- Only woman in Minnesota history to earn the HONDA Sport Award for any sport
- First diver to ever win the Swimming & Diving specific award
- Only woman in Minnesota history to earn the HONDA Sport Award for any sport
- 2021 Honda Cup Finalist
- 2021 Women's Big Ten Diver of the Year
- 2019 Women's Big Ten Diver of the Year
- 2018 and 2022 Women's Big Ten Diver of the Championships
- 2018 Women's NCAA Co-Diver of the Championships
- 2022 Golden Goldy for Minnesota Female Athlete of the Year
- 2x Team Captain (2021, '22)
- 3x All-Big Ten First Team
- 3x Big Ten Diver of the Week
- 2022 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
- 2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2019, '21-22)
- Won Most Valuable, Diver of the Year and the Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2022 team banquet
- Named Hardest Worker, Team MVP, Diver of the Year, Iron Fish Award winner (going above and beyond in performance training) and Jean K. Freeman Award (Female student-athlete who represents unyielding motivation and a committed spirit that is complimented with a deep-seeded dedication to personal growth) at 2021 team banquet
2020-21 Redshirt Senior Season: 2021 CSCAA Division I and Big Ten Conference Women’s Diver of the Year · 2021 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year • HONDA Sport Award Winner for Swimming & Diving · Minnesota’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient • at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials, Bacon took second and third in the synchronized springboard (871.50) and individual springboard (912.10) events, respectively · took home silver in the individual three-meter (348.75) at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, earning the U.S. two Olympic quota spots in the process · Team Captain • at the 2021 NCAA Championships, Bacon earned her third and fourth NCAA titles by winning both the one-meter (357.20) and three-meter (408.60) springboard events · swept the springboard events at the 2021 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships to earn her fourth consecutive berth at the NCAA Championships · took fourth on the three-meter springboard (369.00) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships · swept both springboard events throughout the entire regular season for the Gophers, setting the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center one-meter record (352.30) in the process · Academic All-Big Ten · named “Hardest Worker”, “Team MVP” and “Diver of the Year” by team and received the Iron Fish and Jean K. Freeman awards at the end-of-season team award banquet · named a Big Ten Diver of the Week after the Iowa/Nebraska tri-dual.
2019-20 Senior Season: Sat out the 2019-20 season for an Olympic off-year.
2018-19 Junior Season: 2019 NCAA 1-meter diving Champion • Big Ten Diver of the Year • First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • At the NCAA Championships, won the 1-meter dive with a new NCAA record score of 363.20, replacing a previous record that had stood for 12 years and defending her 2018 title, and placed third in the 3-meter dive (373.65), becoming an All-American in both events. • At the Big Ten Championships, placed second in the 1-meter dive (363.95) and won the 3-meter dive, while setting the school and pool record (430.60). • Finished fourth in the 3-meter dive (310.25) and first in the 1-meter dive (331.15) against Purdue and Northwestern. • At the USA Winter Diving Trials, earned second in the 1-meter dive (515.40).
2017-18 Sophomore Season: NCAA 1-meter diving champion and placed eighth in the 3-meter dive earning an All-American score of 329.05. • Co-Diver of the Championships. • All-Big Ten First Team. • finished first place in the 1-meter dive with a 353.80, second place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 383.40, after scoring a 384.30 in prelims at the Big Ten Championship. • Had a pair of first place finishes in the 3-meter dive with a 345.05 and the 1-meter dive with a 329.55 at the Triple Dual vs. Northwestern and Purdue • took first place in the 1-meter dive with a score of 327.90 and fourth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 324.10 at the Tennessee Collegiate Diving Invitational • placed first on the 1-meter board (334.05) at the inaugural Minnesota Diving Invitational.
2016-17 Freshman Season: Earned CSCAA All-American honors • finished second place with a 326.50 in 1-meter diving at the 2017 NCAA Championships • clinched sixth place with a 347.25 in 3-meter diving at the 2017 NCAA Championships • earned third place in 3-meter diving at the 2017 Big Ten Championships (384.3) • finished fourth place in 1-meter diving (344.25) at the 2017 Big Ten Championships (344.25) • opened college career with a second place finish in 1-meter diving (309.45) against Wisconsin • earned two first-place finishes in 1-meter (317.85) and 3-meter (377.10) diving against Iowa • improved to 326.50 in 1-meter diving at the Jean Freeman Invitational • earned first place in 1-meter diving with a 299.60 at the Minnesota Challenge.
High School/Club: Graduate of Cardinal Ritter High School, where she dived for coaches Toby Stanley, Chris Zukas and Melissa Ruble • competed at the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, and was a 3-meter semifinalist in 2016 • was the 2014 NISCA All-American Champion • won 1-meter and 3-meter at the 2014 Junior National Diving Championships • won 1-meter at the 2014 AT&T Senior National Diving Championships • competed at the 2014 Junior World Championships • named an All-America, all-state and All-City honoree (2013-14) • named team captain at the 2014 Junior World Diving Championships • won 1-meter and 3-meter at the 2007 Junior Pan American Games • earned first place in 1-meter and 3-meter at the 2009 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships • won 1-meter at the 2009 Junior Pan American Games • finished fifth in 3-meter at the FINA Junior World Diving Championships • won 1-meter at the 2011 Junior Spring East Nationals and the 2011 Junior Summer Nationals • finished second in 1-meter at the 2012 USA Diving Winter Nationals • swam for Ripfest under head coach John Wingfield
Personal: Daughter of Barb and Steve Bacon • has three brothers, Kevin, Brian and Brad.
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