YuTong Wang

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Diving
Hometown:
Beijing, China
High School:
Beijing Dive Club

Career Notes

Holds the school record in both the 1-meter (435.15) and 3-meter (472.05)
2024 Big Ten Champion (1-meter)

Honors and Awards

2x 2024 First-Team All-American (1-meter, 3-meter)
2024 First-Team All-Big Ten
2025 Second-Team All-Big Ten
7x Big Ten Diver of the Week (2024-25: 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 2/5; 2023-24: 10/10, 11/8, 12/6)
2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2024-25 Sophomore Season: Second Team All-Big Ten ... 4x Big Ten Diver of the Week (10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 2/5) ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... NCAAs: competed in 1-meter prelims and 3-meter prelims ... Big Tens: placed second in 3-meter (424.75), 10th in 1-meter (326.85) ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: took first in 1-meter (402.45) and 3-meter (472.05) ... Arizona State Dual: clinched first in 3-meter (417.00) and fourth on 1-meter (255.98) ... Wisconsin Dual: placed first in 1-meter diving (357.15) and 3-meter (406.13) ... St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: took first on 1-meter (435.15) and 3-meter (430.95) ... Army Dual: clinched first on 1-meter (360.38) and 3-meter (412.43) ... South Dakota Dual: took first on 1-meter (349.70) and 3-meter (387.30).

2023-24 Freshman Season: 2x All-American honoree (1-meter, 3-meter) ... First-Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Champion (1-meter) ... 3x Big Ten Diver of the Week (10/18/23, 11/8/23, 12/6/23) NCAAs: earned eighth-place finishes in both the 1-meter (348.50) and 3-meter (365.90) ... NCAA Zone Diving: placed second in the 3-meter (808.10) and fourth in the 1-meter (734.10) ... Big Tens: Big Ten Champion in the 1-meter (408.25) and finished fifth in the 3-meter (416.15) ... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: won the 1-meter (356.05) and finished third in the 3-meter (392.60) ... Pitt Dual: got second place in both the 1-meter (384.00) and 3-meter (400.28) ... Bruin Diving Invitational: got second in the 1-meter (712.40) and third in the 3-meter (722.85) ... Minnesota Invite: won both the 1-meter (381.55) and 3-meter (397.60) ... Wisconsin Dual: took first in both the 1-meter (348.83) and 3-meter (401.70) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: was victorious in both the 1-meter (378.55) and 3-meter (393.85) ... SMU Dual: won the 1-meter (358.43) and was second in the 3-meter (349.13) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Dual: made his collegiate debut by finishing first in the 1-meter (379.15) and 3-meter (433.30)

Club: Member of the Beijing Diving Club in China.

Personal: Parents are Xue Zhen and Wang Bo • other than diving, basketball is his hobby.

Why Minnesota? I chose Minnesota because of the environment of the team.