University of Minnesota Athletics
2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Manny Pollard
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Diving
- Hometown:
- Troy, N.Y.
- High School:
- Albany Academy
2015-16 Senior Season: Named Most Improved by teammates - Second Team All-Big Ten - Two-time All-American at the 2016 NCAA Championships after finishing 5th on platform and 13th on 1-meter - At the 2016 Big Ten Championships, Pollard earned silver on platform, bronze on 1-meter and 9th on 3-meter - Tallied 16 top-five finishes during the regular season.
2014-15 Junior Season: Academic All Big Ten Team - Third-year letter winner - All-American Honorable Mention (1m) - At the 2015 NCAA Championships, Pollard finished 13th on 1m, 20th on platform and sustained an injury during the 3m competition (3/26-3/28) - Qualified for the 2015 NCAA Championships at the Zone D Championships where he finished 5th on 1m, 6th on 3m and 5th on platform (3/9-3/11) - During the 2015 Big Ten Championships, Pollard placed 9th on platform and 7th on both 1m and 3m (2/26-2/28) - Finished 2nd on 1m and 3rd on 3m at the 2015 Minnesota Challenge (2/7) - Took 5th on both 3m and platform against Northwestern and Purdue (1/30-1/31) - Finished 3rd on 3m at N.C. State (1/24) - Took 1st on both 1m and 3m boards at the 2014 Jean K. Freeman Invite (12/5-12/6) - Finished 1st on 3m and 3rd on 1m at Florida (11/8) - Claimed 1st on both 1m and 3m boards against Iowa (10/31) - Finished 1st on 1m and 3rd on 3m vs. North Dakota (10/24) - Took 2nd on both 1m and 3m against Wisconsin (10/17) - Secured 3rd Big Ten Diver of the Week accolade after sweeping the 1m and 3m competition at Arizona State (10/4).Â
2013-14 Sophomore Season: Academic All Big Ten Team - Second-year letter winner - Finished 4th on both 3m and platform and 11th on 1m at the 2014 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships - At the 2015 Big Ten Championships, Pollard secured the bronze on platform, finished 6th on 1m and 9th on 3m - scoring 38 points (2/27-3/1) - Took 1st in 1m diving competition at the 2014 Minnesota Challenge (2/7-2/8) - Against Purdue and Wisconsin, Pollard finished 3rd on 3m 2nd on 1m (1/31-2/1) - Took 1st on both 1m and 3m boards against N.C. State and was awarded the Big Ten Diver of the Week honor (1/24-1/25) - Placed 1st on both 1m and 3m diving contests against Wisconsin (10/18-10/19) - Took 2nd on the 1m and 3m boards against Florida (10/12) - Finished 1st on both 1m and 3m diving at Arizona State, claiming the Big Ten Diver of the Week title (10/5).
2012-13 - Freshman Season: First-year letter winner - competed in the Big Ten Championships his first year at Minnesota - had 47 total points in dual meets in the year for the team - added 26 points at the Big Ten Championships - earned all three career-high top scores at the Big Ten Championships - fifth at Minnesota for the 1 meter and platform - seventh at Minnesota in the 3 meter - finished third in the 1 meter and second in the 3 meter in the Iowa dual (11/2/12) - took third place in 1 meter against Wisconsin (10/26/12) - posted second-place finishes in both 1 meter and 3 meter at Michigan (10/5/12).
| Top Scores at Minnesota | ||
| Event | Score | Date |
| 1-meter | 407.65 | 12/05/14 |
| 3-meter | 436.15 | 02/06/16 |
| Platform | 423.45 | 02/27/16 |
