University of Minnesota Athletics

2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Nick Yang

Nick Yang

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chao Hu, China
  • Position:
    Diving
PRONUNCIATION
2018-19 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten • Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the platform dive. •At the NCAA Championships, finished twelfth in the platform dive (321.25) • At the Big Ten Championships, took sixth in the 1-meter dive (387.65), eleventh in the 3-meter dive (396.25), and seventh in the platform dive (352.70). • Took third in the 3-meter dive (326.30) against Purdue and Northwestern. • Took first in 3-meter diving (404.30),  1-meter diving (380.90), and the platform dive (398.85) at the Iowa Invitational. • Finished first in 1-meter diving (356.45) and second in 3-meter diving (368.45) against Iowa and South Dakota. • Finished first in both 3-meter diving (421.88) and 1-meter diving (356.62) at the Wisconsin Dual.

2017-18 Junior Season: At the NCAA Championship, finished twentieth in the 1-meter with a 322.40, seventeenth in the 3-meter dive with a 374.20, and fifth in the platform dive with a 423.55. • At the Big Ten Championship, placed sixth in the 1-meter dive with a 420.35, tenth in the 3-meter dive with a 428.05, and second in the platform dive with a 518.85. • two first place finishes in the 1-meter dive with a 360.55 and the 3-meter dive with a 404.40 and a third place in the platform dive with a 354.90 at the Triple Dual vs Northwestern and Purdue • placed second in the 1-meter dive with a 315.08 and second in the 3-meter dive with a 388.28 vs. Denver • received seventh place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 376.00, thirtieth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 238.25, and seventh in the platform dive with a score of 322.90 at the Tennessee Collegiate Diving Invitational • dove for fifth with a 360.80 in the 3-meter and sixth with a 290.60 in the 1-meter at the Minnesota Diving Invite • earned first place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 418.10 and fifth place in the 1-meter dive with a 316.75 at the Quad Dual against Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin • placed third in the 1-meter with a 338.10 and fourth in the 3-meter with a 350.66 vs. Iowa • received a score of 359.25 for a third place finish in the 3-meter dive and a 312.08 for a fifth place finish in the 1-meter dive against Florida State.

High School: 2014 graduate of Chaohu No. 2 High School. 

Personal: Son of Qlping Ll and Fulong Yang • has one sibling: Tianyi • enjoys watching movies, playing video games, writing novels and phtography • ran track in middle school • plans to major in recreation administration. 
 

Top Times at Minnesota
Event Time Date
1 meter 420.35 2/22/2018
3 meter 428.05 2/23/2018
Platform 518.85 2/24/2018
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Tuesday, March 03
Drew Bennett Interview
Sunday, March 01
Drew Bennett Wins B1G Silver
Friday, February 27
Jacob Johnson School Record
Friday, February 27