Jake Butler

Photo by: Dave Wegiel

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography 2020

Class:
Junior
Position:
Diving
Hometown:
Seal Beach, Calif.

Career Notes

Qualified for finals and placed 10th on the individual springboard at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials (1075.05)
2022 Honorable Mention All-American (3-meter)
2020 CSCAA All-American (1-meter)

Career Honors and Awards

2x Big Ten Diver of the Week
1x Big Ten Freshman of the Week
2021 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2021-22 Junior Season: At the NCAA Championships, claimed 14th place on the 3-meter (373.30) and 19th on the 1-meter (321.50) • placed fifth in the 3-meter finals (760.60) and eighth in the 1-meter finals (700.80) at the Zone Diving Championships • finished seventh in the 3-meter finals (421.15), 12th in the 1-meter finals (352.70) and 26th in the platform prelims at the Big Ten Championships • took second on the 1-meter (380.70) and third on the 1-meter (346.55) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue • finished fifth on the 3-meter (332.10) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, won on the 1-meter (374.80) and 3-meter (401.18) and took fifth on the platform (272.35) • won the 3-meter (388.20) and placed second on the 1-meter (332.93), both qualifying marks, versus Wisconsin · took first in both the 1-meter (362.10) and 3-meter (381.90) against St. Thomas, with qualifying marks in both · swept the 1-meter (363.90) and 3-meter (401.18), with qualifying marks in both, at Purdue en route to being named Big Ten Diver of the Week.

2020-21 Sophomore Season: Qualified for finals and placed 10th on the individual springboard at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials (1075.05) · one of only two Gopher men to qualify for the 2021 NCAA Championships, where he placed 26th overall on the three-meter springboard (334.95) · at the 2021 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships, finished fifth on the three-meter board (708.05) to clinch his bid to the 2021 NCAA Championships · qualified for finals in both springboard events at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, finishing fifth on the three-meter board (409.30) and 16th on the one-meter (280.05) · swept the springboard events during the Iowa dual, registering lifetime best scores of 412.50 (1m) and 379.55 (3m) in each · recorded top-three finishes in both springboard events, finishing second on the three-meter (377.65) and third on the one-meter (348.10) during the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual· Academic All-Big Ten.

2019-20 Freshman Season: Awarded CSCAA All-America honors in the one-meter dive · earned a spot in finals in both the one-meter and three-meter at the NCAA Zone D Championships, finishing fifth (674.00) and 13^th (666.60) overall while securing a bid to the NCAA Championships in the one-meter · qualified for finals in both the one-meter and three-meter at the Big Ten Championships, placing fourth (337.25) and eighth (351.55) in the two events, respectively · finished second in the one-meter (313.25), third in the three-meter (370.05) and fourth in the platform (296.35) at the Big Ten triple dual against Purdue and Northwestern · placed seventh in the three-meter (657.70) at the Bruin Diving Invitational · earned title of Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 8) for his performance at the Tennessee Diving Invitational · notched a second place finish in the three-meter (314.80) and fourth in the one-meter (355.90) at the Tennessee Diving Invitational · finished second in the three-meter (362.90) and third in the one-meter (298.30) at the Minnesota Invite · placed first in the one-meter (348.53) and second in the three-meter (347.18) against Wisconsin · earned first place in the three-meter (360.10) and third place in the one-meter (311.15) at the Iowa dual · named Big Ten Diver of the Week (Oct. 16) for his performance in the Florida dual · placed first in both the one-meter (331.65) and three-meter (383.55) against Florida.

High School: Finished third in the one-meter at the 2017 Sectional Championships

Personal: Native of Seal Beach, Calif.

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