Katrina Young of Shoreline Wins Diving Gold for Florida State at ACC Championships

Florida State's Katrina Young, a Shorecrest High graduate, won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships women's diving title and turned a school record performance in what was the highlight of the meet for the Seminoles Saturday at Christiansburg, Va.

Young, a sophomore, secured the victory with a 72 point final dive, with a score of 323.05 bettering her score from prelims of 302.10, and smashing her own school record she set at last year’s meet as a freshman of 299.95.

“Katrina rocked her event tonight and I couldn’t have been more proud of her,” head diving coach Pat Jeffrey said. “She was ready and she set herself up nicely in order to win that event. I’m very proud of the way we preformed this weekend and I’m really looking forward to seeing what the kids can do at Zones."

The Shoreline, Wash. native becomes the first woman in FSU history to win the women’s platform since the event was added in 2008. That same year was the last time Florida State crowned a ladies individual ACC Champion when Lauren Sprag won the 100 fly.  It is also the first diving event champion since Brittany Lerew won the 3-meter springboard in 2005.

“I couldn’t have been happier for Katrina,” Harper said. “It’s always difficult being a platform specialist and waiting to dive your main event and staying patient and try and contribute as you go through the season. Tonight she contributed in the biggest way possible.”

The No. 25-ranked Seminoles took third with 460 points.

Source: Florida State sports information office.