Personal
Parents are Gary and Cyndi ... BYU Heritage Scholar ... National Hispanic Recognition Scholar ... AP Scholar with distinction ... Academic All-American applied physics major...married to Lesley Thalman...served an LDS mission to Paris, France 2006-08.
Before BYU
All-American ... Colorado State 4A Diver of the Year ... second place at state championships.
Finished 12th overall in the 1-meter diving competition at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a point total of 239.50 ... finished 11th overall in the 3-meter diving competition at the MWCC with a point total of 248.65 ... finished eighth in the platform diving competition at the MWCC with a preliminary point total of 203.80 and a final point total of 181.60 ... achieved his season-high in 1-meter diving against Utah with a point total of 270.68 ... achieved his season-high in 3-meter diving against TCU with a point total of 267.45.
Competed in all seven dual meets for the Cougars ... placed 10th on the 1-meter board at Mountain West Conference Championships with a final score of 277.05 ... finished 13th on the 3-meter board at MWCC with a preliminary score of 267.50 and a final score of 238.45 ... finished seventh on the platform at MWCC with a preliminary score of 255.60 and final score of 227.55 ... placed higher than any other Cougar on the 1-meter board against Stanford, finishing fourth with a score of 292.425 ... finished second on the 1-meter board against Boise State with a score of 287.47 ... ranked third on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards for BYU on the season ... ranked second on the platform for BYU on the season.
Competed in nine meets of the season for BYU ... placed fourth in the 1-meter during the Mountain West Conference Championships with a preliminary score of 270.10 and a final score of 282.45 ... took fifth in the 3-meter during a meet against Wyoming with a score of 309.37 ... placed seventh in the platform during the MWCC with a prelim score of 225.15 and a final score 209.25 ... ranked 14 in the conference overall ... received the MWC Academic All-Conference award as well as the MWC scholar athlete award.