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2008-09 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Tom Killips

Matthew Culen

  • Position Diving
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pelham, NY
  • Highschool Pelham Memorial

Biography

2008-09: Liberty League Championships: First-place and Liberty League Record, 3-mtr Diving (465.05) ... Third-place, 1-mtr Diving (401.25) ... UNYSCSA Championship: First-place, 1-mtr Diving (435.05) ... First-place, 3-mtr Diving (453.90) ... NCAA Diving Championships: National All-American Honorable Mention in the 3-mtr Diving (427.10) finishing 11th ... 18th in the 1-mtr Diving (398.45) ... Seven-time Liberty League Diver of the Week ... Liberty League Diver of the Year ...

2007-08: Liberty League Championships: First-place, 3-mtr Diving (467.00) ... First-place 1-mtr Diving (NCAA Provisional Score of 438.75) ... UNYSCSA Championship: Third-place, 1-mtr Diving (407.30) ... Third-place, 3-mtr Diving (456.15) ...

2006-07: Liberty League Championships: Second-place, 3-meter (450.60 points)(NCAA automatic qualifying mark) ... Second-place, 1-meter (424.24 points) ...UNYSCSA Championship, third place in 1-meter event (423.65) ... Fourth place off the 3-meter board (453.40, NCAA automatic qualifying mark) ... NCAA Diving Championships, National All-American Honorable Mention in both the 1-meter and 3-meter after finishing ninth (409.15 points) and 11th (409.95 pts), respectively ... Four-time Liberty League Diver of the Week ... ECAC Division III Diver of the Week twice ...

2005-06: Liberty League Championship, third place in 1-meter (399.75) and 3-meter diving (415.20) … Liberty League Men’s Team Champions … UNYSCSA Championships, sixth place in the 3-meter (405.30) … Seventh place in the 1-meter diving event (393.15) … Liberty League Rookie of the Week once … NCAA National All-American Honorable Mention in both the 1-meter and 3-meter after finishing 10th overall …

High School: NYAC Most Valuable Diver from 2002 to 2005 …

Personal: Engineering major … Son of Bea and Matthew Culen.

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

    Diving
  • 2006-07Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2007Junior

    Diving
  • 2008-09Senior

    Diving