2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Ng, Janicia
Janicia Ng
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Connections Academy
- Hometown:
- Torrance, Calif.
Bio
2018-19: Set a season-high score of 233.05 to take sixth in the 1M at the TYR Invite ... Also placed sixth in the 3M (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016-17: Sophomore diver… Set career highs in all three diving events… Started the year with a career best 269.33 and a second place finish at the Chicago Quad (10/22)… That score is the second best for Northwestern on the 1M… Also notched a fifth place finish in the 3M… Placed fifth with a career best 267.45 in the 3M at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)… Added a seventh place finish in the 1M and 12th place finish on the platform… Came in sixth with a career best 186.60 in the platform against Iowa (1/21)… Also placed sixth in the 1M… Competed in all three events at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Finished in fourth in both the 1M and 3M against Notre Dame (1/14).
2015-16: Freshman member of the diving corps ... Returned to the boards after not diving since October and turned in a score of 234.23 from in the 1-meter event at the home triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/30) ... Improved her score from the 3-meter springboards by nearly 10 points, earning a third-place score of 266.63 at Illinois (10/30) ... Took home second place from both the 1-meter (262.43) and 3-meter (256.80) springboards at the Chicago Quad (10/24).
High School: Attended Connections Academy ... Graduated with academic distinction ... National Honor Society member ... National Society of High School Scholars member ... Four-time honor roll member ... Competed for Pacific Diving Academy ... Qualified and competed at the USA Diving Junior Age Group Nationals on the 1-meter boards in 2013 and 3-meter boards in 2014 ... Also competed at the USA Diving AT&T Junior Nationals on the 1-meter springboards in 2015 ... Participated in the 2013 USA Diving Winter Nationals and 2014 USA Diving Junior Nationals for 3-meter synchronized diving ... Qualified and made finals in the AAU Diving National Championships on both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards from 2012-15 ... Won 14-15 girls' 3-meter synchro in the 2012 AAU Diving National Championships and won 16-18 girls' 1-meter and 3-meter synchronized diving in the 2015 AAU Diving National Championships.
Personal: Born Janicia Mei Ng ... Daughter of Bak and Catherine Ng ... Originally from Houston, Texas ... Competed on same club team as Northwestern diver Monique Demaisip ... Was a competitive gymnast for four years before starting diving ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin and Clemson ... Majoring in Learning and Organizational Change, minor in business institutions
2016-17: Sophomore diver… Set career highs in all three diving events… Started the year with a career best 269.33 and a second place finish at the Chicago Quad (10/22)… That score is the second best for Northwestern on the 1M… Also notched a fifth place finish in the 3M… Placed fifth with a career best 267.45 in the 3M at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)… Added a seventh place finish in the 1M and 12th place finish on the platform… Came in sixth with a career best 186.60 in the platform against Iowa (1/21)… Also placed sixth in the 1M… Competed in all three events at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Finished in fourth in both the 1M and 3M against Notre Dame (1/14).
2015-16: Freshman member of the diving corps ... Returned to the boards after not diving since October and turned in a score of 234.23 from in the 1-meter event at the home triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/30) ... Improved her score from the 3-meter springboards by nearly 10 points, earning a third-place score of 266.63 at Illinois (10/30) ... Took home second place from both the 1-meter (262.43) and 3-meter (256.80) springboards at the Chicago Quad (10/24).
High School: Attended Connections Academy ... Graduated with academic distinction ... National Honor Society member ... National Society of High School Scholars member ... Four-time honor roll member ... Competed for Pacific Diving Academy ... Qualified and competed at the USA Diving Junior Age Group Nationals on the 1-meter boards in 2013 and 3-meter boards in 2014 ... Also competed at the USA Diving AT&T Junior Nationals on the 1-meter springboards in 2015 ... Participated in the 2013 USA Diving Winter Nationals and 2014 USA Diving Junior Nationals for 3-meter synchronized diving ... Qualified and made finals in the AAU Diving National Championships on both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards from 2012-15 ... Won 14-15 girls' 3-meter synchro in the 2012 AAU Diving National Championships and won 16-18 girls' 1-meter and 3-meter synchronized diving in the 2015 AAU Diving National Championships.
Personal: Born Janicia Mei Ng ... Daughter of Bak and Catherine Ng ... Originally from Houston, Texas ... Competed on same club team as Northwestern diver Monique Demaisip ... Was a competitive gymnast for four years before starting diving ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin and Clemson ... Majoring in Learning and Organizational Change, minor in business institutions
NG'S CAREER BESTS
| Event | Career Best |
| 1 meter | 269.33 |
| 3 meter | 267.45 |
| Platform | 186.60 |
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