Amrit Trewn

Height:
5-7
Position:
Diving
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe, Mich.
High School:
Cranbrook Kingswood

2011-12: Elected to leave the Northwestern swimming and diving program following the fall quarter ... Best dual meet finishes of the year were a second-place effort on the 1-meter springboard and a third-place performance on the 3-meter springboard against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Placed fourth on the 5-meter platform at NU's own five-team TYR Invitational (11/18-11/20), where he also finished eighth on the 1-meter springboard and ninth on the 3-meter.

2010-11: One of a trio of freshman divers for Northwestern this season ... Competed in the 3-meter springboard (26th) and 1-meter springboard (27th) events at the Big Ten Championships ... Took fifth in the 1-meter springboard and 10th in the 3-meter event at Northwestern's own five-team TYR Invitational (11/19-11/21) ... Won the 1-meter board and took third in the 3-meter against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Scored dual-meet points with seven top-five event finishes during the year.

High School: All-America, all-state and all-county in 2009 ... Went undefeated during the 2009-10 regular season ... Three-time Independent School League champion from 2008-10 ... Three-time Coaches Award recipient ... Team MVP in 2010 ... Suffered a serious injury but returned to win his Regional meet by more than a dive, leading from the first dive ... Team won the league championship in 2008 and 2009 ... Four-sport athlete in high school, also competing three years in soccer and one each in basketball and track & field ... Qualified for state in the 4x400 relay as a sophomore ... Soccer team won district and regional titles in 2009 ... Dove club with Legacy for one year and unattached for one year ... Crane Scholar ... Dean's List all four years ... Strickland Writing Award winner ... National Achievement Scholarship finalist ... Michigan High School Scholar Athlete of the Year finalist.

Personal: Born Amrit Justin Trewn ... Son of Jayant and Peggy Trewn ... Was a gymnast for 10 years, earning a national ranking and becoming a two-time state champion in the still rings and all-round competitions ... Attended the same high school as Northwestern assistant coach Kyle Schack ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan and Indiana ... Majoring in political science.

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