Eryn Scannell

Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Grand Blanc
Hometown:
Grand Blanc, Mich.

2018-19: Second highest team score in 1M (278.80), 3M (308.10) and platform (211.15) ... Earned third place in the 1M against Michigan (10/20) ... Took second in the 1M at the Big Al Invitational (11/10) ... Tallied three top-three spots at the TYR Invitational, finishing third in the 1M and second in the 2M and 3M (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017-18: Finished second in both the 1 and 3M against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Took first place in the 1M and second in the Platform at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Her 1M first place finish set a career record of 291.65 points ... Finished third in the 1M and fifth in the 3M, contributing to Northwestern's win over Iowa (1/20).

2016-17: Sophomore diver… Started off the year by finishing second in the 3M at the Chicago Quad (10/22) with a career-high 273.75 points… Also came in third in the 1M… Took fifth in the 1M and 3M at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple-Dual (10/29), recording her best 1M score of the season (257.30)… Turned in a career-high 216.70 points in the platform at the TYR (11/12) to come in second… Also turned in a fourth-place finish in the 1M and seventh-place finish in the 3M… Academic All-Big Ten.

2015-16: One of the top NU divers as a freshman ... Dove at the NCAA Zones in all three events ... Reached the finals from the platform, and finished 18th ... Competed in the prelims from all three events at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Scored a season best 272.60 points from the 3-meter springboard in the triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/29-30) ... Racked up 284.85 points from the 1-meter springboard and finished in second place versus Iowa (1/23) ... Her score qualified her for NCAA Diving Zones ... Registered top-three finishes from the 1-meter springboard and from the platform at the TYR Invitational (11/20-22) ... Turned in a fourth-place score of 252.83 from the 1-meter springboard versus Wisconsin (11/14) ... Finished in third place as a part of a 1-2-3-4 NU finish on the 1-meter springboard (251.92) at Illinois (10/30) ... Also finished in fourth on the 3-meter board (257.25) ... Notched a third-place finish on the 1-meter board (251.92) at the Chicago Quad (10/24).

High School: Competed in gymnastics beginning in the fourth grade before transitioning to diving prior to eighth grade ... One year later, qualified for the MISCA meet at Eastern Michigan University, an impressive accomplishment for a freshman in just her second year of diving ... All-state, all-region and all-conference ... Competes with the Legacy Diving Club and coach Larry Albright ... Academic All-State honoree ... Three-time Genesee Country champion, two-time West Divisions champion and 2013 KLAA Lakes Conference champion ... Qualified for the MHSAA state meet in 2013 ... Holds Grand Blanc pool and varsity records ... Competed at the 2014 USA Diving Spring and Summer Junior Region 4 Championships ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll ... Named U.S. History Student of the Year.

Personal: Born Eryn E. Scannell ... Daughter of Mike and Janet ... Father ran track at Arizona State and was an Olympic Trials qualifier ... Chose Northwestern over Bowling Green, Oakland and Massachusetts ... Majoring in Journalism and Psychology, certificate in integrated marketing communications ... Career goals include sports medicine and physical therapy

Says Diving Coach Alik Sarkisian: "We were excited to get a late commitment from Eryn just prior to National Signing Day. Eryn is an up-and-coming diving talent from Michigan with an infectious personality. Her spirit and hard work will make her an important part of this team from day one."