#999 Hali Saucier Season 2005-06
2007 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American Women’s At-Large Second Team
2007 NCAA First-Team All-American (Platform)
2007 NCAA Zone B 3-Meter Champion
2007 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Recipient
2007 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship Nominee
2007 SEC Good Works Team
2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006-07 Team Co-Captain
2005-06 LSU Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006 LSU Most Valuable Diver Award
2005 U.S. Diving National Championships Qualifier (1-meter, Platform)
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR SEASON (2006-07)
Capped a brilliant career with one of the finest season’s in LSU diving history … Qualified for her first NCAA Championships and earned first-team All-America honors in her final collegiate event — the platform … Took seventh in the platform final at NCAAs with a score of 283.95 and led the team to its highest overall finish since 2001 with 17th place … Became the first LSU diver since Barb Gorst in 2002 to earn platform All-America honors … Also became the first LSU diver since Gorst in 2003 to win an NCAA regional title … Won the platform championship at the NCAA Zone B Regional in Athens, Ga., to officially qualify for the NCAA Championships (636.80) … Was a triple finalist at the SEC Championships .. Shattered her own school record in the 3-meter in a dual meet against Florida on Nov. 9 (340.50) … Won 16 of the 20 events she participated in during the regular season, including seven straight at one point … LSU female nominee for the SEC’s H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship … Received NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship … Maintained a 3.95 grade point average in kinesiology … Member of the SEC Good Works Team, a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient and an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American Women’s At-Large Second Team member … Member of Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honors Society and the Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society … Volunteered her time at Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge General Hospital, Boys Hope and participated in a week-long medical church mission trip to Mexico … A leader in LSU’s CHAMPS Life Skills program throughout her career … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2005-06)
Combined excellence on the diving board with academic achievement in the classroom … Has maintained a team-high 3.92 GPA during her career and received numerous academic awards … Named the 2005-06 LSU Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and received the Wally Pontiff, Jr., Academic Excellence Award for her contributions to the community … Turned in an outstanding junior season on the board as the Lady Tigers’ most valuable diver and one of the top performers in the SEC … Just missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships with a third-place finish in the platform at the Zone B Meet (493.05) … Took eighth place in the finals of the 3-meter at Zones (570.90) and was LSU’s highest finisher in the 1-meter with a sixth-place finish (530.20) … Finished eighth in the platform finals (204.40) at the SEC Championships … Posted the fourth-best tally in the prelims of that event at SECs (231.20) … Placed 12th in the 3-meter at SECs (262.45) … Won the 1-meter against 13th-ranked Texas A&M on Jan. 21 (281.02) … Swept both events versus No. 4 Florida on Jan. 12, winning the 1-meter (272.70) and 3-meter (313.27) … Score in the 3-meter was a career high … Qualified for all three finals events of the Georgia Invitational … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season … Earned an NCAA Zone qualifying score with a win in the 1-meter at No. 21 Florida State on Oct. 28 (255.20) … Was crowned platform champion at the Texas A&M Invitational in her first appearance of the season in that event with a career-high score (266.95) … Earned her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004-05)
One of the top divers in the SEC … Qualified for the U.S. National Championships in the 1-meter and platform over the summer … Finished 12th among the nation’s top divers in the platform at the meet (375.87) … Tremendous performance in the 1-meter at the U.S. Zone C Midwest Championships earned her a runner-up finish (418.50) … Scored a fourth-place score of 373.90 in the platform at the same meet … Was LSU’s best performer at the SEC Championships in all events … Earned a pair of seventh-place finals’ finishes in the 3-meter (445.20) and 1-meter (256.00) at SECs … Had the third-highest point tally in the prelims of the 1-meter (266.95) … Qualified for finals in the 3-meter and platform at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships … Enjoyed a successful Georgia Diving Invitational, placing fifth in the platform (373.85) and fifth in the 1-meter (260.50) … Won the platform at the Texas A&M Invitational with (378.55) … Posted a season-high score of 306.98 in a second-place finish of the 3-meter at TCU on Jan. 21 … Maintained highest GPA on team and received SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition … Named “Most Valuable Diver” on the team at awards banquet … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2003-04)
Delivered a stellar freshman campaign and nearly qualified for the NCAA Championships … Recorded a personal-best score of 465.00 in the 3-meter at the NCAA Zone B Diving Regionals … Held the lead in the 3-meter at NCAA Zones after five rounds … Was LSU’s lone competitor in the platform event at the SEC Championships, placing 15th with a score of 292.90 in the prelims … Best finish at SECs was 12th in the 1-meter (245.80) … Swept both diving events versus Rice on Jan. 30 … Posted the best score of the season in the 1-meter in that meet (275.25) … Won the 3-meter against Texas A&M on Jan. 23 (272.32) … Took third place honors in the semifinals of the 3-meter at the Minnesota Invitational (420.70) … Named Student Athlete of the Month for November for her excellence in the classroom and community … Carried a perfect 4.0 GPA on the fall semester to make the Dean’s List and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Four-year standout and team captain at Peninsula High School … Three-time All-American and two-time district champion in diving … Placed third in the state of Washington in 1999 … Was second in the state three consecutive years, 2000-02 … Qualified for Junior Nationals three times during her high school career … Finished 29th in the 1-meter at the summer Junior Nationals … Coached by Liz Litsch … Member of the National Honor Society … Maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA and named Valedictorian at Peninsula High School.
PERSONAL
Born June 12, 1985 at Tacoma, Wash. … Graduated in May 2007 with a degree in kinesiology.
HALI’S TOP SCORES
1-meter (six dives) 321.37 2007 vs. Florida
3-meter (six dives) 340.50 2007 vs. UNO, Houston and Rice
3-meter (11 dives) 570.90 2006 NCAA Zone B Meet
Platform (five dives) 294.30 2006 Art Adamson Invitational