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Katie Lybbert Season 2008-09

Position
Diving
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Argyle, Texas
High School
Selwyn School

2009 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
Emerged as the Lady Tigers’ top diver and qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Regional … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational, Auburn’s Diving Invitational, Tennessee’s Diving Invitational and the SEC Championships in addition to the Zone Regional … Tallied points for the squad at SEC’s in the three-meter with a 14th-place finish … Recorded a score of 274.20 … Also competed on the one-meter and platform, posting marks of 211.85 and 196.70, respectively … Finished 31st in the three-meter at the Zone Regional with a prelim score of 240.65 … Scored 213.90 points in the one-meter at the same competition … Placed 13th out of 52 competitors in the three-meter at the Tennessee Diving Invite with a mark of 254.10 … Posted a fourth-place finish in the three-meter at the Auburn Diving Invite with a 268.85 score … Emerged victorious in the three-meter in a win over Delta State with a career-high score of 289.12 … Also claimed a career-high of 243.37 in the one-meter against the Statesmen … Registered a runner-up finish in the three-meter (276.33) in a win over Kentucky … One of two freshmen to be named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
A well-rounded student-athlete and two-time one-meter springboard state champion at the Selwyn School in Argyle, Texas … Also recorded two runner-up finishes at state meets … Placed fifth in the three-meter at the 2008 USA Diving Spring Junior West Championships … Also a standout basketball and volleyball player who earned all-district and all-area honors in those respective sports … Active member of her community who tutored young students on a weekly basis … Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

PERSONAL
Born April 30, 1990 … Parents are Chris and Kaki Lybbert … Has one brother, Chase … Majoring in kinesiology.

KATIE’S TOP SCORES
One-meter 243.37 vs. Delta State, 2009
Three-meter 289.12 vs. Delta State, 2009
Platform 196.70 2009 SEC Championships

 

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