Elle Schmidt Season 2009-10
2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 SEC All-Freshmen Team
2010 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR SEASON (2012-13)
Enjoyed the finest season of her career and stamped it with her career best finishes at the Southeastern Conference Championships … Scored points on all three boards at the SEC Championships … Finished 10th on the one-meter with a score of 282.75 at SEC’s, which was her best conference finish of her career … Took 11th on the three-meter (243.10) at SECs … Scored LSU’s fifth best all-time platform score of 243.10 in a 14th place finish at the conference meet … Ranked second on the team on platform and third on the team on the one-meter and three-meter … Set her career high on the three-meter with a score of 299.95 in a quad meet victory over Houston, Rice and Tulane … Totaled her season high on the one-meter with a score of 288.60 in a second place finish against Texas A&M … Placed fourth on the platform with a score of 235.75 at the Auburn Diving Invitational … Finished sixth on the one-meter (281.60) and eighth on the platform (227.25) at the Tennessee Diving Invitational … Registered a trio of top-18 finishes on all three boards at the Phil Hansel Invitational … Delivered a third place performance on the three-meter (285.83) in a victory over NC State … Took third on the one-meter (261.30) in a dual victory over Alabama … Dove to second on the three-meter (282.60) in a dual victory over Tulane in New Orleans … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2011-12)
Formed a dynamic duo with fellow diver Alex Bettridge that consistently scored points for the Lady Tigers … Set two of her career bests in the three-meter and platform dive … Posted three top-16 performances at the SEC Championships, qualified for Zone ‘D’ Diving Regionals and competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Diving Invitational and the Tennessee Invitational … Registered 13th on the platform with the program’s fifth best score of 229.35 at the SEC Championships … Dove to 10th on the one-meter with a score of 269.25 and 15th on the three-meter at SEC’s … Notched a career best three-meter score of 298.05 in a dual meet with Texas A&M … Cranked out a 14th place finish on the three-meter with a prelim total of 285.95 and a final total of 277.85 for a combined score of 585.05 at the NCAA Zone Diving Regionals … Placed 16th on the platform (217.00) at Zones … Finished sixth on the platform (221.95) at the Tennessee Invitational … Took gold in the three-meter (277.73) in a victory over Alabama … Grabbed third on the platform (218.80), fourth on the one-meter (254.95) and fourth on the three-meter (273.45) in a quad meet victory over Houston, Rice and Tulane … Earned her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010-11)
Put together a solid season in which she recorded career highs in all three diving events … Scored in two of three events at SEC’s and qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Regional … Dove to 15th in both the three-meter (263.55) and platform competitions at SEC’s with a new career high of 207.45 on platform … Also recorded 18th in the one-meter (249.10) … Registered 24th in the one-meter and 26th in the three-meter at Zone’s … Enjoyed her best outing of the season in a win over Incarnate Word, recording runner-up finishes and career highs of 295.35 and 293.40 in the one-meter and three-meter, respectively … Delivered 10th in the one-meter at the Tennessee Diving Invitational … Notched fifth in the platform and sixth in both springboard events at the LSU Diving Invite … Posted a fifth-place finish in the one-meter at the Cougar Classic Invite … Finished second in the three-meter in a road victory over Tulane … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009-10)
An NCAA Zone Regional qualifier and member of the SEC All-Freshmen Team in her first season … Competed in 11 dual meets, Houston’s Cougar Classic Fall Invitational, Alabama’s Christmas Diving Classic, Georgia’s Diving Invitational, SEC Championships and NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Regional … Tallied 236.00 points to take 21st in the one-meter at Zone’s … Also posted a 29th-place finish in the three-meter … Registered 16th in the three-meter at SEC’s and 17th in both the one-meter and platform … Her mark of 197.40 in the platform was a career high and eighth in program history … Recorded third in the platform at the Cougar Classic … Advanced to the finals of the three-meter at the Christmas Diving Classic, placing seventh (257.25) … Also notched sixth in the platform (186.40) … Initially qualified for the NCAA Zone Regional with runner-up finishes and career best scores of 292.20 and 265.50 in the three-meter and one-meter, respectively, against Tulane … Delivered runner-up finishes in the three-meter versus nationally-ranked Florida and Tennessee … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
A two-time USA Diving Regional champion and an AAU All-American from the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus, Ohio … Also a four-time state finalist and three-time Speedo Junior Diving National qualifier … Earned All-Ohio honors on four occasions … Reached the finals of both springboard events at the 2008 USA Diving Age Group National Championships … Coached by Justin Sochor.
PERSONAL
Born June, 5, 1991 in Mansfield, Ohio … Parents are Jim and Ann Schmidt … Has one sister, Meghan … Her father, Jim is a former collegiate diver … Plans to major in mass communication with a concentration in political communication.
ELLE’S TOP SCORES
One-meter, 295.35, 2011 vs. Incarnate Word
Three-meter, 299.95, 2013 vs. Houston, Rice, Tulane
Platform, 243.10, 2013 SEC Championships
ELLE’S TOP 2012-13 SCORES
One-meter, 288.60, Texas A&M (1/19)
Three-meter, 299.95, Houston, Rice, Tulane (1/25)
Platform, 243.10, SEC Championships