Matt McClellan Season 2015-16
SENIOR SEASON (2018-19)
Finished second and third against Loyola and SMU in the three-meter and one-meter springboard with scores of 316.13 and 304.58, respectively … Won the one-meter final at the Auburn Diving Invite with a score of 353.10 and finished third in the three-meter with a score of 387.90 … Finished second in the three-meter and third in the one-meter against Incarnate Word and Delta State with scores of 380.10 and 307.85 … At the 2019 SEC Championships, finished ninth on three-meter with a score of 360.95 and finished 16th with a score of 292.05 on one-meter … Qualified for the NCAA Championships on both springboard events and finished 28th on one-meter and 42nd on three-meter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017-18)
Kicked off the season with silver medals on both springboards against Loyola … Earned third on 1-meter and fifth on 3-meter in a double dual against Pittsburgh and Tulane … Dove to another silver medal on 1-meter and fourth overall on 3-meter at SMU … Cracked the top-7 in all three events at the Art Adamson Invitational … Claimed sixth on platform and seventh on both springboards … Earned season-high scores on both 1-meter and 3-meter at the Auburn Diving Invite and went on to win bronze in both events … Finished eighth overall on 1-meter and 13th on 3-meter at the Tennessee Diving Invite … Returned to dual-meet competition at Georgia, and finished second on 3-meter and third on 1-meter … Dove to fifth overall on both springboards in the final home meet of the season against Texas A&M … Competed in all three events at the SEC Championships, finishing 11th on 1-meter, 19th on platform, and 24th on 3-meter … Qualified for Zones in all three events … Ended his season with top-10 finishes on all three boards, claiming seventh on platform with a new personal-best score, ninth on 3-meter, and 10th on 1-meter at Zones …
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17)
Kicked off the season in the home meet against Auburn by compiling a pair of fifth-place finishes on both springboards … At the Mizzou Diving Invite, garnered ninth overall on one-meter, seventh overall on three-meter, and ninth place on platform … Took first and second in the consolation finals of both one and three-meter respectively at the Auburn Diving Invite … Also took eighth place on platform at the Auburn Diving Invite … Compiled finishes of seventh place on one-meter, 11th overall on three-meter, and 16th overall on platform at the Tennessee Diving Invite … Dove to a fifth-place finish on three-meter and a fourth-place finish on one-meter against Alabama … Took sixth overall on one-meter and second overall on three-meter against Texas A&M … Collected two fifth-place finishes on both springboards at the SEC Championships, diving to the ninth-best score in school history on one-meter (364.20) and fourth-best score in school history (399.45) on three-meter in the prelims … Earned his first-ever berth to the NCAA Championships with a two-list score of 740.40 on three-meter at Zones … Also competed on one-meter at the NCAA Championships, where he finished 42nd overall in the prelims … Took 36th overall in the country at NCAAs on three-meter with a score of 305.30 … On platform at NCAAs placed 41st overall in the nation.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16)
Scored in all three events in his first SEC Championships and qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Regional … Reached the final of one-meter at zones where he finished 10th with a two-list score of 688.15 … Finished ninth on one-meter at SEC’s … Also earned finishes of 22nd on three-meter and 23rd on platform at the conference meet … Finished as the top Tiger diver on three-meter against Texas A&M for third … Finished fourth on one-meter against Missouri … At the Texas A&M Invite, finished ninth on platform, 11th on one-meter and 12th on three-meter … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Qualified for regional championships all four years of high school … Qualified for state championships his senior year. Broke the one-meter, six and 11 dive record all four years of high school … Qualified for first USA Diving Age Group National Championships in 2014.
PERSONAL
Born February 23, 1997 … Parents are Jeff and Tina McClellan … Has one sister – Monica … His sister pole vaulted at Sam Houston State University … Majoring in mechanical engineering.
McClellan’s Top Scores
One-meter – 364.20 SEC Championships
Three-meter – 399.45 SEC Championships
Platform – 340.40 2018 NCAA Zone Championships
McClellan’s 2016-17 Top Scores
One-meter – 353.35 Auburn Diving Invite
Three-meter – 384.90 NCAA Zone Championships
Platform – 340.40 NCAA Zone Championships