Michal Bower

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Loveland, Colo.
Position:
Diving

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Academic All-Big Ten … placed seventh in the 1-meter dive at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 310.65 … won both the 1-meter dive (298.51) and the 3-meter dive (342.83) against Louisville with NCAA qualifying scores ... placed third in the 3-meter dive (496.40) and seventh in the 1-meter dive (479.90) at the 2016 USA Diving Winter National Championships ... took first in the 3-meter dive against Michigan State with a NCAA qualifying mark of 323.93 ... won the 3-meter dive against Tennessee and Kentucky with a NCAA qualifying score of 342.15.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree … placed 21^st in the platform dive at the NCAA Championships with a score of 239.20 … finished 23^rd in the 1-meter dive at the NCAA’s with a total of 275.90 … tied for 47^th overall in the 3-meter dive at the NCAA’s with a total of 246.30 … took ninth in the 1-meter dive at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best score of 312.15 … placed 13^th in the platform dive at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 250.20 … finished 16^th in the 3-meter dive at the Big Ten Championships with a total of 274.90.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15 AT ARIZONA)
Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … had a season-best finish in the 3-meter at the Annual Wildcat Invitational with a second-place finish (295.10) … took third in the 1-meter (248.55) and 3-meter (277.20) against Cal … at Pac-12 Championships, she finished 11th in the platform (221.6), 12th in the 1-meter (269.15) and 13th in the 3-meter (266.20) in the prelims … at NCAA Zone E Championships, Bower had a strong seventh-place finish in the 1-meter (576.45) qualifying for NCAAs … at NCAA Championships, she took 42nd in the prelims of the 1-meter with 250.35.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14 AT ARIZONA)
Was named Pac-12 Women’s Diving Newcomer of the Year … earned a first-place finish in the 1-meter event against Stanford … won the 3-meter competition against Cal … had a strong second-place finish in the 1-meter competition at the Pac-12 Championships … finished seventh in the 3-meter competition at NCAA Zones … earned a fifth-place finish in the 3-meter event at the Pac-12 Championships.

PREP/PERSONAL
Named team MVP in all four years of high school … named all-state, all-region, all-district, all-city and all-conference in all four seasons … also a three-time All-American … three-time AAU National Champion and a four-time state champion … earned fifth at the Junior Olympics … named to the Sports Women of Colorado Hall of Fame … was the first four-time state champion in Colorado history ... was a Denver Post Athlete of the Year finalist … named Reporter Herald Athlete of the Year … parents are Mark and Ann Bower … has two sisters, Hannah and Elizabeth … her sister Hannah is a gymnast at the University of Nebraska … Dad wrestled at Augustana College and mom ran cross-country at Augustana.