University of Houston Athletics
2007-08 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Ginni Katwijk
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wyoming
- Hometown:
- Grootebroek, Netherlands-RSG Enkhuizen
2008 NCAA All-America (3-Meter Diving)
2008 NCAA All-American (Platform Diving)
2008 NCAA Zone D 3-Meter Champion
2008 All-Conference USA Second Team (1-Meter Diving)
2008 All-Conference USA Second Team (Platform Diving)
C-USA Diver of the Week (Jan. 23, 2008)
2007 NCAA Platform Diving All-America
2007 C-USA Co-Newcomer of the Year
2007 All-Conference USA Second Team (1-Meter Diving)
2007 All-Conference USA Second Team (Platform Diving)
2007 All-Conference USA Third Team (3-Meter Diving)
C-USA Diver of the Week (Jan. 30, 2007)
2007-08 C-USA All-Academic Team
2008 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2006-07 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Earned All-America honors on the 3-meter springboard after scoring 313.65 to finish 12th... Won the consolation finals on the platform with 296.20 points to win her second All-America award.
2007-08 SEASON
Won the 3-meter competition with 293.45 points during the first day of the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend... Placed third on the 1-meter board with 249.50 points during the second day of the Hansel Duals Weekend... Finished second on the 1-meter springboard with 261.53 points to finish a close second at Miami (Fla.)... Finished second in both events during a tri-meet against host Florida International and Indian River Community College... Posted 302.85 points to win the 1-meter event during the first day of the Houston Diving Invitational... Was the only diver to top 300 points in that event... Finished third on the 3-meter springboard with 284.65 points during the Houston Diving Invitational... Won the platform competition with 259.15 points during the final day of the Houston Diving Invitational... Helped lead the Cougars to a sweep of the Top Three places in both diving events at North Texas... Won both events, scoring 262.73 points on the 1-meter board and 273.08 points in the 3-meter event... Won the silver medal on the 1-meter springboard with 284.30 points at the C-USA Championship... Captured the 3-meter championship at the NCAA Zone D meet with 641.05 points.
2006-07 SEASON
Finished second in both diving events during the second day of the tri-meet against Northern Colorado and at New Mexico State... Posted a second-place finish on the 1-meter board against No. 8 SMU and No. 25 Oregon State... Placed second on the 3-meter springboard during the first day of the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend... Finished second on the 3-meter springboard with 281.50 points during the Hawai'i Diving Invitational... Finished second in both the 1- and 3-meter springboard events during a quad-meet against North Texas, Florida International and New Mexico State... Scored 266.92 points on the 1-meter springboard and 303.83 points in the 3-meter event to finish third in both during a quad meet at LSU and against Rice and New Orleans... Placed second on the 1-meter springboard with a career-best 291.70 points during the C-USA Championship... Finished third in the 3-meter diving with 291.00 points during the C-USA Championship... Wrapped up her first appearance at the C-USA Championship with a second-place finish on the platform after scoring 264.05 points... Joined teammate Anastasia Pozdniakova as the only competitors to place among the Top Three individual leaders in all three diving events during the C-USA meet... Scored 622.80 points on the 3-meter springboard to finish third at the NCAA Zone D meet... Qualified for her first NCAA Championships appearance with that performance... Posted 379.60 points on the platform to finish sixth in that event at the NCAA Zone D meet... Was the only Cougar diver to compete in all three events at the Zone meet... Finished second in the consolation finals of platform diving during the NCAA Championships with 294.75 points... Was the only diver to compete in all three events during the NCAA Championships... Finished 35th on both the 1- and 3-meter springboard events at the NCAA Championships... Won the platform competition at the 2007 Dutch Nationals meet... Finished 12th at the 2007 Rome Grand Prix.
PRE-HOUSTON
Set three Wyoming records... Qualified for the NCAA Zone E Meet in each of her two seasons. Sophomore (2005-06): Transferred to Wyoming following the fall semester and made an immediate impact... Placed third on the 3-meter and platform at the Mountain West Championships... Earned All-MWC First-Team honors and set school records in both events... MWC Diver of the Week... Named Academic All-Conference.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was the Dutch national champion on the 1- and 3-meter springboards in the 2006 open division... Dutch national champion in Group A in the 1- and 3-meter events as well as synchronized diving in 2002... Repeated in the 3-meter event while winning the Open/Senior level 1- and 3-meter Dutch national championships... Was a 2004 British national champion on the 1-meter board in the Open division.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ginni Anita van Katwijk... Born on March 5, 1985, in Rotterdam, Netherlands... Daughter of Ida van Katwijk... Majoring in sociology.
Ginni van Katwijk's Personal Bests
1-Meter • 513.70 • Austin, Texas • 3/3/07
3-Meter (6) • 319.25 • Austin, Texas • 3/2/07
3-Meter (11) • 622.80 • Austin, Texas • 3/2/07
Platform • 379.60 • Austin, Texas • 3/3/07
