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Walk On Athlete Ryan Green UMBC
Profiles in Excellence: The 2013 14 College Swimming & Diving Honors
“Because he has no diving experience he had greater will and desire to learn in order to reach the rest of the diver’s skills and level. He was never bored with the basics which are essential part of a diver’s learning curve Ryan took his time to polish these skills and to perfect them.” UMBC Diving Coach Peter Trifonov
Ryan Green arrived at the campus of UMBC in Catonsville, Maryland as an accomplished athlete yet with no competitive diving experience. His athletic biography cited Ryan’s pre-collegiate highlights as such; “three time Junior Olympic national champion in acrobatic gymnastics.” Since the fall of 2011, he has given the UMBC Athletic Communication department plenty of accomplishments to add to his bio which are listed below. "Training is essential in any sport, hobby, or anything that requires skill. There's a banner in the RAC somewhere that says "the better conditioned team usually wins..." or something like that. This year I really took that to heart and did my best to balance the pyramid of building the strength, flexibility, and speed that a diver needs to be competitive. There are three parts; nutrition, stretching/getting enough rest, and lifting/diving. After going into more detail of each component, Ryan concluded with the following, “by balancing these three aspects of training and following to my coach's strict regime and advice, I've been able to make great improvements that are reflected by my performance at recent diving meets. I'm lucky to have found the secret to success with one whole year left to go!" Junior year: CCSA Championships; placed 2nd as part of a 1-2-3 sweep in 1m (301.70.) Was CCSA champion on 3m (318.85.) At NCAA Zone competition, placed 42nd on 3m (213.10.) Advanced to finals on 1m and finished 18th. 2014 CCSA Most Outstanding Male Diver of the Meet & in April, was recognized as the CCSA Diver of the Year. Sophomore year: Qualified for NCAA Zone Diving meet. Placed 32nd in 1m competition (235.80.) Placed 34th in 3m competition (233.45.) America East; placed 5th in 1m (233.45), placed 5th in 3m (278.50.) *Freshman year: placed 10th in 1 meter diving at the 2012 America East Championships (189.05), & placed 7th in 3m with a finals Page 10 score of 210.70. Named to Conference Honor Roll. High scores for season; 1m (234.60) & 3m (254.32.)