Emilie Weiderman Irvington – Diving

Amidst a crowd of upperclassmen, the freshman took home the gold at the NCS Diving  Championships on May 17. The Vikings standout displayed a litany of dives with a spirit of grace and calm over the 11-round event. She finished with a total score of 432.25, establishing herself as a favorite for years to come. Weiderman edged out Carondelet’s Brook Osborn, who finished just seven points back at 425.05.

Amidst a crowd of upperclassmen, the freshman took home the gold at the NCS Diving  Championships on May 17. The Vikings standout displayed a litany of dives with a spirit of grace and calm over the 11-round event. She finished with a total score of 432.25, establishing herself as a favorite for years to come. Weiderman edged out Carondelet’s Brook Osborn, who finished just seven points back at 425.05.

SportStars Magazine: What dives were you focusing on the most heading into the championships?

Emilie Wiederman: For sure my backs and reverses because those are scary for me.

SSM: Did you expect to win?

EW: I wasn’t expecting to get first. I was expecting to do pretty good but not first, because i’m only a freshman.

SSM: Being just a freshman, how important is this title?

EW: It’s just as important as any other meet, just moving forward getting higher and higher a score for the competition.

SSM: What diving events can we find you at this summer?

EW: There’s gonna be Regionals at Santa Clara this summer, and there’s zones and Nationals (in Indianapolis, Aug. 7-11).

EMILIE’S QUICK HITS

Favorite athlete: Kristian Ipsen

Favorite subject: Art and Science

Favorite baseball team: Giants

Favorite Starbucks item: Double Chocolate Chip Frappucino w/ peppermint

Honorable Mention

Andrew Gu — The Albany freshman won the NCS Division I singles tennis championship on May 5 by convincingly defeating Foothill’s Chris Wen 6-1, 6-1 in the final. Gu didn’t drop a set throughout the tournament.

Nick Rogers — The Montgomery-Santa Rosa sophomore buried a hole-in-one on No. 17 at Castlewood Country Club’s Hills Course, helping him finish in a tie for fifth at the NCS Tournament of Champions on May 14. The finish qualified him for CIF’s NorCal Tournament.

Iris Brand — It was a splashing debut for the Amador Valley freshman at the NCS Swimming Championships on May 19. She won the 50 freestyle and then came back an hour later to take second in the 100 freestyle (losing by a mere half-second).