Colten Young

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Princeton University men's swimming and diving vs. Columbia, Princeton, NJ, December 9, 2017.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Diving
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coto de Caza, Calif.
High School:
Crean Lutheran

Honors
CSCAA All-America, 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform (2020)
NCAA Qualifier, 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform (2022, 2020, 2018)
Ivy League Championships High Point Diver of the Meet (2022)
Ivy League Runner-Up, 1-meter (2022)
Second Team All-Ivy League, 1-meter (2022)
Ivy League Runner-Up, 3-Meter (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018)
Second Team All-Ivy League, 3-Meter (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018)
CSCAA Scholar Athlete All-America (2020, 2022)
War Memorial Trophy Recipient (2022)
Matthew R. Weiner / Rob Orr Award Recipient (2022)

Records
No. 1, Platform, 392.85
No. 3, 1-Meter, 342.85
No. 3, 3-Meter, 392.50

2021-22: Competed in all three diving events at the NCAA Championships...Ivy League Championships High Point Diver of the Meet...Academic All-Ivy...Second team All-Ivy in the 1-meter and 3-meter...Awarded the War Memorial trophy, given to the senior who has made the most outstanding contribution during upperclass years to the sport through diligence in studies, devotion in swimming/diving and excellence in performance...Recipient of the Matthew R. Weiner and Rob Orr Award, given to that senior member of the team who consistently demonstrates those qualities shared by Matt and Rob of inspirational dedication with integrity, a challenging intensity and a genuine respect for himself, his teammates and his university.

2019-20: CSCAA All-American on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform...NCAA qualifier on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform...did not get to compete at the NCAA Championships as the meet was canceled due to a nationwide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus...earned CSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America honors...second team All-Ivy on 3-meter...set a new school dual meet record on platform (392.85).

2018-19: Second-team All-Ivy on the one-meter and three-meter boards ... Set top scores on the one-meter board at 298.10 (11 dives) and the three-meter board at 262.85 (11 dives) at the Cornell-Penn meet.

2017-18: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors in the 3-meter diving final; scored 392.50 points, the seventh-most in the history of the event at Ivies, and the second-most ever by a freshman at the Ivy League … set a top platform six-dive score of 325.80 at the Big Al meet ... made Ivy Championships debut in the 1-meter final and placed fifth with 336.95 points … qualified for and competed in all three diving events at the NCAA Championships.

Before Princeton: Two-time state champion … won Academy League and CIF three times apiece … four-time club national champion … represented USA Diving at the Junior Worlds in Penza, Russia (2014), as well as at a youth competition in Germany (2016) … invited to compete at World Trials this summer … holds the California state record and the Academy League record … team captain … a member of the USA Diving's High Performance Squad Tier II three times … Elite Scholar-Athlete honoree … National Honor Society member … Distinguished Scholar.

Personal: Born April 17, 1999 … son of Roger and Kerry Young … has an older sibling Madison, who was an All-America diver at Georgia Tech … cousin Lindsey Ensign Olson '09 was an All-Ivy League volleyball player at Princeton … has played the piano since he was four and has completed Level 10 of the Certificate of Merit for piano … enjoys going to the beach … undecided on course of study at Princeton, but considering either the psychology or business fields.