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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Montgomery, Texas
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| High School:
Montgomery HS
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| Height:
6-0
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| Position:
Diving
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| Major:
Public Relations
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Freshman (2007-08)...
Kinzbach enjoyed a stellar freshman year, and is eagerly awaiting the start of his sophomore season ... Tabbed an All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer as a freshman for the Hurricanes (1-meter and platform) ... Picked up two wins as a freshman, including the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship in the 10-meter platform--the first platform championship in ACC history ... Registered a score of 429.50 in the finals of the platform at the ACC Championships ... Placed first in the NCAA Zone "B" Championships with a season-best score of 857.30 ... Finished second at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational where he tallied a score of 346.15 ... Finished eighth overall (366.05) in his first-ever NCAA Finals appearance ... Also collected a seventh place finish in the NCAA Championships on the 3-meter springboard with a score of 274.95 ... Finished fourth at the NCAA Zone "B" Championships where he posted a season-best mark of 362.50 for the 3-meter springboard ... Collected a fifth place score in a tri-meet with Florida State and Florida A&M with a mark of 274.90 ... Collected three top five scores in the 1-meter springboard event throughout the year ... Had his highest score at the ACC Championships with a 364.35, allowing him to place second overall ... He had to claw back in the finals after posting just a 299.95 in the preliminary rounds, leaving him sixth after the first round of competition ... Picked up back-to-back third place performances against FSU/FAMU and in the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... Scored a mark of o338.55 against FSU/FAMU while bouncing back for a score of 356.15 at the GT Fall Invite.
High School/Prep...
Named first-team all-state in addition to holding diving records at the school and state level ... A seven-time junior national champion ... Placed third at Senior Nationals ... Finished first at the USA Diving Senior Zone "C" Championships.
Personal...
Full name is Jeffrey Gerard Kinzbach ... Son of Jenny Kinzbach ... Has a brother, Jake (16) ... Born in Dallas, Texas on November 18, 1988 ... Says he chose to attend Miami because of the location and Coach Ableman ... Majoring in Public relations at Miami.
Around the Pool with Kinzbach...
Lists wakeboarding as a hobby away from the diving boards ... Favorite sports team is the Houston Astros ... Lists 300 as his favorite movie ... Watches Entourage on television ... Enjoys reading GQ magazine ... Listens to all kinds of Rap and Lil' Wayne ... Lists steak as his favorite meal ... Says his mother has been the biggest influence in his life.
