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For a young lady from the city that has created "The Year of a Million Dreams" in 2008, sophomore diver Brittany Viola added one more dream to that equation as she not only collected three Atlantic Coast Conference Championships by sweeping the 10-meter, 3-meter and platform diving events, but she also collected the first women's individual national diving title for the Hurricanes since 2000. The Orlando, Florida native added her name to the short list of just four, including Viola, women's diving national champions in Hurricanes history. Owns almost every sophomore class record at UM, including NCAA participation and ACC individual meet records.
Sophomore (2007-08)...
Placed herself beside some of the great names in Miami women's diving history, wiping away several records for the Hurricanes ... National Champion in the 10-meter platform ... Posted a score of 362.60 in the finals to walk away with the first women's individual title at UM since former All-American Jenny Keim in the same platform event ... Just the fourth women's national champion in diving for the Hurricanes all-time, joining Jenny Keim (1999, 2000), Wendy Williams (1989) and Doris Glenn Easterly (1998) ... Collected top finishes in all four of the platform events for which she competed on the year ... Blew away the scores at the NCAA Zone "B" Championships on six dives where she collected a score of 702.50 ... Tabbed an All-America performer following a seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 1-meter springboard ... Swept all three diving events at the 2008 ACC Championships for first place titles in three events ... Picked up her best score of the year at the ACC Championships in the 1-meter springboard where she netted a score of 324.65, a new career-best for that event ... Had a total of nine (9) first place finishes in the 1-meter springboard throughout the year ... Set a pool record for women in the 1-meter event against Florida Atlantic when she scored a 296.10 ... Her winning score of 296.45 was one of her top performances on the road at the Georgia tech Fall Invitational ... Picked up seven (7) first place finishes in the 3-meter springboard, including 12 top three performances overall ... Failed to collect a top three finish in just one (1) event on the campaign ... Her best performance came at the ACC Championships where she put in a score of 340.55 through five dives, also a career-best for the Orlando native ... Posted a score of 308.70 for first place at the Georgia Tech Invite ... Best performance at home was against Florida International with a score of 290.00 in the 3-meter event ... Recorded a score of 286.70 in a tri-meet against FAU and Florida Gulf Coast
Freshman (2006-07)...
Named the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year ... Was also an All-American team in her first season at UM ... Placed sixth in the women's 10-meter platform finals with a score of 285.50 at the NCAA Championships in Minnesota after a preliminary score of 294.55 ... At the ACC Championships, finished in second place in the platform event with a score of 303.45 ... Earned honorable mention All-American in the three-meter springboard with a 14th place finish at the NCAA's.
High School/Prep...
Participated in the Junior World Championships, finishing in second place on the 10 meter platform ... Turned in a first-place finish in the one-meter event at the state championships ... As a freshman, captured second place in the state championships and finished fourth her sophomore year at the state championships.
Personal...
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota ... Birth date is April 19, 1987 ... Majoring in Electronic Media & Sports Administration ... Strives to be a sports commentator one day in the future ... Daughter of Frank and Kathy Viola ... Has two siblings, Frankie (24) and Kaley (19) ... Chose to attend UM because of Coach Ableman, the diving team and the campus atmosphere.
Around the Pool with Viola...
Enjoys dancing, billiards, bowling and volleyball away from the pool ... Says her first impression of Miami was that it was beautiful and relaxing ... Her favorite athlete is her father (a former major league pitcher) who has helped her with her diving today ... Favorite television show is One Tree Hill ... Says the one thing she'd tell children is to enjoy the sport you do, and to do it for yourself and have fun ... Her mother has been the biggest influence in her life because she's an amazing woman and caring individual.
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