Wayne State University Athletics

Former Warrior Erika Barczak is serving as a graduate assistant diving coach for the 2008-09 season.

2007-08: Chosen as the GLIAC Female Student-Athlete of the Year ... voted WSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year (becoming the first WSU female to be a two-time recipient) ... selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large (College Division) First Team ... voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV College Division Women's At-Large First Team ... Deans' Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned two First Team All-America honors by placing fourth in one-meter diving (408.75) and sixth on the three-meter board (366.85). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Won the one-meter diving event for the second straight year (366.45) and the three-meter for the third consecutive year (448.60), breaking her own school record with her score in the latter. SEASON: Named the GLIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12) after winning both the one-meter (253.27) and three-meter (260.55) events Nov. 9 at the Calvin Invitational, making NCAA cuts in both ... was a recipient of the Winter 2008 GLIAC Commissioner's Award ... received a 2007-08 DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2006-07: Voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... Deans' Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned an Honorable Mention All-America award after finishing 14th in the one-meter diving with a score of 291.70. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Won both the one-meter (377.10) and three-meter (447.75) diving competitions.

2005-06: Selected WSU's Female Student-Athlete of the Year ... Deans' Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned her second straight First Team All-America honor on the three-meter board, placing sixth with a score of 379.70, improving on her eighth place finish in 2005. Finished 13th on the one-meter board, scoring 291.35, earning her second straight honorable mention All-America in that event. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Won the three-meter diving (400.35 points), while placing second in the one-meter diving (320.20).

2004-05: NCAA CHAMPIONSHP: Earned First Team All-America honors by placing eighth on the three-meter board, scoring 358.40 points ... became the first All-American female diver for Wayne State since 1986 ... earned All-America honorable mention in the one-meter event, placing ninth with 317.65 points. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Placed second in three-meter diving (403.90 points) and fourth in the one-meter event (328.20) ... will participate in the pre-qualification meet at the NCAA Division II Championships after scoring 270.20 points on the one-meter board vs. Northern Michigan and Hillsdale Nov. 20.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Williamston ... was a two-year letterwinner for coach Jerry Derrig and the Hornets ... named to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) All-American squad (one of 100 divers nationally to be recognized) ... earned Academic All-America accolades, was an All-American candidate, and was named All-State and Academic All-State ... finished second in the 2004 regionals after winning the league title with a pool record score of 436.95 for 11 dives ... was class valedictorian ... named to the National Honor Society and was the Rotary Student of the Quarter.

Personal: Full name--Erika A. Barczak ... born in Tulsa, Okla. ... daughter of David and Ellen Barczak ... has two brothers, Adam and Travis, and one sister, Adrienne ... is an art major with an emphasis on photography ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2004, Winter 2005 (4.00), Fall 2005 (4.00), Winter 2006 (4.00), Fall 2006, Winter 2007 (4.00), Fall 2007 (4.00) and Winter 2008 (4.00).