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2020-21 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Michael Dubicki

Amanda Hurchalla

Amanda Hurchalla

  • Position:
    Diving
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mount Clemens, Mich.
  • High School:
    Fraser
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Was a five-time All-American with two First Team accolades (second in 2019 and third in 2020) on the three-meter board, and two First Team honors (fifth in 2019 and 2020/COVID-19), along with an Honorable Mention All-American recognition in 2018 (11th on the three-meter board).  Finished in the top three at GLIACs five times (first on three-meter in 2020; second on three-meter in 2018 and one-meter in 2019; third on three-meter in 2019 and one-meter in 2020).

2020-21:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed in the prequalifications, but did not advance to the championships.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished sixth in both the one-meter diving competition (391.70) and on the three-meter board (406.40).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in the first two meets … posted season-best scores for six dives vs. Northern Michigan (2/7) on the one-meter board (286.75) and three-meter board (226.12) ... recorded season-best 11 dive scores during the GLIAC prelims with 392.65 (one-meter) and 408.30 (three-meter).

2019-20:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time First Team All-American diver ... earned a third-place finish on the three-meter board (432.10 points) ... was scheduled to compete in the one-meter dive on the Friday of the NCAA Championships, which were canceled due to COVID-19.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time All-GLIAC diver (First Team, Third Team) ... notched a victory on the three-meter board with an NCAA B-cut score of 458.35 points ... finished third in the one-meter dive after meeting NCAA standards with a score of 413.75 points.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... earned NCAA B-cuts with first-place finishes in both the one-meter dive (261.70 points) and the three-meter dive (273.90 points) vs. Tiffin and Davenport (10/18) ... notched a victory on the three-meter board with 251.02 points versus Oakland (10/25) ... tallied NCAA B-cuts on both the one-meter dive (277.80 points) and the three-meter dive (289.85 points) at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... won both the one-meter dive (254.65 points) and the three-meter dive (258.15 points) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10) ... finished fourth on the three-meter board with 269.62 points vs. Eastern Michigan (1/11) ... placed first in the one-meter dive with an NCAA B-cut score of 276.68 points at Findlay (1/17), along with a second-place finish in the three-meter dive (231.30 points) ... recorded an NCAA B-cut score of 265.80 on the one-meter board versus Grand Valley State (1/25).

2018-19:  Selected WSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time First Team All-American diver ... earned a second-place finish in the three-meter diving event (506.80) ... finished fifth on the one-meter board (443.25).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time All-GLIAC diver (Second Team and Third Team) ... finished second in the one-meter diving event (422.00) ... placed third on the three-meter board (451.05).  SEASON: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all 10 meets ... won the three-meter dive event vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/19) with a score of 245.45 … finished first in the one meter dive (255.45) at DI Oakland University (10/26), meeting the NCAA qualifying standard of 255 … also claimed the top spot in the three-meter dive (253.72) against the Golden Grizzlies … earned first place in the three-meter dive (269.05) against Ashland (11/10), surpassing the NCAA qualifying standard of 265 points … placed first in the one-meter diving event (269.92 points) and the three-meter dive (282.82 points) versus Calvin (11/16), meeting the NCAA qualifying standards of 255 (one meter) and 265 (three meter) … notched a victory in the three-meter dive (256.20 points) at Grand Valley State (1/5) … claimed the top spots in the one-meter dive (239.00 points) and the three-meter dive (267.10 points) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11).

2017-18:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed in both one-meter and three-meter diving events, earning Honorable Mention All-American for 11th place on the three-meter board (404.50).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned All-GLIAC honors with a second-place finish in three-meter diving (415.50), earning an NCAA B-cut ... competed in one-meter prelims and scored 364.95.  SEASON:  Competed in all eight meets ... finished second in one-meter diving (243.95) and three-meter diving (246.30) at Calvin (11/17) ... took second in one-meter diving (262.87)  and three-meter diving (256.72) vs. Grand Valley State (1/6) ... won three-meter diving (279.45) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12), taking second in one-meter diving (276.10) ... won one-meter diving (417.76) at Findlay (1/19) ... was the top finisher in one-meter diving (264.44) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/20). 

High School:  A 2017 graduate of Fraser High School ... lettered four times with coach Kevin White ... placed in the top five at All-County meet four times ... beat the pool record at L'Anse Creuse High School ... received All-County, All-League and All-American honors ... broke 400 during league meet in 2017 ... earned all-academic honors four times.

Personal:  Full Name--Amanda Hurchalla ... born on February 3, 1999, in Mount Clemens ... daughter to Shannon and Melissa Hurchalla ... has one younger brother, Aiden ... is majoring in Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 and Fall 2020 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 and Winter 2021 ... last name is pronounced her-shell-a.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Diving
    5'6"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Diving
    5'6"

  • 2019-20Junior

    Diving
    5'6"

  • 2020-21Senior

    Diving
    5'6"