Rachel Smallwood

Position:
Diving
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Center Grove
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.

2018-19: Earned third letter at Ball State … earned first place in the 1m (256.35) and third place in the 3m (227.40) against Eastern Illinois … earned third at Miami in the 3m with a score of 230.93 ... took third at Akron in the 1m with score of 242.18 and third in the 3m with score of 243.15 ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2017-18: Became the first female Ball State diver to advance to the finals of the NCAA Zones since 2010… finished 17th in the one-meter on the opening day of Zones with a final score of 531.35, with her score of 275.95 ranking her 10th coming out of the preliminary round… earned a score of 242.60 in the three-meter dive to place 26th on day two of Zones… secured five points for Ball State at the MAC Championships with a 12th place finish in the three-meter dive and a score of 277.75... finished 8th in the one-meter dive at MAC Championships... secured her place in the NCAA Zones with a third-place result in the one-meter dive and a score of 268.30 against Eastern Michigan… scored a 277.43 to claim first place in the one-meter board against Buffalo… earned second place in both the one and three-meter dives against Indiana State (256.50, 254.18)… took fourth at Notre Dame in the three-meter dive with a score of 258.50… owns the fifth best 1m dive in school history with a score of 277.43... earned her second-consecutive letter award.

2016-17: Earned first letter at Ball State…NCAA Diving Zones Qualifier… placed 24^th after marking a score of 242.50 in the 3m event at NCAA Diving Zones… finished 36^th at the NCAA Diving Zones with a final score of 226.65 in the 1m event… fifth in school program in the 1m springboard with a score of 275.03 set at MAC Championships… posted her first NCAA Zone qualifying score with a second place finish in the 1m versus Bowling Green… earned 13 top 3 finishes this season including five first place honors… fifth in the Ball State record books in the 1m with a score of 275.03...Marked a score of 232.25 to earn third place in the 1-meter dive at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet… earned a fifth place finish in the 3-meter dive at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet with a score of 247.55… earned a score of 268.35 in the 1-meter dive against Indiana State and Eastern Illinois to earn first place on the day and qualify for diving zones… scored 275.03 in the 3-meter dive against Bowling Green, earning second

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Center Grove under head coach Fred Hill… earned Most Valuable Player and most improved diver… holds school records in 1m 6 dive and 1m 11 dive… helped team to sectional and regional championships… also earned two letters in volleyball

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Lori Smallwood… born on Dec. 27, 1997, in Indianapolis, Ind… full name Rachel Elyse Smallwood...a pre-med major