AAU Nationals Qualifiers

So far we've had 14 divers receive qualifying scores for next summers AAU National Championships!

Scout Rooney
Ivy Mousser
Ben Redfearn
Zeke Sanchez
Ruby Pickron
Daniel Knapp
Rebekah Knapp
Tiah Barrow
Alex Robertson
Linsey Verzera
Lexi Letts
Victoria Knapp
Gillian Ashley
Celeste Llona

Several more athletes are only a few points away- this is a great way to start the competitive season!!

EVDC Champions of EVDC Winter Classic

Congratulations to all the divers who competed in the EVDC Winter Classic.  We ended up first place overall in the team standings and had lots of divers with great performances!  Thank you to all the parents who volunteered and helped run another smooth meet!!

Registration open for Rebel Diving Invite

Parents, you may begin registering for our first meet of the season!  If this is your first time registering- below is a checklist of how to register.  The earlier you get registered, the better we can help you if you run into any issues!

1. Create a free profile at www.divemeets.com for your diver, you will need to enter your USA Diving membership number (make sure you have either a competitive blue or gold membership to register for meets)
2. While logged in to divemeets.com, select the competition we are attending
3. In a separate window, open up eastvalleydiveclub.com and go to the 'Competitions' page
1. Select the link to the group that your diver is in
2. Find their specific name to pull up their event names and dive numbers
4. Using the spreadsheet you opened, select the corresponding events
1. Enter the dive numbers in the correct order for the corresponding events
5. You will then submit and send payment for the EVENTS through divemeets.com (typically, event fees are $30 each + a small processing fee)
6. Once you are registered, Coach Lo will be able to edit the divers sheets- so no worries if you make any small mistakes
7. After registering for events, you can submit your coaches fee through the paypal button on our website competitions page
1. Different meets do have different fees, please select appropriate fee

If you run into any errors, please send Coach Lo a text or email!  If you send a screenshot of the exact error, she can fix the error more efficiently so you do not have any further delays.

Team Suit Fittings

We will have sample sizes of our new team suit at all practices- Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  If you are unsure of which size to purchase, please have your diver arrive 15-20 minutes early to practice to do a quick try on.  One they have their size you can order online through East Valley Sports.
*If any boy divers are not ready to purchase the team speedo- they may order a jammer in the same style and get the embroidery through East Valley Sports, but you will need to visit the store in person since it is not available at our website.

Saturday INTRO Clinics & open workouts

We are excited to offer some introductory clinics for divers who are interested in joining EVDC!  These workouts will teach all divers our warm ups, drills, 'language', meet the coaches, and more!  This will also help our coaches with placement on groups for new divers wanting to join right to the competitive team!  SATURDAYS 10:30AM-1:30PM @ KINO POOL, 08/12, 08/19, 08/26
We will also have these times open for current members of the team who would like to come in and practice while we are on break.

End of the Year Team Banquet

It is almost that time!  We will be celebrating all the divers on our team at our annual team awards banquet in August.  Our tentative date is Thursday, August 17th at 6pm.  If you would like to help out with organizing the event, please contact Michelle Reese.  You can begin to RSVP on the 'Parent Corner' page of our website as soon as you can to help us get everything planned early.  This event is for all divers (rec & comp team, and summer lessons/camps) and their families.  Everyone receives a certificate of recognition as well as some special awards for Most Valuable (scored most points for the team), Most Improved (biggest change in competitive scores/most improved dive list), Rookie of the Year (highest point scoring NEW diver), and the Coaches Award (leadership, attendance, performance, coachability). 

Upcoming Zone F Championships!

The USA Diving Zone F Championship meet begins this Thusday, June 29th!  We will be in Pasadena for warm ups on Tuesday, June 27th to begin preparing.  Divers who will not join us in Pasadena until later in the week should plan on attending practices at Skyline.  The calendar is current with all practice information.  You can follow results online at www.divemeets.com once the meet begins, and our team social media accounts for updates!  Our divers are vying for an opportunity to dive at the USA Diving National Championships at the end of the summer.

State Championships Wrap Up

CONGRATULATIONS, TEAM! We walked away with 2nd place overall as a team.  It was a great weekend of diving for our divers and others from around Arizona and we are so proud of the way our divers represented our team.  Below is the detailed results from our divers...we had 12 divers achieve personal best scores, 5 state champions, 8 more divers receive medals, 4 new team records, and 18 new dives between all our divers.

11& Under
Daniella competed JO 1M and 3M Gold, receiving a silver medal on 3M...she competed her back dive tuck for the first time since New Mexico and is looking more and more confident every day!

Mark Bruggeman led the boys, receiving a silver medal on 1M and taking the 3M GOLD.  He dove incredibly consistently coming within a few points of his very best scores in each event.

Josiah Knapp improved in both his 1M and 3M JO events and received personal best scores in both events.  He's been making HUGE improvements and working hard to make corrections before we head to Zones in June.

Zeke Sanchez also looked to improve his scores in his JO 1M event and moved up a level on 3M.  He also received his personal best scores in both events and walked away with the FC Gold 3M state championship title!

12-13
Korey Reese stepped up huge for our team at this competition and competed in JO 3M for the first time.  She improved her scores in both events and had amazing consistency all weekend.  We are so excited for her as she begins competing at the highest level in her age group!

Daniel Knapp had an incredible showing all weekend long.  He found personal best scores in all 3 events, broke all 3 team records, and is a 3-time state champion!  He received several 9's throughout the events and scored over 60 points on his back 1 1/2 with 1 1/2 twists on 3M.  He dove confident and consistent and is looking ready to tear it up at zones!

Tommy Wright improved his 1M score by almost 30 full points and received his qualification score for AAU nationals this summer.  He also had a great competition on 3M and walked away with the GOLD in his age group.  His dives looked graceful and confident all weekend long!

14-15
Rebekah Knapp had a full weekend, competing 1M, 3M, and PL JO.  She medaled in both springboard events and narrowly missed a medal on platform.  She has been working on consistency and did a wonderful job battling through a stacked group of 14-15 girls!

Tiah Barrow competed in 3M for the second time at this meet and is starting to show some comfort with her skills up there!  She also had a personal best score in the 1M event, just missing out on medal position.  She made a ton of corrections and worked hard to focus on the things we've been working on at practice.

Alex Roberston wow'd us all with her reverse this weekend!  After a mishap at the New Mexico meet where she accidentally landed back on the board- we took our time to make sure she was really ready to compete this safely, and that she DID!  It was one of her best scores of the event.  Alex also received a medal in the Silver 3M event and is looking ready to add some new 3M dives and move up to JO very soon.

Rigdon Phillips medaled in his 1M Silver event and had a personal best score!  He dove strong and showed all the fundamentals he's been hard at work on.  During the meet warm ups he even took the plunge and jumped off the 10M!

16-18
Gillian Ashley competed 4 new dives this weekend and performed with tenacity and strength!  She has only been diving with us since January and is attacking her optionals on 3M to get ready for college recruiting.  She continuously competed with a great attitude and made every correction her coaches were asking from her!

Kaylie Jackson competed back 2 1/2 on 3M for the second time and broke the 40 point mark.  She is getting ready to head off to college next year and perfecting her 'big girl' optionals to get ready for the NCAA Division 1.  She has turned into an incredibly consist and strong diver after a short year and a half of diving.  She had a personal best score on PL and 1M as well!  Just barely missing out on medal positions in her events.

Lexi Letts medaled and had a personal best performance on platform at the end of this long weekend of diving.  She received several of her highest scores on several dives and just barely missed out on a medal position on 1M.  She is starting to dive incredibly strong and confident as we head towards our summer zone competitions!

Victoria Knapp opened up the weekend with a GOLD in the 3M event...highlight of the event was a beautiful reverse 2 1/2 that scored all 7's.  She had an incredibly consistent weekend and found 2 more silver medals on 1M and PL.  She was within points of her best scores in her springboard events and set a new team record in the PL event.

Celeste Llona is making her way back into the sport of diving after taking a year off.  She competed beautifully in the Senior womens springboard events and the PL Gold event.  She medaled in all 3 events and dove beautifully for her first competition back.

Jacob Ramirez was our lone 16-18 boy diving in this event and showed tremendous strength.  He was .06 away from his personal best score- and he had a failed dive!  He has been improving every day and is looking ready to head to Zones with confidence!

State Championships

Registration closes on Wednesday morning for the ADA State Championship meet.  Get registered ASAP to avoid the late fee!  Visit our competition page for dive lists, and www.divemeets.com to register.

Summer Schedules

There will be no practice on Memorial Day weekend (Saturday-Monday).  When we return to the pool on Tuesday, May 30th we will begin our summer schedule!  Please be on the look out for a reminder email about the summer prepay options with discounts!

Region 11 Championships

EVDC had a great weekend at the USA Diving Region 11 Championships.  We were this years host, and the meet went great!  Special thanks to all the dedicated team parents who helped make sure it was a success.  We had TWENTY divers qualify to the Zone meet this summer in Pasadena, CA.
Mark Bruggeman- 2x Champion, 1M&3M
Josiah Knapp- 1M 7th & 3M 5th
Zeke Sanchez- 1M 6th
Daniella Perez- 1M 11th

Daniel Knapp- 1M&3M 2nd
Patrick Mullen- 1M&3M 3rd
Tommy Wright- 1M 7th
Ruby Pickron- 1M 3rd & 3M 8th
Korey Reese- 1M 13th

Rebekah Knapp- 1M 2nd & 3M 4th
Tiah Barrow- 1M 10th & 3M 16th
Dylan Gerold- 1M 13th

Victoria Knapp- 1M 2nd & 3M Champion
Lexi Letts- 1M 3rd & 3M 7th
Kaylie Jackson- 1M 12th & 3M 3rd
Gillian Ashely- 1M 14th & 3M 17th
Lauryn Anderson- 1M 26th
Jacob Ramirez- 1M 10th
Brandon Willis- 1M 13th
Landon Driggers- 1M 15th

Welcome Coach Laura!

Starting in January, we have a new full time assistant coach joining us.  She comes from Wisconsin and brings with her a ton of competitive and coaching experience.  She will be working with the Silver team primarily and filling in for Coach Lo with the Red and Elite teams when needed.  When you see her on deck, feel free to stop by and introduce yourself and say hi!

EVDC Winter Classic Recap

EVDC wins overall at our 3rd annual Winter Classic meet!  We had nine new team records set by Rebekah Knapp, Patrick Mullen, Daniel Knapp, Jacob Ramirez, Daniella Perez, and Zeke Sanchez.  Many divers competed in JO for the first time on 1M, 3M, or both.  We also had 20 divers achieve new personal best scores.  Everyone was focused and having fun!  Great meet for our team.  Special thanks to all the parents that helped it run smoothly!

Lobo Invitational

The Lobo Invite is coming up soon!  Mark your calendars for Feb 11-12th and send in your Intent to Compete forms on the 'upcoming meets' page to help coaches plan!  We will plan to arrive in New Mexico for open warm up on Friday, February 10th.  We will be staying at the Hyatt Place Airport, but families can book at whatever hotel works best for their family.

Skyline closure- practices moved

Skyline will be closing for maintenance from January 24th through February 3rd.  During that time, White, Blue, and Silver will practice at Mesa Aquatics complex while Red and Elite will be at Kino.  All practices will remain at the same time- just at the other locations.  The calendar has been updated to show the change.  We will return to Skyline on Saturday, February 4th.