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2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Nickie Griesemer

  • Position Diving
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Bayard Rustin
  • Hometown West Chester, Pa.

Biography

2017-18: Became the program's first-ever Diving National Champion, taking home two crowns in the one and three-meter dives... Won the three-meter dive with a score of 516.30 and the one-meter with a score of 467.60...Named CSCAA Diver of the Year following her performance at nationals... Posted the top scores in both the one-meter (479.20) and three-meter (505.15) boards at regionals... Set new meet records in both the one-meter (505.70) and the three-meter (536.80) at the Liberty League Championships and was named Female Diver of the Meet... Also picked up wins in numerous meets, including the Dick Comanzo Invitational and the Bomber Invite.

    Season-best scores
    + One-meter (6 dives): 318.05 (Feb. 3, Union - 1st place) *Team-best
    + One-meter (11 dives): 479.28 (Jan. 28, Dick Comanzo Invitational - 1st place) *Team-best
    + Three-meter (6 dives): 328.30 (Feb. 3, Union - 1st place) *Team-best
    + Three-meter (11 dives): 542.05 (Jan. 28, Dick Comanzo Invitational - 1st place) *Team-best

2016-17: Was the National Runner-Up in the three-meter with a score of 497.20 to earn First-Team All-American... Also picked up an All-American Honorable Mention in the one-meter with a score of 399.25 for an 11th-place finish... Took first-place at regionals in the three-meter with a score of 494.85 as well as third in the one-meter with a score of 446.10... Won both the one-meter (526.85) and the three-meter (554.90) breaking the UNYSCSA and championship meet records at both heights, as well as the pool record in the three meter... Named Diver of the Meet following her performance.

    Season-best scores
    + One-meter (6 dives): 318.05 (Feb. 3, Union - 1st place) *Team-best
    + One-meter (11 dives): 479.28 (Jan. 28, Dick Comanzo Invitational - 1st place) *Team-best
    + Three-meter (6 dives): 328.30 (Feb. 3, Union - 1st place) *Team-best
    + Three-meter (11 dives): 542.05 (Jan. 28, Dick Comanzo Invitational - 1st place) *Team-best

2015-16: Did not compete.

2014-15: Griesemer was a conference champion and state champion in 1-meter and 3-meter diving at the UNYSCSA/Empire 8 Championships. Her effort earned her Diver of the Meet honors for the second-straight season. She earned All-America honors in 3-meter Diving at the NCAA Championships after placing eighth overall in the championship final. Griesemer led the Bombers in overall diving scores throughout the season in both six and 11 dive formats. She broke her own program record on the 3-meter board (six dives) this past year, recording a score of 316.00 in a dual meet at Alfred. She was named E8 Diver of the Week on Feb. 23. Griesemer's effort earned her Empire 8 Diver of the Year honors for the second-straight season. She was also named a CSCAA Scholar All-American. 

    Season-best scores
    + One-meter (6 dives): 290.70 (Jan. 12, Rochester - 1st place) *Team-best
    + One-meter (11 dives): 472.20 (Feb. 20, UNYSCA/Empire 8 Championship - 1st place)
    + Three-meter (6 dives): 316.00 (Jan. 24, Alfred - 1st place) *Team-best
    + Three-meter (11 dives): 541.05 (Feb. 18, UNYSCA/Empire 8 Championship - 1st place) *Team-best


2013-14: Griesemer dominated in her first year as a Bomber, as she earned Empire 8 Diver of the Year honors in her freshman campaign. She was named UNYSCSA / Empire 8 Diver of the Meet after earning two all-conference honors and two all-state nods. Griesemer was named ECAC Diver of the Week for the week of Jan. 26, 2014. She took first in 3-meter diving at the state meet and placed third overall in 1-meter diving. Griesemer’s performance earned her a trip to the NCAA Championships, where she earned all-America honors in 3-meter diving 1-meter diving. She was also a two-time E8 Athlete of the Week. 

    Season-best scores
    + One-meter (6 dives): 311.40 (Feb. 1, Union - 1st place) *Team-best
    + One-meter (11 dives): 475.20 (Feb. 20, UNYSCA/Empire 8 Championship - 2nd place)
    + Three-meter (6 dives): 303.80 (Feb. 1, Union - 1st place) *Team-best
    + Three-meter (11 dives): 541.00 (Feb. 22, UNYSCA/Empire 8 Championship - 1st place) *Team-best

High School: Griesemer graduated from Bayard Rustin High School where she earned four letters in diving for coach Mike Wells. She holds two Bayard Rustin diving records.
 
Personal:  Nickie is a physical therapy major and is the daughter of Bob and Carol Griesemer.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Diving
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2015-16Junior

    Diving
  • 2016-17Senior

    Diving
  • 2017-18Graduate Student

    Diving