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2019-2020 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Grant Newcombe

Grant Newcombe

  • Position:
    Diving
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Huntington Beach, Calif.

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (Senior):           
  • Awards and Honors: MPSF All-Academic Team and an honorable mention for CSCAA Scholar All-American Team.
  • At the MPSF Conference Championships, Grant had season-high scores in all three events: 1-meter 333.90 (7th), 3-meter 371.15 (4th) and Platform 244.85 (10th)
  • Placed 4th on 1-meter (297.40) at the tri-meet with Arizona and Denver (Oct. 25)
  • Placed 11th on 1-meter (303.80) at the UCLA Bruin Diving Invitational (Jan. 17)
  • At the Texas A&M Diving Invite he finished 9th on 1-meter (272.25) and 7th on 3-meter (287.00)
  • Grant concluded his career at the NCAA Zone E meet in Federal Way, WA. (March 9) with a 22nd place finish on 1-meter (252.75) and a 19th place finish on 3-meter (290.80)
2018-19 (Junior):
  • Awards and Honors: garnered MPSF second-team honors in the 1-meter diving event. Earned MPSF All-Academic Honors.
  • MPSF Championships (Feb. 20-23): competed in two events, finished sixth in the 1-meter (340.80) and ninth in the 3-meter (381.35).
  • vs. Cal State Bakersfield (Oct. 18-19): second in 1-meter (307.40)
  • Lancer Diving Invite Cal Baptist (Oct. 20): second in the 1-meter Finals (340.15)
  • Wally Nakamoto Diving Invite (Jan. 3-5): second in 1-meter (298.95), 3rd in 3-meter (329.10)
2017-18 (Sophomore):
  • Awards and honors: Earned MPSF first-team honors in 1m diving and second-team honors in 3m diving
  • Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 16-17): competed in two preliminary events finishing 18th and 13th in the 1m diving (219.30) and 3m diving (290.30), respectively.
  • Wally Nakamoto Diving Invitational (Jan. 3-5) 1st in 1-meter (326.65), 3rd in 3-meter (327.30)
  • UCLA Bruin Diving Invitational (jan. 12-14) 7th in 1-meter (287.85), 9th in 3-meter (266.85)
  • MPSF Championships (Feb. 15-17):  competed in three events, 3rd in 1-meter (323.55), 5th  in 3-meter (332.10), and 11th in Platform (195.45)
  • NCAA Zone E Championships (March 5-7)  17th in 1-meter (264.30), 14th in 3-meter (292.45)
2016-17 (Freshman):
  • Awards and Honors: First-Team All-MPSF (1-meter diving), Second-Team All-MPSF (3-meter diving)
  • vs. Arizona (Oct. 8): Finished 2nd on the 3-meter (276.70) and 2nd on the 1-meter (270.40)
  • vs. Utah (Oct.15): Finished 3rd on the 1-meter (278.40) and 4th on the 3-meter (273.90)
  • Texas Diving Invitational (Nov. 17-19): Finished 9th in the 1-meter prelims (304.60) and 12th in the 3-meter prelims (291.90)
  • vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 18): Won the 1-meter competition (346.45) and finished 3rd in the 3-meter (296.00)
  • Wally Nakamoto Diving Invitational (Jan. 5-6): Finished 7th in the 3-meter with a personal-best (347.70) and 8th in the 1-meter (299.95)
  • MPSF Championships (Feb. 15-18): Finished 3rd in the 1-meter (328.50) and 5th in the 3-meter (346.10)
Prep:
  • A 2016 graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Calif.
  • Earned MVP honors of his high school team twice
  • A two-time CIF Division I championship finalist
  • 2015 Sunset League diving champion
  • Competed for two years for McCormick Divers club teamwith coach Debbie McCormick and train with John Wingfield at Ripfest and became a two-time USA Diving national qualifier in 1-meter diving, and a one-time USA Diving national qualifier in 3-meter diving
  • Two-time USA Diving regional championship finalist in 1-meter and 3-meter diving  
Personal:
  • Born in Newport Beach, Calif.
  • Son of Chris and Carina Newcombe
  • Has two siblings, older brother Joe and younger sister Emma
  • Majoring in Economics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-2017Freshman

    Diving
    5'9" 0 lbs

  • 2017-2018Sophomore

    Diving
    5'9" 0 lbs

  • 2018-2019Junior

    Diving
    6'0" 170 lbs

  • 2019-2020Senior

    Diving
    6'0" 170 lbs