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2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Candace Young

  • Position Diving
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 130
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tappan, N.Y.
  • Highschool Tappan Zee

Biography

2013-14: Earned the CAA Women's Diver of the Week title on Feb. 4 ... CAA Championships (Feb. 26 - Mar. 1) Earned a spot in the championship final in the 3-meter dive, where she finished eighth with a score of 277.25 ... Placed 10th overall in the 1-meter dive with a score of 280.85 ... Rhode Island Dual (Feb. 1) Secured two first-place victories in both the 3-meter dive (286.20) and 1-meter dive (277.05) ... Vermont Dual (Jan. 18): Won both the 3-meter and 1-meter dives after posting a score of 245.60 in the 3-meter and a score of 236.00 in the 1-meter ... Drexel Tri-meet (Jan. 11) Placed third in the 3-meter dive with a score of 253.00 ... Earned fourth place in the 1-meter dive with a score of 242.45 ... Brown Invitational (Nov. 9): Placed fifth in both the 1-meter (220.25) and 3-meter (223.20) diving events ... George Mason Tri-meet (Nov. 1-2) Placed second in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 250.50 ... New Hampshire Dual (Oct. 19) Won both the 1-meter (271.20) and 3-meter (262.45) diving events ... Boston College Dual (Oct. 6): Claimed first place in both the 3-meter and 1-meter dives with scores of 271.45 in the 3-meter and 236.75 in the 1-meter.

2012-13: Finished the season with a pair of first-place victories ... Placed first in 1-meter dive against Rhode Island, coming in with a score of 271.72 ... Placed first against Vermont with a score of 251.02.

2011-12: Finished fifth in the 1-meter diving (219.45) and 3-meter diving (220.15) events in season-opening meet against BC and Houston (Oct. 15)...placed second in the 1-meter dive (243.00) and scored 246.80 in the 3-meter diving exhibition against Bryant (Oct. 26)... placed second in the 1-meter diving (241.35) and first in the 3-meter diving (236.4) events against Delaware and Drexel (Jan. 14)… placed third in the 3-meter diving event (242.85) and scored 244.20 in the 1-meter diving exhibition event against Vermont (Jan. 21)… qualified for the NCAA Zone Championship meet with a score of 282.35 in the 1-meter event and 285.90 in the 3-meter event, finishing in third and second, respectively against Dartmouth and Rhode Island (Feb. 4)… finished fourteenth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 240.30 and twelfth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 232.45 at the CAA Championship (Feb. 22-25).

2010-11: CAA Rookie Diver of the Year...won the 1-meter dive with a score of 246.97 against Boston College (Oct. 29)...finished fourth in the 1-meter dive (240.45) fifth in the 3-meter dive (237.20) at the CAA Pod Meet (Nov. 6-7)...finished second in the 3-meter dive with a score of (250.75) and sixth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 216.80 at the Husky Invitational (Nov. 19-21)...placed fourth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 224.02 against Massachusetts (Dec. 4)...qualified for the NCAA Zone Championship with a score of 266.54 from the 3-meter  springboard and 288.90 from the 1-meter  springboard against Siena (Jan. 22)...finished third on the 3-meter  springboard with a score of 244.15 and fifth from the 3-meter board with a score of 229.40 in a tri-meet against Dartmouth and Rhode Island (Feb. 5)...finished eighth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 235.65 and sixth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 265.90 at the CAA Championship (Feb. 23-26)...placed 24th in the 1-meter dive (207.30) and 23rd in the 3-meter dive (222.10) at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championship (March 10-11).

Before NU: Member of the varsity swim team for two years and did gymnastics for four years at Tappan Zee High School...captained the gymnastics team for three years...swimming Conference Champion as a senior...member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Science Honor Society…First-Team All-Conference as a senior, Second-Team All-Conference as a junior…All-League, All-Conference and All-Section selection… Named a Scholar-Athlete each of her 4 years.

Personal Info: Born October 1, 1992… Majoring in Physical Therapy…Class of 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Diving
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Diving
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    Diving
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    Diving
    5'8" 130 lbs