Journi Northorp '17 Recruiting Profile

I began diving 1m seasonally at age eleven, year round at age 14.  I began diving 3m at age 15.  Prior to taking diving lessons, I spent nine and a half years in gymnastics with seven of those years competing in AAU and USA Gymnastics meets.  As an accomplished gymnast, I reached level 8, before taking my love of tumbling and the water, and combining them into the sport I love today, diving.  Upon attending Mariner High School my freshman year, I was informed that the school did not have a dive team and/or coach.  Providing that I supplied my own coach and trained on my own time, I could dive for my high school.  So, I did just that!  In season, I commute 4-6 days a week, to a club coach that is approximately one hour away from home. 

As a freshman, I was the Lee County All Conference dive champion.  I went on to place 14th place at States.  As a sophomore, I returned to States, this time placing 8th. This year as a junior I placed 2nd at states.  My freshman, sophomore and junior year, I was MVP for my swim and dive team.  My goal is to place 1st at states my senior year.  In order to do this, I know that it requires hard work, commitment, and sacrifice, that I am willing to do, to reach my goal.  I have a ‘diving bucket list’, that I have come up with for myself, which lists the dives that I want to achieve by next season.  My ultimate goal is to dive in college.   Being fairly new to the sport, there is no concern for burn-out.  I am still excited to dive, to learn new dives and excel in the sport.  I can’t wait to see what college diving has in store for me.  

In addition to my diving commitment, I also swim.  I ran varsity track for my school my freshman and sophomore year.  In December of 2015 I began working a part-time job.  Between school, diving and work, I was unable to run track my junior year.  All the while, I take honors and AP courses, and currently have a 4.76 weighted GPA.  When I am not busy with sports and school work I enjoying volunteering, just being a kid and making homemade ice cream.