FIU Athletics

2004-05: Competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Meet, finishing 16th on 3-meter and 26th on 1-meter...earned Sun Belt Conference Diver of the Year honors for the second-straight year with a victory on the 3-meter and a third place finish on 1-meter...set school and Sun Belt records during the preliminaries of the 1-meter (276.05) and the finals of the 3-meter (521.55) at the conference championships...two-time Sun Belt Conference Diver of the Week selection (January 12 and January 18).

2003-04: Named Sun Belt Conference Diver of the Year, following victories on 1-meter and 3-meter at the league championship...established a new meet record on 1-meter with 265.40 points at that meet...qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in all three disciplines, finishing 15th in the 1-meter, 18th on the platform and 24th on 3-meter...earned Sun Belt Conference Diver of the Week (January 26) and Diver of the Month (October 2003) accolades.

Prior to FIU: At Wisconsin in 2002-03, she was an NCAA Zone finalist, competing in all three events, finishing 12th on the 1-meter...a first-team All-American diver at Rocky Mountain High School from 2000-02...two-time Colorado state champion...four-time conference champion...in 2001, named Colorado Sports Woman of the Year in diving...two-time team MVP in diving (2001 and 2002)...participated on 2000 volleyball and 2001 gymnastics state championship teams...lettered four years in diving and two each in volleyball, track and gymnastics...U.S. Junior Diving National Champion in 2002 and a three-time national competitor...member of National Honor Society and a two-time academic All-American.

Personal: Born March 9, 1984...daughter of David and Charlotte Balkenbush...has one brother, Bryan...occupational therapy major...selected to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2004-05.

Best Performances
1-meter: 276.05, Sun Belt Conference Championships (12/17/04)
3-meter: 521.55, Sun Belt Conference Championships (2/18/05)