2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Jones, Krista
Krista Jones
- Class:
- Junior
- Event(s):
- DIVE
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, IN
- High School:
- Greenwood Community
Bio
Pitt School Record Holder
Platform: 265.58, Pitt at Ohio State, 2/1/19
2018-19 Season
- Broke the Pitt platform record during her junior season with the Panthers
- Scored 265.58 on platform at Ohio State to re-write the Pitt record books
- Also regularly competed for victories on springboard during dual meets
- Won on 3-Meter vs. West Virginia and George Washington
- Took the 3-Meter title in the Western PA Invite as well
- Scored once again at the ACC Championships in Greensboro
- ACCs: 21st on Platform, 25th on 1-Meter, 36th on 3-Meter
- Finished the season at the NCAA Zone Diving meet, reaching the platform final
- NCAA Zones: 11th on Platform, 21st on 1-Meter, 29th on 3-Meter
- Continued to progress during her sophomore season at Pitt
- Posted personal-best scores in all three diving disciplines
- Scored for the first time at the ACC Championships
- ACCs: 18th on Platform, 32nd on 3-Meter, 33rd on 1-Meter
- Once again contended for an NCAA Championships berth at the zonal meet
- NCAA Zones: 8th on Platform, 24th on 3-Meter
- Produced a productive freshman season with the Panthers
- Regularly scored in dual meets against high-caliber opponents
- Had a solid outing in her debut at the ACC Championships
- ACCs: 26th on Platform, 38th on 1-Meter, 38th on 3-Meter
- Concluded the campaign at the NCAA Zone Diving Meet
- Nearly qualified for the NCAA Championships, taking 9th on Platform
- Came to Pitt from the Indiana International School of Diving under Coach Sean McCarthy, the same Indiana club team for which Pitt diving great Meme Sharp once competed
- Placed 5th in the 1M at the 2016 IHSAA State Championships
- Set the Greenwood school records in multiple diving events several times
- Placed 18th at IHSAA State Championships as a sophomore and 10th as a junior
- Earned the distinction of Mid-State Champion
- Took 4th place on platform at the 2016 USA Diving Zone C Meet
- Also a major contributor to her school’s track and field team in high jump and pole vault
- Marketing major
| Krista Jones' Career Performances | |||
| Event | Score | Date | Venue |
| 1-Meter Dive | 277.28 | 2/1/2019 | Pitt at Ohio State |
| 3-Meter Dive | 309.00 | 1/5/2019 | Pitt vs. West Virginia |
| Platform Dive | 265.58 | 2/1/2019 | Pitt at Ohio State |
Bold = Pitt school record as of the end of the 2018-19 season
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