Clark Thomas
Clark Thomas

Clark Thomas Season 2013-14

PositionDiving
ClassSophomore
HometownOlathe, Kan.
Previous SchoolOlathe Northwest

TOP SCORES

  • 1-Meter: 429.40 (SEC Championships, 2016)
  • 3-Meter: 447.05 (NCAA Championships, 2016)
  • Platform: 346.85 (SEC Championships, 2013)

2015-16 (SENIOR)

  • Earned first team All-America honors on 3-meter at the NCAA Championships
  • Placed fifth on 3-meter at NCAAs for his first first team accolade
  • Broke Mizzou's 3-meter record with a 447.05 in prelims at NCAAs
  • Also finished 20th on 1-meter at the Championships
  • Took second on 1-meter at the SEC Championships with a school record score of 429.40
  • Also placed sixth on 3-meter at SECs
  • Won six event titles on the year, including four on 1-meter and two on 3-meter
  • Earned SEC Male Diver of the Week three times during the season
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2014-15 (JUNIOR)

  • Named to the All-SEC Second Team
  • Twice named the SEC Male Diver of the Week in 2014-15
  • Competed both springboards at the NCAA Championships
  • ?Won 1-meter at NCAA Zones and notched a career best total of 398.60 in prelims
  • Earned runner-up honors on 3-meter at SECs with a career best 436.60 in finals
  • Also placed fifth on 1-meter and 12th on platform at the SEC Championships
  • Ranks second all-time at Mizzou on 3-meter, third on 1-meter and sixth on platform
  • Won 13 titles in 2014-15, including six each on 1-meter and 3-meter
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Earned two All-America honorable mention honors as a sophomore
  • Earned finishes of ninth on 3-meter and 14th on 1-meter at the 2014 NCAA Championships
  • Notched a career best score of 418.60 on 3-meter at the NCAA Championships
  • Won the 1-meter at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships to punch his NCAA Championships ticket
  • His NCAA Zone D 1-meter score of 397.40 set a new career high
  • Had finishes of seventh on 1-meter and 12th on platform at the SEC Championships
  • Won five event titles during the season, including four on 1-meter, and one on 3-meter
  • Earned a runner-up finish on 1-meter at the USA Diving Winter National Championships in December
  • Named to the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 (FRESHMAN)

  • Named the SEC Male Freshman Diver of the Year and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshmen Team
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships and competed all three events at the meet
  • Best finish at NCAAs was 26th on the platform
  • Earned a fifth-place finish on the 3-meter at NCAA Zone D Championships to qualify for the NCAA Championships
  • Notched season best times of 348.60 on the 1-meter, 364.65 on the 3-meter and 346.85 on the platform ... Also advanced to the finals of the 1-meter at Zones and finished in 10th place
  • Posted a seventh-place finish on platform at the SEC Championships with rounds of 346.85 in prelims and 342.90 in finals
  • Just missed making finals on the 1-meter at SECs with a ninth-place finish
  • Placed seventh on both the 3-meter and platform at the Tennessee Diving Invite
  • Won the 1-meter against Drury
  • Claimed the 3-meter win at the Mizzou Invite and finished second on both the 1-meter and platform
  • Took the 3-meter win against Alabama

PREP

  • Attended Olathe Northwest High School and competed for the Jayhawk Dive Club for coach Eric Elliott
  • Four-time All-American
  • Never lost a diving meet in his high school career
  • Was an Olympic trials finalist
  • Won four-consecutive state and Sunflower League titles
  • Became the first diver in Kansas history to top 600 points (608.15)
  • Named to the USA Diving All-Star Team in 2010

PERSONAL

  • Son of Mark and Kelli Thomas
  • Majoring in geoscience
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Senior
2015-16

Diving