2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Clark Thomas
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
- High School:
- Olathe Northwest
Bio
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
- 2012-13 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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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