2022-23 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Victoria Franz
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, NY
- Major:
- Biomedical Science
Graduate Student (2023-24): Named to the Academic All-MAC team for the 2023-2024 season…competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, finishing seventh in the one-meter with a score of 556.50, one spot shy of the NCAA Championships qualifying mark…did not compete in conference championships…earned a season-best three-meter diving score of 340.95 at the UB Diving invite, the best on the Bulls’ roster in 2024…season best one-meter diving score came at the Princeton Invitational (309.05)...earned five MAC Diver of the Week honors during the season, tying her own mark for the most in program history in a single season...her career 14 MAC Diver of the Week awards is the most athlete of the week honors in program history and more than any other female swimmer or diver in the conference since 2019.
Senior (2022-23): Won gold medal in the one-meter dive at MAC Championships with a score of 315.06…won silver medal in the three-meter dive at MAC Championships with a score of 331.85…broke the UB school record in the three-meter dive with a score of 359.10 against Bowling Green…qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones in the one-meter and three-meter dive…finished 3rd in the finals of the three-meter dive (636.15) and 3rd in the finals of the 1-meter dive (572.05)…qualified for the NCAA Championships in both events…finished 26th in the 1-meter dive with a score of 253.15 and 46th in the three-meter dive with a score of 235.15…named Co-MAC Diver of the Year alongside Marialis Kwak…named All-MAC First Team…named Academic All-MAC.
Junior (2021-22): Nearly broke the school record in the three-meter dive (350.40) against Cornell…first Bull since Meili Carpenter in 2010 to be named MAC Champion in both the 1 and 3-meter dives…named MAC Diver of the Year…earned First Team All-MAC honors…named to the All-MAC Academic Team…earned five MAC Diver of the Week honors…named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (1/19/22)...qualified for NCAA Diving Zones and finished second of 79 in the one-meter (575.95) and third of 60 in the 3-meter (598.10)…advanced to the NCAA Championships and placed 30th overall in the one-meter (267.50) and 41st overall in the 3-meter (263.70).
Sophomore (2020-21): Won the silver medal at the MAC Championships in both the 1-meter (293.05) and 3-meter (313.85) dives...Finished with a score of 302.95 at the UB Diving Invite in the 1-meter dive...Earned a season-best score of 340.28 in the 3-meter dive in a dual meet victory over Cleveland State on Senior Day...Scored 229.70 in the platform dive at the UB Diving Invite...Earned Second Team and Academic All-MAC Honors...Named MAC Diver of the Week twice (March 17 & April 1).
Freshman (2019-20): Earned a season-best score of 323.35 in the 1-meter dive at the UB Diving Invite…Won the 3-meter dive at the UB Diving Invite with a score of 342.80…Claimed the bronze medal in the 3-meter dive at the MAC Championships with a score of 287.85…Took home the silver medal at the MAC Championships with a score of 271.53…Qualified for the NCAA Diving Zone A Championships for the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform dives…Scored 269.25 for 21st place in the 3-meter dive…Won MAC Freshman Diver of the Year…Earned Second Team All-MAC honors.
High School: Six-time USA Diving National Qualifier...Six year member of the Wings Diving Club.
Personal: Daughter of Bill and Linda...Sister to Allison and Rachel...Has aspirations to receive her degree in biomedical engineering.
