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2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Rachel Margis

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Park
  • Hometown Racine, Wis.

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: MAR-gis

2015-16 (Senior)
Closed out her outstanding career and established herself as one of the top divers in Milwaukee history … competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships for a fourth-straight year, taking 30th on one-meter and 33rd on three-meter … was named Horizon League Diver of the Year as a senior after sweeping both boards at the Horizon League Championships … was named Horizon League Diver of the Week after each week of competition on the season for a total of five times on the year … started things off by sweeping both boards against GVSU Oct. 17 … one week later, took down the best the state had to offer with two more wins at the All Wisconsin Invite … took first on both boards with a pair of NCAA Zone scores at UIC Nov. 7 … finished runner-up on one-meter and fourth on three-meter at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4-6 … those two results marked the only time during the regular season she did not finish first ... made it a special senior day by breaking the school record on one-meter with a score of 313.95 in a sweep of Chicago to again earn league diver-of-the-week honors Jan. 16 … in all, finished first 13 of 18 times on the season ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2014-15 (Junior) 
Finished her season at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships, taking 24th on the one-meter and 25th on three-meter ... came in third on the one-meter and fourth on three-meter at the Horizon League Championships as a junior ... finished second on both boards to start the season against Oakland Oct. 10 ... one week later, won both boards in a win over Grand Valley State ... was named Horizon League Diver of the Week after again sweeping both boards with a pair of NCAA Zone-qualifying scores at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 25 ... again won both boards in a win over Wright State Oct. 31 ... came in first on three-meter and second on one-meter in a win over UIC Nov. 8 ... finished sixth on three-meter, 10th on one-meter and 11th on platform at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... named league diver of the week after sweeping both boards in a pair of meets against Northwestern (Jan. 16) and Chicago (Jan. 17), breaking the school one-meter record against Chicago ... set new one-meter record to 300.52 ... repeated as league diver of the week after again winning both boards twice, this time against Ball State/IUPUI (Jan. 23) and at the UIC Diving Invite (Jan. 24) ... won her third-straight league diver of the week award after winning both boards in a team win over Green Bay Jan. 30 ... was second on both boards at Wisconsin Feb. 6 ... in all, finished the season with 17 wins and 24 top-three finishes on the year, tallying 18 NCAA Zone-qualifying Scores along the way.

2013-14 (Sophomore) 
Finished third on both boards at the Horizon League Championships ... competed at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships, taking 34th on the one-meter and 36th on the three-meter board ... came in second on both boards in season-opening win over Grand Valley State Oct. 19 ... finished runner-up on both boards in a win at Wright State Oct. 26 ... again was second on both boards in a big win at UIC Nov. 2 ... came in 15th on one meter at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 6 ... was named Horizon League Diver of the Week after winning both boards on back-to-back days against IUPUI and at Chicago, Jan. 17 & 18 ... took third on both boards at the UIC Diving Invitational Jan. 25 ... won the one-meter competition and was third on the three meter in a big win over Green Bay Feb. 1 ... named league diver of the week Feb. 11 after taking second on both boards against Wisconsin ... named team's Diver of the Year ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 (Freshman) 
Finished runner-up on the three-meter with an NCAA Zone Score and 13th on the one-meter at the Horizon League Championships as a freshman ... placed third on both boards in collegiate debut at Wisconsin Oct. 12 ... won the three-meter and was third on the one-meter one week later in a win over Grand Valley State ... runner-up on both boards in wins over Wright State and UIC, Oct. 26 + Nov. 3 ... was named league diver of the week Dec. 5 after performance at Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... won the one-meter with an NCAA Zone Score of 265.45 and also took the top spot on three-meter at the UIC Diving Invitational Jan. 19 ... in all, won an impressive four boards and posted 14 top-three finishes on the season.

High School 
Won the Wisconsin state diving title as a senior ... named NISCA (National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association) All-American as a senior ... Wisconsin D-I Diver of the Year as a senior ... named team captain junior and senior years ... finished fifth at the state meet both sophomore and junior years ... also dove club for Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center three years ... team MVP three times ... was a member of the National Honor Society two years ... graduated with high honors and was named academic all-state.

Personal 
Daughter of Robert and Nancy Margis ... participates in a variety of volunteer work ... born June 24, 1994.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

    5'7"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'7"