Bolstad shatters fourth record
Scott Atkins
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: Sports
For the third week in a row, Marist diver Brian Bolstad has set a school record. Bolstad broke his own record of 322.87 on the 1-meter board, which he had just set a week earlier, with a score of 338.92. This record is Bolstad's fourth record in the past three weeks.
"I'd say right now, he probably ranks as the top diver we've had here," Diving Head Coach as well as Brian's mother, Melanie Gillet-Bolstad said. "He's doing harder dives than anyone has done previously. The sport is evolving...and now that Brian can do those harder dives, and he's doing them well, he's scoring more points on each board than anyone ever has."
Incredibly, Brian began diving competitively only as a junior in high school, but he's felt a connection with the swimming pool for as long as he can remember.
"I grew up around the Marist pool because of my mom being the coach," Bolstad said. "I've basically grown up on the diving board, but my official training didn't truly start until high school."
Brian has now been named the MAAC Men's Diver of the Week an astounding seven times this season, winning the award over 50% percent of the time.
Even with individual standouts, Marist fell to Seton Hall 159-137 in their final dual meet of the season at the McCann center.
"In particular our diving core [stood out]," head coach Larry VanWagner said. "[The core] consists of Brian Bolstad and senior tri-captain Mitchell Katz."
Katz placed second in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 311.62, finishing only behind his teammate Bolstad. Juniors Keith Miller, Joshua Sklanka and Steven Vendetta and senior Kevin Quinn, combined to give Marist a win in the 40-yd freestyle relay, touching first with a time of 3:13.70.
After their performances against Seton Hall, Bolstad and Katz qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. This contest held at Rutgers on March 12-13, provides divers with the opportunity to qualify for the Men's NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Texas A&M University.
"[The Zone Championship] is the most fun meet to be at because the level of diving is so much higher than anywhere else," said Bolstad, who's looking forward to the increased level of competition.
The star diver is predominantly focused on the upcoming MAAC championships.
"We know that there are some great teams in the MAAC," Bolstad said. "We definitely have a lot of challenges ahead of us and we have to swim and dive well, but I think we have a great shot at putting up some lifetime bests."
The MAAC championships will be held at Loyola University on Feb 11-13.
"I'd say right now, he probably ranks as the top diver we've had here," Diving Head Coach as well as Brian's mother, Melanie Gillet-Bolstad said. "He's doing harder dives than anyone has done previously. The sport is evolving...and now that Brian can do those harder dives, and he's doing them well, he's scoring more points on each board than anyone ever has."
Incredibly, Brian began diving competitively only as a junior in high school, but he's felt a connection with the swimming pool for as long as he can remember.
"I grew up around the Marist pool because of my mom being the coach," Bolstad said. "I've basically grown up on the diving board, but my official training didn't truly start until high school."
Brian has now been named the MAAC Men's Diver of the Week an astounding seven times this season, winning the award over 50% percent of the time.
Even with individual standouts, Marist fell to Seton Hall 159-137 in their final dual meet of the season at the McCann center.
"In particular our diving core [stood out]," head coach Larry VanWagner said. "[The core] consists of Brian Bolstad and senior tri-captain Mitchell Katz."
Katz placed second in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 311.62, finishing only behind his teammate Bolstad. Juniors Keith Miller, Joshua Sklanka and Steven Vendetta and senior Kevin Quinn, combined to give Marist a win in the 40-yd freestyle relay, touching first with a time of 3:13.70.
After their performances against Seton Hall, Bolstad and Katz qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. This contest held at Rutgers on March 12-13, provides divers with the opportunity to qualify for the Men's NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Texas A&M University.
"[The Zone Championship] is the most fun meet to be at because the level of diving is so much higher than anywhere else," said Bolstad, who's looking forward to the increased level of competition.
The star diver is predominantly focused on the upcoming MAAC championships.
"We know that there are some great teams in the MAAC," Bolstad said. "We definitely have a lot of challenges ahead of us and we have to swim and dive well, but I think we have a great shot at putting up some lifetime bests."
The MAAC championships will be held at Loyola University on Feb 11-13.
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