Education
- B.S. in business management from BYU, 1973
Prior to BYU
- Founded the Mesa Desert Divers (Mesa, Arizona) and was a coach for 10 years
- President of the Arizona Diving Association
- President of the Professional Diving Coaches Association
- Member of the U.S. Diving Board of Directors
- Coached diving at the University of Utah from 1979-1981
Personal/Family
- Served an LDS church mission to Chile in 1971
- Married to Marsha, with 6 children
Career Highlights
- Won first in the WAC one-meter at Arizona State University 1968
- Won the NCAA three-meter diving championship for ASU 1968
- Placed fourth in the Olympic Games at Mexico City 1968
- Two-time WAC champion on the one-meter board 1971, 1972
- Won the three-meter WAC title1972
- Placed fourth in the NCAA Championships 1972
- All-American 1972
Before BYU
- Grew up in Mesa, Arizona
- Went to Arizona State University before serving his mission
After BYU
- Professional Diver participating in multiple world championships and Olympic trials (1972, 1976)
- Member of the 1968 Olympic Diving Team
- Six-time National Champion and member of the Pan Am and World Teams
- Founded the Mesa Desert Divers (Mesa, Arizona) and was a coach for 10 years
- President of the Arizona Diving Association
- President of the Professional Diving Coaches Association
- Member of the U.S. Diving Board of Directors
- Coaches at the University of Utah for 1989-1991
- Served as a diving judge in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Diving coach at the University of Utah from 1979-1981
- Diving coach at BYU from 1992-present
Post-BYU Honors and Societies
- Won a silver medal in the World Championships in the 10-meter competitions
- Won a bronze medal in the World Championships in the three-meter
- World Springboard Champion at Decatur, Alabama 1974
- World Platform Diving Champion at Decatur, Alabama 1974
- Made it to the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials 1976
- Inducted into the Mesa, Arizona Sports Hall of Fame 1993
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame 1994
- Earned 14 MWC Coach of the Year awards
Stats
1967 Freshman Year- ASU
- Won a silver medal at the World University Games on the 10-meter platform
- Won a gold medal at the World University Games on the three-meter board
- Competed in the Pan American Games where he won a silver medal in the three-meter
1968 Sophomore Year-ASU
- First in the WAC one –meter, 433.90
- NCAA National Champion 494.55
- Member of the U.S. Olympic Diving Team
- Six-time National Champion
- Member of more than a dozen international senior teams including Pan Am and World teams