Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Koester, Phil
Phil Koester
- Induction:
- 1990
- Class:
- 1984
Possibly the best diver in the history of the Mid-American Conference, Phil Koester is the only diver in league history to win four one-meter diving titles and the only one to win seven league titles in the one- and three-meter events combined.
An Ann Arbor, Mich. native, Koester was named the Diver of the Year in the MAC following the 1982 and 1983 league meets. He set the league record in the three-meter event with 510.55 points in 1983.
The captain and team MVP his senior year, Koester won the prestigious Mike Peppe Invitational in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1980.
Phil Koester was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
An Ann Arbor, Mich. native, Koester was named the Diver of the Year in the MAC following the 1982 and 1983 league meets. He set the league record in the three-meter event with 510.55 points in 1983.
The captain and team MVP his senior year, Koester won the prestigious Mike Peppe Invitational in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1980.
Phil Koester was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
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