Talisa Lemke

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Swim/Dive - Talisa Lemke - NCAA Zones 2017 (crop)

Position:
Diver
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Schul- und Leistungssport Zentrum Berlin (SLZB)
Hometown:
Berlin, Germany

2019-20: CSCAA All-American … MAC Diver of the Year … MAC Most Outstanding Senior … First Team All-MAC … Academic All-MAC ... MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … collected 17 consecutive victories, including four with first place finishes in the prelims … recorded a pair of school records at the Magnus Cup, scoring 330.35 in the 1 meter dive and 373.50 in the 3 meter dive … registered a 346.80 in the 1 meter dive against Toledo, breaking her own school/personal record … won both diving events at the MAC Championships, giving her five total conference titles … scored over 300 in 16 of the season’s 19 events … qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones for the fourth time in her career.

2018-19: Academic All-MAC … First-Team All-MAC … Won 17 of the 22 events she participated in over the course of the season … set the program record again in the 3-meter dive with a score of 372.00 against Youngstown State … won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dive MAC Championships, advancing to the NCAA Diving Zones once again … never finished lower than first in the 1-meter dive throughout the course of the regular season … finished second in the five events she did not place first in … registered a score of 300+ on nine different occasions.

2017-18: Academic All-MAC ...MAC Co-Diver of the Year ... first-team All-MAC ... MAC one-meter diving champion ... national championships qualifier ... completed one of the greatest diving seasons in BGSU history ... broke her own personal best/school record one-meter diving mark six times during season ... broke her own personal best/school record three-meter diving mark three times during season ... won MAC Championship in one-meter with school record 319.65, becomding first BGSU diver to win MAC title since 1992 and first in one-meter since 1988 ... also set school record at MAC Championships in three-meter, where she placed second (366.45) ... won both diving events in single meet in six duals, as well as at 2017 Zippy Invite ... won one-meter event at Buffalo Diving Invitational (300.10) ... at season-opening dual vs St. Francis, won both diving events and qualified for NCAA Diving Zones in both ... at NCAA Diving Zones, reached final in one-meter with 269.30, then placed fifth in final with meet total of 576.60 ... in three-meter at Zones, placed sixth in prelims (287.10), then finished ninth in finals (561.70) ... results at Zones were good enough to qualify for NCAA Championships, becoming first BGSU diver at NCAA meet since 1988 ... at NCAAs, placed 30th in three-meter (293.50) and 23rd in one-meter (276.95), missing the finals in one-meter by just 8.5 points.

2016-17: MAC Freshman Diver of the Year ... second-team All-MAC … set new BGSU records in both 1-meter (293.15) and 3-meter (323.15) in debut season ... qualified for NCAA Diving Zones and finished 15th in 1-meter (518.40) and 18th in 3-meter (517.30) ... at MAC Championships, finished fourth in both 1-meter (286.95) and 3-meter (288.25) ... won 1-meter event five times: at George Washington tri-meet (school record), at Towson, at Oakland, at Youngstown State, and at Ball State ... also won 3-meter five times: at Ball State, at Oakland, at George Washington tri-meet, at Towson, and versus Michigan State.

Personal/Prior to BGSU: Daughter of Frank Lemke and Katrin Faschina-Lemke ... has two brothers, Max and Tillman ... born on Feb. 1, 1996 ... majoring in Theatre ... national junior champion in platform diving (2010-2011) and 3 meter diving (2012-2014) ... Junior European Championships in platform (9th place, 2010) and 3 meter synchronized (4th place, 2013).

Personal Bests
1 Meter: 346.80 (vs. Toledo, 2/7-2/8-20, 1^st in program history)
3 Meter: 373.50 (2019 Magnus Cup, 1^stin program history)

Recipient of the Joyce S. Hof Scholarship.