Fresno State Athletics
2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Irina Nikolaeva
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2018-19 All-Mountain West - 1-Meter
• 2018-19 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
• 2018-19 Academic All-MW
• 2017-18 All-Mountain West - 1-Meter
• 2017-18 Team Most Valuable Diver
• 2015-16 Academic All-MW
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Earned All-MW honors on 1-meter and qualified for the NCAA Zones on both 1-meter and 3-meter ... reached the A Final and finished sixth overall on 1-meter at the MW Championship, breaking the program championship record with a career-best score of 292.25 in the final ... won the B Final and placed ninth overall on 3-meter at the MW Championship scoring a season-high 303.35 in the final ... qualified for the 1-meter final at the NCAA Zone meet with the 16th best prelim score (257.05) in a field of 57 and finished 18th overall ... nearly qualified for the NCAA Zone 3-meter final as well placing 22nd in the prelims in a field of 57 scoring 259.95 ... missed the first half of the season due to injury but still earned four wins on 1-meter and two wins on 3-meter during the regular season ... swept both boards against UC Davis ... was named MW Diver of the Week on Jan. 15 after winning on 3-meter at San Diego State and on 1-meter at San Diego ... totaled three second-place finishes and two third place finishes ... had multiple top-three finishes in four meets ... recorded the top 1-meter and 3-meter scores on the team for the season
2017-18 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Recorded career-best scores on 1-meter and 3-meter and qualified for NCAA Zones on both boards ... reached the 1-meter final at the MW Championship and placed eighth to earn All-MW honors ... won the 1-meter competition in meets against UC Davis/CS East Bay and Fresno Pacific ... had a career-best 1-meter score of 290.62 at UC Davis/CS East Bay ... recorded a career-best score of 312.30 on 3-meter against Fresno Pacific ... placed fourth among 24 competitors on 1-meter at the USC Diving Invitational ... finished second on both 1-meter and 3-meter in the quad dual at San Diego State ... led the team with a 23rd place finish among 59 divers on 1-meter at the NCAA Zone meet ... placed 29th among 57 divers on 3-meter at NCAA Zones
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Redshirt season.
2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Placed first in the 1-meter (284.33) and 3-meter (276.38) dives on Jan. 3 against CSU Bakersfield ... placed first in the 3-meter (280.20) dive against Fresno Pacific and UC Santa Cruz on Nov. 14 ... qualified for NCAA zones.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won National Championship in Moscow. Best diver in 2012 in Moscow.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Olga and Yuri Nikolaeva ... chose Fresno State because she wanted to go to a Division I school in the U.S. ... majoring in kinesiology-physical education
FRESNO STATE CAREER BESTS
| 1-Meter | ||
| 292.25* | 2-20-19 | at MW Championship |
| 3-Meter | ||
| 312.30 | 11-4-17 | vs. Fresno Pacific |
*Program Record (Championship)
