2011-12 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Christopher Jones
- Position:
- Diving
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Palm City, Fla.
- High School:
- South Fork
2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selection
2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selection
2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selection
2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selection
Career High Dives
One-meter: 348.51 (Georgia, 10/25/12)
Three-meter: 354.45 (Tennessee, 1/28/12)
Platform: 327.65 (2013 NCAA Zone Diving Championships)
At Florida
2013-14:
Battled back from shoulder surgery and scored points on all three boards at the SEC Championships … UF’s highest finisher on the platform, taking 15th with a season best score of 279.85 … Also the Gators’ top finisher on one-meter, taking 18th with a score of 276.25 … Placed 21st on three-meter with a total of 271.50 … Made the finals on the one-meter springboard at the NCAA Zone Diving ‘B’ Regionals … Finished 17th overall with a 12-line total of 539.25 … Collected one individual win during regular season and invitational play prior to SEC Championships … Took the one-meter event in a season best 325.88 versus Florida Atlantic … Also notched his best score on three-meter (312.00) against FAU … Named to the 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13: Named to the 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll… Posted a career-high score of 327.65 on the platform taking eighth as the highest finisher for the Gators, was 17th on the three-meter with a score of 331.95 in the finals and took 20th on the one-meter with a score of 273.50 at the 2013 NCAA Zone Diving Championships… One of three divers to represent the Gators at the 2013 SEC Championships, taking 15th on the one-meter (280.25) and platform (280.25) and finishing 29th on the three-meter (239.90)… Grabbed a second place finish on the one-meter (318.75) and was fourth on the three-meter (296.78) against Tennessee… Collected fifth place finishes on both the one and three-meter boards at Florida State with scores of 252.38 and 288.30 respectively… Took fifth on the one-meter (269.56) and competed in exhibition on the three-meter (277.28) against Texas A&M… The top Gator on the one-meter with a third place finish of 299.30 and was fourth on the three-meter (337.58) at South Carolina… Swept both diving events at Georgia with a personal-best score of 348.51 on the one-meter and tallying 346.50 on the three-meter… Won on the one-meter board (324.75) and finished second on the three-meter (317.70) at the All-Florida Invitational.
2011-12: Named to the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll… Represented the Gators at the 2012 SEC Championships, finishing as the highest finisher off the one-meter boards with a 310.20, 11th-place effort, and 20th off both the three-meter boards (310.50) and platform (280.70)… Had a career-high dive off the three-meter springboard against Tennessee, recording a 345.45 score to finish third… Took second in three-meter competition (335.55) to help lift the Gators over Auburn… Finished second off the one-meter springboard with a 333.08 mark against FAU… Collected two top-five finishes at the Georgia Invitational, with a second-place effort off the three-meter boards and fifth-place finish off the one-meter boards… Against Georgia, took fourth in both the one- (316.73) and three-meter (339.67) competition… Opened the season with a fourth-place effort off the one-meter boards at the All-Florida Invitational.
2010-11: Named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll… Competed on the platform at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships, taking 18th with a 261.10 prelim score… Scored 283.40 on the platform at the SEC Diving Championships, for 14th place. Took 23rd on both the one-meter (249.00) and three-meter (276.80) boards at the conference championships… Finished second on the platform with a career-best 321.40, and fourth on the one-meter boards (323.93) at the Last Chance Meet… Took fourth in three-meter competition in the win over Indian River State College (296.17)… Finished seventh and eighth in the one-meter and three-meter competition, respectively, against Georgia Tech… Made his 2010-11 debut at the Tennessee Diving Invitational, finishing 12th in platform competition… Appeared in eight meets on the year for the Gators.
High School: Graduated from the International Baccalaureate program of South Fork High School in 2009… Was in National Honor Society… In addition to diving, was a varsity track and field athlete… Was in Eagle Scouts… Coached at South Fork by Dave Suba.
Club: Member of the Indian River Divers, coached by Dave Suba.
