The University of Akron Athletics
2016-17 Akron Women's Swimming and Diving
Paige Kelkenberg
- Event:
- Diving
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lockport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Lockport
2016 Academic All-MAC
2016 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
2015 Academic All-MAC
2015 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
2014 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
Kelkenberg's Top Scores
Event | Time | Year |
1-Meter | 297.30 | 2014-15 |
3-Meter | 338.78 | 2014-15 |
UA All-Time Rankings
One-Meter: Fifth (297.30)
Three-Meter: Fourth (338.78)
As a Junior: Named to the Academic All-MAC team … selected as a College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American honorable mention … NCAA Zone: Placed 18th overall in the one-meter event with a combined score of 519.70 … scored a total of 568.95 in the three-meter event en route to a 13th place finish … MAC Championships: Recorded a season-best 293.65 in the preliminary round of the championships in the one-meter … placed fourth overall in the one-meter dive with a score of 288.45 … scored a 296.30 to place 10th in the three-meter event … Invitationals: Won the three-meter event at the Magnus Cup with a score cumulative of 316.55 and set a personal-best tally of 332.85 in the preliminary round … at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 4-6), placed second in the one-meter dive (284.40) and third in the three-meter (291.35).
As a Sophomore: MAC Championships: placed fourth in the MAC Championships in the one-meter dive with a score of 294.95 … finished in ninth place in the three-meter dive (298.15) at the championships … Duals: recorded a personal-best score of 297.30 in the one-meter dive … sits with the fourth-best score in the three-meter dive in program history with a score of 338.78 … placed second at the Akron vs. Bowling Green dual in the one-meter dive (274.50) and the three-meter dive (260.10). Honors: Academic All-MAC … All-American.
as a Freshman (2013-14): Owned the third-best time in 1-meter (272.02) and 3-meter (305.25) diving … earned 11th in 1-meter and 3-meter at MAC Championships (Feb. 27-Mar. 1) … had the top score of 272.02 in 1-meter diving against Youngstown State (Jan. 17) … placed first in 3-meter with a 291.52 at Toledo (Feb. 1) … competed in the NCAA Diving Zones in Columbus, Ohio.
At Lockport High School: Received the Scholar Athlete Award as a senior ... finished seventeenth in the State Championship as a sophomore ... improved to fourteenth in the State Championship as a junior, and was awarded second place her senior year ... set the pool record at three local high schools ... set the pool, school, and league record for 11 dive at her high school... also played lacrosse.
Personal: Daughter of Alan and Wendy Kelkenberg ... Has one sister, Alyssa.
