Erica Schiffler

Position:
Diving
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Woodbury, Minn.
High School:
Woodbury

Career Bests: 266.78 in a one-meter dual meet; 257.50 in a one-meter championship meet; 314.93 in a three-meter dual meet; 274.28 in a three-meter championship meet; 260.85 in a 10-meter platform diving championship meet (school record).

General: School record holder in platform diving with a score of 260.85 points in 2008...she also ranks sixth in one-meter diving and fourth in three-meter diving on UNC's all-time Top 10 list...Junior transfer from the University of Minnesota where she was a Big 10 Conference finalist on the three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform...chosen as Big Ten Diver of the Week.

2007-08: Set a school record in 10-meter platform diving with a score of 260.85...finished third at the ECU Invite with sophomore David Solarz posting a score of 448.35...claimed seventh at the ACC Championships with a score of 239.5 in one-meter diving...finished eighth at the Championships in 10-meter platform diving with a score of 215.95 after scoring 260.85 points in the preliminaries...finished 14th at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships with a final score of 426.40 on the 10-meter platform... named to the 2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Swimming and Diving Team, one of four Tar Heels selected... named to 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated from Woodbury High School in 2005...competed there on the 1, 3, and 10-meterboards...four-time All-State selection...three-time high school All-America...team captain...member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Erica Jean Schiffler...daughter of Bill Schiffler and Lisa Schiffler...was born August 25, 1987 in St. Paul, Minn....has one brother, Bo, 16, and one sister, Courtney, 12.

Sorting Out Schiffler
Academic Major at Carolina: Biology
Career Plans: Medical School, Dermatology
Hobbies: Shopping, Riding Horses
Athlete I Most Admire: Tiger Woods
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My parents
Favorite Book: The Glass Castle
Favorite Magazine: Elle
Favorite Food: Kung Pao Chicken from Yang's
Favorite Movie: The Sound of Music
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Florence, Italy
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Dane Cook