Elizabeth Misiti

Position:
Diving
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.

Career Best Scores:
!M Dual Meet 258.83; !M Championship 227.20; 3M Dual Meet 253.73; 3M Championship 399.99.

General:
Has been an outstanding part of the Tar Heel diving corps for three years...was named the team’s most improved performer as a freshman...three-time returning letter winner...trained with the Jayhawk Diving Club in suburban Kansas City before coming to Chapel Hill...was coached there by current UNC diving coach Kevin Lawrence.

2002-03:
Finished 12th on the three-meter board at the ACC Championships with 399.90 points...was 17th on the one-meter board with a score of 210.50 points...named to the 2002-03 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2001-02:
Named to Dean’s List both semesters of 2001-02 school year...chosen for 2002 ACC Academic Honor Roll...placed 12th in one-meter diving and 14th in three-meter diving at the ACC Championships.

2000-01:
Was named the Most Improved Perfomer on the Tar Heel women’s swimming and diving team...was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll...placed 13th on the one-meter board and 16th on the three-meter board at the ACC Championships.

Prep:
Graduated on May 20, 2000 from Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan....played volleyball in high school...was a member of a two-time state championship team...took third place in the state in diving as a senior and was named a high school All-America...with the Jayhawk Diving Club she qualified for the West Coast Nationals in 1999...was a member of the BVNHS band for four years...selected for membership in the National Honor Society...was also a member of the National Art Honor Society.

Personal:
Given name is Elizabeth Anne Misiti...nicknamed “Vapor”...was born June 23, 1982 in Washington, D.C....is the only child of Donna Misiti...hobbies include scrapping, cooking, writing, shopping, photography and dancing...athletes she most admires are Stephen Krebs, Ashley Benner and Rob McMillen...a psychology major...wants to pursue a career in child psychology.