Jake Kinzbach

Position:
Diving
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montgomery, Texas
High School:
Montgomery

Career Best Scores: 338.70 in 1-meter diving; 350.55 in 3-meter diving; 306.00 in platform diving.

2011-12: Earned membership on the ACC Academic Honor Roll...ACC finalist in one-meter diving where he finished eighth with a score of 292.30 points...also copped ninth place in three-meter diving with a score of 350.55 points...NCAA zone diving qualifier for the third straight year...produced an excellent performance at the 2012 Nike Cup Championships...finished third in platform diving (294.55), third in one-meter diving (354.20) and eighth in three-meter diving (334.45)...won the one-meter diving event in the ECU dual meet.

2010-11: Had some excellent finishes at the 2011 NCAA zone diving championships...placed 16^th in the one-meter competition and 17^th on the 10-meter platform.

2009-10: Turned in some solid finishes at the ACC Championships...placed 11^th in one-meter diving with a score of 320.30 points...was 13^th in the 10-meter platform event...took 17^th on the three-meter board with a tally of 302.90 points...won the one-meter event in UNC's dual meet victory over Georgia.

Prep: A graduate of Montgomery High School...won the 4A Texas state championship his junior and senior years after placing third and fourth, respectively, in his freshman and sophomore seasons...member of USA Diving Junior National Team in 2006 and 2009...in 2008, he placed fourth and fifth at the U.S. Diving Junior West National Championships and seventh at the U.S. Diving Junior National Championships...earned an invitation to the USA Diving World Championship selection camp in 2009...AAU National Diving Team selection in 2007...invited to be on the U.S./Great Britain Challenge team...a U.S. Senior Nationals qualifier in the one-meter, three-meter, and three-meter synchro events...2009 age group national champion...National Honor Society member...high school diving team captain.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Charles Kinzbach...son of Jeff and Jennifer Kinzbach...was born October 26, 1991 in Bedford, Texas...has one brother, J.J., who was a diver at the University of Miami...he was a seven-time USA Diving national champion and four-time Texas state champion...communication studies major...stands 5-9 tall.

20 Questions With Senior Jake Kinzbach

Section #1: Swimming & Diving

1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel diver is being a part of the Carolina pride that is experienced all across campus.

2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach Johansen is I haven't dove with Jenny yet, but my favorite thing about Rich is his dedication that he has in ensuring our success in and out of the water.

3. Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is my patience with the training process.

4. My best friend on another college diving team is Wil Mayo at Navy.

5. My greatest strength as a diver is my passion towards getting better at what I do.

Section #2: Hobbies & Interests

1. Away from the pool and academic pursuits I like to spend time hanging out with friends, listening to music, watching movies, and playing video games.

2. The best movie I've seen recently is Puncture.

3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be soccer.

4. The music acts I'd most like to see in person is Blink 182 or Jason Mraz.

5. The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is paintballing. At one point I was asked to join a semi-pro team, but I had to turn it down to focus on diving.

Section #3: Food & Beverage

1. After a big meet, I'd like to eat at a buffet spread that included any kind of seafood.

2. My favorite beverage is Monster or NOS energy drinks.

3. My favorite food made by a relative is cheeseburgers by my mom.

4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is Carolina Brewery or Sakura.

5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is Cherry Sours Candy.

Section #4: Personality

1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to when Shakespeare was alive and figure out whether he actually wrote his plays/sonnets or not (rumor has it that he didn't, but I disagree).

2. My most prized personal possession is my car or laptop.

3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be Daniel Tosh.

4. My dream job is to work for the Dallas Mavericks.

5. The most interesting person I've met at UNC is Dick Baddour.