Brandon Makinson

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• 2009-10 NCAA Participant (3-meter dive)
• 2010-11 NCAA Participant (1-meter, 3-meter dive)
• 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials qualifier (3-meter)
• Member of the 2009-10 ACC All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Member of the 2010-11 ACC All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2011-12 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Member of the 2011-12 ACC All-Academic Team

In Tech[apos]s Record Books:
• 1-meter Dive (1st), 375.25
• 3-meter Dive (1st), 408.10
As A Junior in 2011-12: As A Junior: Was 10th in the 3-meter at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championship (717.45 points), with a 354.35 score in the finals after a 363.10 in the preliminaries… Was 13th on the 1-meter at the Zone Championship with a total score of 612.25… Finished 12th on the 3-meter at the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team Trials… Earned All-ACC honors after a silver-medal performance on the 1-meter, breaking the school record with a score of 375.25… Was 12th at the ACC Championship on the 1-meter (335.65) and 17th on the platform with a career-high score of 286.75… Won 10 individual events (five 1-meter wins and five 3-meter wins)… Won both the 1- and 3-meter competitions four times — versus Georgia, versus Penn State, versus Clemson and Western Kentucky, versus Emory… His season-high on the 3-meter of 396.68 came versus Penn State.

As A Sophomore In 2010-11: Earned a spot at the NCAA Championships after an eighth place finish at the Zone B Diving Championships … Set two new school records at the ACC Championships in the 1 and 3-meter dives … Named to the All-ACC Team for the 3-meter dive … Finished 35th in the 1-meter dive with a score of 251.85 and 25th in the 3-meter dive finishing with 324.90 points at the NCAA Championships … Punched ticket to the national meet with a 14th place finish in the 1-meter dive (630.40 points – 303.90 prelim, 326.5 final), an eighth place finish in the 3-meter dive (743.00 points – 361.30 prelim, 381.7 final) and a 20th place finish in the platform dive (239.10 points) … Earned All-ACC honors for his third place and school record score of 408.10 in the three meter dive … took home fifth place honors and set the school record in the 1-meter dive with a score of 360.35 … netted a career best score of 245.95 on the platform dive at the ACC Championships finishing 15th … Earned 13 first place finishes during the 2010-11 season, seven in the 1-meter and six in the 3-meter dive.

As A Freshman In 2009-10: Earned an 11th place finish in the three meter dive at the NCAA Zone B Diving Meet coming in with a point total of 637.45 (307.95 preliminary, 329.50 Final) … Was the top finisher for the Yellow Jackets in the one meter dive (322.80) taking tenth and in the three meter dive (334.05) earning 11th place at the ACC Championships … Took 17th in the ACC Championships in the Platform dive competition with a total of 228.25 points … Took second in the three meter dive setting a personal best point total of 389.60 vs. Virgina Tech and Florida State … With a 12th place finish at the Georgia Tech Invitational set a personal best in the platform dive (240.90) … Recorded a personal best total in the one meter vs. Florida coming in second with a point total of 325.95.

High School: Eight-year letterwinner under coach Igor Kopecky … Holds the three-meter record (513.85) set at the Alberta Summer Provincials … Competed in the 2008 Winter Senior Nationals, 2008 Alberta Summer Provincials, Dive Calgary Electric 2008, Winter Senior Nationals 2009, Alberta Winter Provincials 2009 and Alberta Summer Provincials 2009 … Was on honor roll throughout high school and in the Grade 9 Royal Conservatory of Music Honors Program.

Personal: Born Brandon Alexander Makinson on March 1, 1991, in Calgary, Alberta … Son of Michael and Bonnie Makinson … Brother of Meryl … Hobbies include skiing, water sports and video games … Majoring in Aerospace Engineering.