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USC Men’s Diving Sweeps Pac-12 Postseason Awards
March 30, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Trojans take home diver, freshman and coach of the year honors.
LOS ANGELES – After a stellar season including a sweep at the conference championships and a strong showing at NCAAs, USC diving swept the conference's annual postseason awards, the Pac-12 announced on Thursday, March 30.
Hongping Li, the USC Head Diving Coach, was honored as the Pac-12 Men's Diving Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career (Li is also a 12-time Pac-12 Women's Coach of the Year). Sophomore Shangfei Wang took home Men's Diver of the Year and Laurent Gosselin-Paradis was named the Men's Freshman Diver of the Year. All awards are voted on by the Pac-12 coaches.
DIVER OF THE YEAR: Shangfei Wang, So., USC (Vancouver, Canada) USC Trojan sophomore Shangfei Wang was named the 2023 Men's Diver of the Year after his impressive postseason performance.
At the Pac-12 Championships, Wang competed in the three meter diving final, taking home seventh and contributing 12 points to his team's score. Heading straight into NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, the sophomore walked away with two runner-up finishes in the 1 Meter (751.40) and 3 Meter (730.15)
Wang's NCAA performance highlighted Pac-12 Diving by being the only diver to compete in multiple event finals. He began his Championship run with a fifth-place finish in the 1 Meter (391.70) and the Conference's highest diving finish at the event, taking home second in the 3 Meter (448.30). Overall, the sophomore tallied 99 points between the three postseason events.
FRESHMAN DIVER OF THE YEAR: Laurent Gosselin-Paradis, Fr., USC (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) After competing in his first season as a Trojan, Laurent Gosselin-Paradis was named the 2023 Freshman Diver of the Year.
Earning his first ever Pac-12 Championship title, the freshman picked up a 354.80 win in the 1 Meter, the Trojans' first since 2011. Paradis then went on to earn himself a spot in the Trojan record book, with the fourth-best 3 Meter dive in program history, taking home second in the event. Rounding out his Pac-12 run, a 416.05 final score on the Platform dive gave Paradis his second conference title.
At the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, the freshman competed in the 1 Meter, taking home fifth place and earning himself 25 points.
DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR: Hongping Li, USC For the sixth time in his career, and first time since 2020, Hongping Li of USC has been named the 2023 Men's Diving Coach of the Year. Leading the Trojans to 140 points in the Pac-12 Championships, Li's divers contributed to just under 45 percent of the Trojans' overall score, taking first place in all three events and earning an additional runner-up finish in the 1 Meter.
At the NCAAs, one of the five Pac-12 divers to compete in finals was Trojan Shangfei Wang, putting up the best conference performance of the championship. Li coached Wang to a single podium finish and a fifth-place finish as Wang was the league's top point-getter at the Championships.
Li is the second most decorated Diving Coach of the Year in Pac-12 history.
Hongping Li, the USC Head Diving Coach, was honored as the Pac-12 Men's Diving Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career (Li is also a 12-time Pac-12 Women's Coach of the Year). Sophomore Shangfei Wang took home Men's Diver of the Year and Laurent Gosselin-Paradis was named the Men's Freshman Diver of the Year. All awards are voted on by the Pac-12 coaches.
DIVER OF THE YEAR: Shangfei Wang, So., USC (Vancouver, Canada) USC Trojan sophomore Shangfei Wang was named the 2023 Men's Diver of the Year after his impressive postseason performance.
At the Pac-12 Championships, Wang competed in the three meter diving final, taking home seventh and contributing 12 points to his team's score. Heading straight into NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, the sophomore walked away with two runner-up finishes in the 1 Meter (751.40) and 3 Meter (730.15)
Wang's NCAA performance highlighted Pac-12 Diving by being the only diver to compete in multiple event finals. He began his Championship run with a fifth-place finish in the 1 Meter (391.70) and the Conference's highest diving finish at the event, taking home second in the 3 Meter (448.30). Overall, the sophomore tallied 99 points between the three postseason events.
FRESHMAN DIVER OF THE YEAR: Laurent Gosselin-Paradis, Fr., USC (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) After competing in his first season as a Trojan, Laurent Gosselin-Paradis was named the 2023 Freshman Diver of the Year.
Earning his first ever Pac-12 Championship title, the freshman picked up a 354.80 win in the 1 Meter, the Trojans' first since 2011. Paradis then went on to earn himself a spot in the Trojan record book, with the fourth-best 3 Meter dive in program history, taking home second in the event. Rounding out his Pac-12 run, a 416.05 final score on the Platform dive gave Paradis his second conference title.
At the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, the freshman competed in the 1 Meter, taking home fifth place and earning himself 25 points.
DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR: Hongping Li, USC For the sixth time in his career, and first time since 2020, Hongping Li of USC has been named the 2023 Men's Diving Coach of the Year. Leading the Trojans to 140 points in the Pac-12 Championships, Li's divers contributed to just under 45 percent of the Trojans' overall score, taking first place in all three events and earning an additional runner-up finish in the 1 Meter.
At the NCAAs, one of the five Pac-12 divers to compete in finals was Trojan Shangfei Wang, putting up the best conference performance of the championship. Li coached Wang to a single podium finish and a fifth-place finish as Wang was the league's top point-getter at the Championships.
Li is the second most decorated Diving Coach of the Year in Pac-12 history.
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