Makena Chamoures Season 2016-17

EventsDIVING
Height5-5
ClassJunior
HometownSan Clemente, Calif.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2016-17
Turned in her top scores of the season in the final dual meet of the year vs. University of San Diego on Jan. 20 .... Her mark of 313.12 on the 3-meter board placed second and was the fifth-highest score in the event in program history ... Also scored 296.62 on the 1-meter board at that meet to capture third place ... Recorded a mark of 237.75 on the platform at the Mountain West Championships on Feb. 18 ... That score ranks as the sixth-best ever by an Aztec diver ... At the USC Diving Invitational in November, advanced to the finals on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards, finishing 11th in each event ... Also secured places in the finals on both the boards at the UCLA Diving Invitational where she finished 10th on the 3-meter and 15th on the 1-meter ... Member of the Mountain West All-Academic Team.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2015-16
Earned all-conference honors on the 3-meter board at the Mountain West Championships ... Finished eight on that board ... Also placed 20th on the 1-meter (235.95) and 19th on the platform (203.70) at the conference title meet ... Qualified for the Zone E Regional Championships on all three boards ... Turned in three top 10 finishes at the Wildcat Diving Invitational at the University of Arizona ... Place seventh on the 1-meter (262.30), fourth on the 3-meter (280.65) and eighth on the platform (191.45) ... Had a season-high score of 276.45 on the 1-meter springboard in the dual meet vs. University of San Diego on Jan. 22 ... Also recorded her season-best mark of 286.95 on the 3-meter board during the same meet.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2014-15
Earned all-Mountain West honors for diving on the platform ... Her score of 237.65 at the conference meet ranks as the fifth-highest ever by an Aztec diver ... Personal best of 277.13 on the 1-meter springboard came in the double dual vs. Nevada and Rice on Jan. 9 ... That score ranks as the eighth-best in program history ... Had a personal best score of 285.05 on the 3-meter board on Dec. 29 in the triple dual vs. Air Force, UC San Diego and Incarnate Word ... Her score of 276.80 on the 3-meter board at that same meet ranks as the 10th-highest ever at the Aztec Aquaplex.

HIGH SCHOOL
Won three varsity letters as a diver at San Clemente High School ... A three-time NISCA All-American who placed fifth, third and second at the CIF Southern Section Division I Championships from 2011 to 2013 ... Missed the 2014 CIF meet due to shoulder surgery ... Holder of the SCHS diving record ... Was a cheerleader as a freshman ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

CLUB
Member of the Mission Viejo Nadadores for 11 years ... Spent three years competing for the Crown Valley Divers in Laguna Niguel, Calif. ... Was a national level diver at both clubs ... Finished sixth on the 1-meter board at the 2013 USA Diving Region Championships and went on to finish 10th and 13th respectively on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the National Championships ... Recorded first-place finishes on the 3-meter board at the 2009 Summer Zone Championships and 2008 Chris Vonk Memorial Invitational along with first-place on the platform at the 2008 USA Age Group National Championships.

PERSONAL
Makena Lynn Chamoures was born Nov. 10, 1996, in San Ramon, Calif. ... Daughter of James and Teri Chamoures ... Brother, Michael, was a swimmer at Cal Poly and also competed at the national level ... Enjoys football and baseball ... Favorite athlete is pro football quarterback Colin Kaepernick ... Also considered Utah, Kansas, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara ... Majoring in journalism and media studies ... Interested in a career as a sports broadcaster.