USA DIVING BIO
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
• Big Ten Champion
• Big Ten Diver of the Championships
• Big Ten Medalist (Bronze on 3-Meter)
• All-American
• Silver Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Oct. 16, Nov. 27, Dec. 18, Jan. 29)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
• All-American (Platform)
• Silver Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (10-Meter & 10-Meter Synchro)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (3-Meter)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Jan. 31)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events throughout the season, qualifying for NCAAs in all three events for the third consecutive season
• Won two medals at the Big Ten Championships for the second time in his career
• Finished fourth on platform at the NCAA Championships for his top career finish at the meet
• Also finished 18th on 3-meter at NCAAs to come up just short of advancing
• Placed fifth on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, finishing top six after the prelim, semifinal and final
• Finished top four in all three diving events at Big Tens, accounting for a career-high 81 team points – second most by a Boilermaker since the top-24 scoring format was introduced in 2016
• Improved to 9-for-9 in career top-10 finishes at Big Tens and has accounted for 228 points during his career at Big Tens
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships on the first day of Zones and went on to finish top eight in all three events, including fourth on platform
• Improved on his fourth-best score in team history (496.20) while winning on platform in the dual at Indiana, earning his third career Big Ten Diver of the Week honor after also winning on 1-meter in Bloomington
• Also won on platform at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
• Teamed with Holden Higbie and Max Miller to help the Boilermakers win team diving at Big Tens, Zones and the Purdue Invitational
• Individually at the Purdue Invite, was victorious on 3-meter and the runner-up to Max Miller on 1-meter before opting to compete a synchro list with Olympian Brandon Loschiavo on Saturday’s platform day in preparation for Winter Nationals, which was serving as USA Diving’s qualifier for World Aquatics Championships
• Posted eight victories total during the season
• Swept the springboard events in the season opener at Notre Dame
• Victorious on 1-meter vs. Missouri and 3-meter in the two-day dual vs. Oakland
• Accounted for 37 team points at the Purdue Invitational
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Gold Medalist at USA Diving National Championships (10-Meter Synchro)
• Gold Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (10-Meter)
• World Aquatics Championships Qualifier (10-Meter Synchro)
• Pan Am Games Qualifier (10-Meter, 10-Meter Synchro)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Oct. 19)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events throughout the season, qualifying for NCAAs in all three events
• Moved into ninth place in team history on platform with a winning list of 451.40 at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Ripped a 100-point dive in the final round of the 10-meter final at Winter Nationals to overcome a nine-point deficit and win gold
• Season bests on the springboards: 406.50 on 1-meter at the Indiana Intercollegiates and 399.60 on 3-meter at the Big Ten Championships
• Finished 17th in the prelims on both 1-meter and the platform at the NCAA Championships, narrowly missing out on All-America accolades
• Accounted for 71 team points at the Big Ten Championships to rank second on the team, racking up 147 points as an underclassman at Big Tens
• Championship finalist in all three events at Big Tens for the second year in a row
• Victorious on platform at the Zone C Championships to finishing a week in which he finished top eight in all three events
• Swept the three diving events at the Purdue Invitational to account for 60 team points, ranking second on the squad
• Swept the springboard events in the season-opening dual at Missouri
• Also swept the springboards at the first two home meets while opening the season 6-for-6 in event victories
• Teamed up with Boilermaker Brandon Loschiavo to win the 10-meter synchro title at USA Diving National Championships, later placing sixth together at the World Championships
• Individually, finished fourth on the tower at Nationals in May
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• FINA World Championships Qualifier (1-Meter)
• All-American (Platform)
• Honorable Mention All-American (1-Meter)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (3-Meter, Platform)
• 2-Time Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (Silver in 10-Meter Synchro, Bronze on 1-Meter)
• Silver Medalist at USA Diving’s U.S. Open Championships (10-Meter Synchro)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 2)
• Competed in all three diving events throughout the season, qualifying for NCAAs in all three events
• Posted season-best scores on 3-meter (451.90) and platform (443.10) at the Big Ten Championships
• Victorious on 1-meter at the Indiana Intercollegiates with a season-best score of 410.65
• In program history, moved into seventh place on 1-meter, sixth place on 3-meter and ninth place on platform
• Placed third on platform at Zones after initially qualifying for the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place showing on 1-meter
• Scored on 1-meter and platform at the NCAA Championships, accounting for 19 team points
• Accounted for 76 team points at the Big Ten Championships to share the team lead
• Became the first Boilermaker to medal on a springboard and the tower at Big Tens in the same year since Olympian Steele Johnson in 2017
• The 76 points were the most by a Boilermaker at Big Tens since Johnson's 79 in 2018 and the most by a freshman since Joe Cifelli (76) in 2016
• Won the B final on 1-meter to go along with his silver medals on 3-meter and 10-meter
• Blew the roof of the Burke Aquatic Center with a 100-point dive on platform in the championship final, the highest-scoring dive of the event
• Finished sixth on 1-meter in his debut at the World Championships in Budapest
• Accounted for 53 team points at the Purdue Invitational after finishing top three in all three events
• Victorious on 1-meter, runner-up on 3-meter and third on the platform at the Purdue Invite
• Won on 3-meter with big score of 434.40 and finished third on platform as Purdue went 1-2-3 at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
• Victorious on 1-meter in the triple dual vs. Michigan and Missouri
• Won on 1-meter and platform at the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
USA DIVING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Competed for the Ohio State Diving Club
• Finalist on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in June 2021
• Teamed with Tyler Downs to win 10-meter synchro at the 2018 Winter Nationals
• 2019 World Series (Sagamihara and Beijing) team member
• 2018 World Junior Diving Championships team member (9th, synchronized platform)
• Three-time Junior Pan American Championships team member (2015, 2017, 2019)
• 2019 Junior Pan American Championships gold medalist (1-meter, synchronized 3-meter)
• 2015 Junior Pan Am bronze medalist (1-meter)
• Three-time junior national champion
• Trained at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center during the 2020-21 school year
PERSONAL
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Full name is Jordan Nathan Rzepka
• Parents are Jeffrey and Michelle Rzepka
• Family also includes sisters Nicole and Jaclyn (Jaclyn is his twin)
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
• Big Ten Champion
• Big Ten Diver of the Championships
• Big Ten Medalist (Bronze on 3-Meter)
• All-American
• Silver Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Oct. 16, Nov. 27, Dec. 18, Jan. 29)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
• All-American (Platform)
• Silver Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (10-Meter & 10-Meter Synchro)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (3-Meter)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Jan. 31)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events throughout the season, qualifying for NCAAs in all three events for the third consecutive season
• Won two medals at the Big Ten Championships for the second time in his career
• Finished fourth on platform at the NCAA Championships for his top career finish at the meet
• Also finished 18th on 3-meter at NCAAs to come up just short of advancing
• Placed fifth on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, finishing top six after the prelim, semifinal and final
• Finished top four in all three diving events at Big Tens, accounting for a career-high 81 team points – second most by a Boilermaker since the top-24 scoring format was introduced in 2016
• Improved to 9-for-9 in career top-10 finishes at Big Tens and has accounted for 228 points during his career at Big Tens
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships on the first day of Zones and went on to finish top eight in all three events, including fourth on platform
• Improved on his fourth-best score in team history (496.20) while winning on platform in the dual at Indiana, earning his third career Big Ten Diver of the Week honor after also winning on 1-meter in Bloomington
• Also won on platform at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
• Teamed with Holden Higbie and Max Miller to help the Boilermakers win team diving at Big Tens, Zones and the Purdue Invitational
• Individually at the Purdue Invite, was victorious on 3-meter and the runner-up to Max Miller on 1-meter before opting to compete a synchro list with Olympian Brandon Loschiavo on Saturday’s platform day in preparation for Winter Nationals, which was serving as USA Diving’s qualifier for World Aquatics Championships
• Posted eight victories total during the season
• Swept the springboard events in the season opener at Notre Dame
• Victorious on 1-meter vs. Missouri and 3-meter in the two-day dual vs. Oakland
• Accounted for 37 team points at the Purdue Invitational
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Gold Medalist at USA Diving National Championships (10-Meter Synchro)
• Gold Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (10-Meter)
• World Aquatics Championships Qualifier (10-Meter Synchro)
• Pan Am Games Qualifier (10-Meter, 10-Meter Synchro)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Oct. 19)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events throughout the season, qualifying for NCAAs in all three events
• Moved into ninth place in team history on platform with a winning list of 451.40 at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Ripped a 100-point dive in the final round of the 10-meter final at Winter Nationals to overcome a nine-point deficit and win gold
• Season bests on the springboards: 406.50 on 1-meter at the Indiana Intercollegiates and 399.60 on 3-meter at the Big Ten Championships
• Finished 17th in the prelims on both 1-meter and the platform at the NCAA Championships, narrowly missing out on All-America accolades
• Accounted for 71 team points at the Big Ten Championships to rank second on the team, racking up 147 points as an underclassman at Big Tens
• Championship finalist in all three events at Big Tens for the second year in a row
• Victorious on platform at the Zone C Championships to finishing a week in which he finished top eight in all three events
• Swept the three diving events at the Purdue Invitational to account for 60 team points, ranking second on the squad
• Swept the springboard events in the season-opening dual at Missouri
• Also swept the springboards at the first two home meets while opening the season 6-for-6 in event victories
• Teamed up with Boilermaker Brandon Loschiavo to win the 10-meter synchro title at USA Diving National Championships, later placing sixth together at the World Championships
• Individually, finished fourth on the tower at Nationals in May
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• FINA World Championships Qualifier (1-Meter)
• All-American (Platform)
• Honorable Mention All-American (1-Meter)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (3-Meter, Platform)
• 2-Time Medalist at USA Diving Winter Nationals (Silver in 10-Meter Synchro, Bronze on 1-Meter)
• Silver Medalist at USA Diving’s U.S. Open Championships (10-Meter Synchro)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 2)
• Competed in all three diving events throughout the season, qualifying for NCAAs in all three events
• Posted season-best scores on 3-meter (451.90) and platform (443.10) at the Big Ten Championships
• Victorious on 1-meter at the Indiana Intercollegiates with a season-best score of 410.65
• In program history, moved into seventh place on 1-meter, sixth place on 3-meter and ninth place on platform
• Placed third on platform at Zones after initially qualifying for the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place showing on 1-meter
• Scored on 1-meter and platform at the NCAA Championships, accounting for 19 team points
• Accounted for 76 team points at the Big Ten Championships to share the team lead
• Became the first Boilermaker to medal on a springboard and the tower at Big Tens in the same year since Olympian Steele Johnson in 2017
• The 76 points were the most by a Boilermaker at Big Tens since Johnson's 79 in 2018 and the most by a freshman since Joe Cifelli (76) in 2016
• Won the B final on 1-meter to go along with his silver medals on 3-meter and 10-meter
• Blew the roof of the Burke Aquatic Center with a 100-point dive on platform in the championship final, the highest-scoring dive of the event
• Finished sixth on 1-meter in his debut at the World Championships in Budapest
• Accounted for 53 team points at the Purdue Invitational after finishing top three in all three events
• Victorious on 1-meter, runner-up on 3-meter and third on the platform at the Purdue Invite
• Won on 3-meter with big score of 434.40 and finished third on platform as Purdue went 1-2-3 at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
• Victorious on 1-meter in the triple dual vs. Michigan and Missouri
• Won on 1-meter and platform at the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
USA DIVING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Competed for the Ohio State Diving Club
• Finalist on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in June 2021
• Teamed with Tyler Downs to win 10-meter synchro at the 2018 Winter Nationals
• 2019 World Series (Sagamihara and Beijing) team member
• 2018 World Junior Diving Championships team member (9th, synchronized platform)
• Three-time Junior Pan American Championships team member (2015, 2017, 2019)
• 2019 Junior Pan American Championships gold medalist (1-meter, synchronized 3-meter)
• 2015 Junior Pan Am bronze medalist (1-meter)
• Three-time junior national champion
• Trained at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center during the 2020-21 school year
PERSONAL
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Full name is Jordan Nathan Rzepka
• Parents are Jeffrey and Michelle Rzepka
• Family also includes sisters Nicole and Jaclyn (Jaclyn is his twin)