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Brandon Loschiavo Season 2016-17

PositionDIVING
YearFreshman
HometownHuntington Beach, Calif.
Team USA Bio

2020-21 / AS A SENIOR
• Olympic Qualifier for Team USA (10-Meter)
• NCAA Champion & All-American (Platform)
• Big Ten Champion & Gold Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Medal of Honor
• Purdue Male Athlete of the Year
• Honorable Mention All-American (3-Meter)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champion (10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (3-Meter & Platform)
 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
 CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
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Competed in all three diving events at the dual meets and Big Ten Championships
• Became the fourth Purdue diver to win an NCAA title, joining David Boudia, Steele Johnson and Casey Matthews
• Became the league's fourth diver to be a three-time Big Ten champion on platform since the event was added in 1988
• Won Purdue's first NCAA title on the platform since 2015
• Teamed with Ben Bramley for Purdue’s 1-2 finish on platform at the NCAA Championships, making the Boilermakers the first team since Auburn in 2005 to produce the top two finishers in a diving event at NCAAs
10-meter finalist in his Olympic debut, placing 11th, 10th and 11th in three stages of competition in Tokyo
Victorious on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, clinching his Olympic berth by 142.5 points over third place
Assured that a Boilermaker would represent Team USA on 10-meter the fourth consecutive Olympics
Built a big 50-point lead through the semifinal at the Olympic Trials, posting day 1 list score of 486.35 and 470.25
Became just the fifth Boilermaker ever to be an Olympian and Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient
Also the fifth Purdue Athlete of the Year honoree to be an Olympian
Claimed diving’s ninth Purdue Athlete of the Year honor since 2005
Joined Casey Matthews (2009-14) and Joe Cifelli (2016-19) as Purdue divers to be four-year NCAAs qualifiers
• Scored in all three diving events at Big Tens, accounting for a team-high 75 team points and finishing his career as the program’s top active scorer with 249 team points
Victorious on the tower at NCAAs with a season-best score of 469.05
Returned to competing on 3-meter, qualifying for NCAAs in the event for the first time since 2017 and also be an championship finalist in the event at Big Tens
Posted his season-best score on 3-meter (380.10) at Big Tens; season best on 1-meter (356.80) was at Wisconsin
Won the consolation final of 1-meter at Big Tens, giving him three top 10 finishes that weekend
Victorious on platform at Big Tens by 41 points; had the top-scoring dive in four of the first five rounds of the prelim
Demonstrated his versatility by winning on 3-meter and placing second on 1-meter in the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison
Placed fifth on 3-meter on the opening day of Zones to qualify for NCAAs
Represented USA Diving in 10-meter synchro at the rescheduled FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo in May
Graduated ranked among the Purdue all-time leaders on platform (523.65, 3rd), 1-meter (398.30, 6th) and 3-meter (450.75, 6th)

2019-20 / OLYMPIC WAIVER SEASON
• USA Diving Winter Nationals Gold & Silver Medalist (10-Meter Synchro)
• FINA Diving World Cup Qualifier (10-Meter Synchro) -- Rescheduled for April 2021
Opted to exercise an Olympic practice waiver and not compete in NCAA meets for Purdue
Returned to the active roster for his senior season in 2020-21

2018-19 / AS A JUNIOR
• USA Diving National Champion (10-Meter, 10-Meter Synchro)
 Big Ten Champion (Platform)
 NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
 First Team All-Big Ten (Platform)
• FINA World Championships Qualifier (10-Meter)
 Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in 1-meter and platform diving
• Joined David Boudia as Purdue divers to repeat as the Big Ten champion in the same event
• Also was a championship finalist on 1-meter at Big Tens, accounting for 55 points to rank third on the team
• Bounced back from a frustrating week at the NCAA Championships by winning a pair of 10-meter medals – silver in synchro, bronze individually – on the tower at the FINA Diving Grand Prix meet in Southern California in April
• Followed that up by winning a pair of 10-meter golds at the USA Diving Senior National Championships in May to qualify for his second FINA World Championships
• Placed eighth as a 10-meter finalist at the World Championships in South Korea
• Victorious on the tower at Zones to qualify for NCAAs
• Also won on platform among elite fields at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational
• Posted his season-best score (508.85) on platform at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, a mark that stood as best in the nation going into championship season
• Finished 18th in the platform prelims at NCAAs
• Victorious on the tower in the dual meet with Indiana
• Won on 1-meter at the Big Ten Triples Duals
• Season-best on 1-meter (373.87) was at Michigan State
• Continues to rank among the top six in program history in all three diving events – third on platform (523.65), sixth on 1-meter (398.30) and sixth on 3-meter (450.75)
• Victorious in the 100 breast (57.75) and 100 fly (51.18) at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates

2017-18 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Honorable Mention All-America (Platform)
• Big Ten Champion (Platform)
• USA Diving National Champion (Synchronized 10-Meter)
• FINA Diving World Cup Qualifier (10-Meter, Synchronized 10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• Big Ten Diver of the Week (Nov. 22)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten

Competed in all three diving events but focused on platform during the championship season
Posted season-best scores on 1-meter (396.40) and platform (523.65) at the Big Ten Championships
Moved into third place in program history on the platform while winning his first career Big Ten title
Teamed with Steele Johnson to repeat as the USA Diving national champions in 10-meter synchro
Also qualified for the FINA Diving World Cup as an individual on 10-meter, finishing second at Nationals
Won the consolation final on platform at the NCAA Championships
Opted to focus on platform at the Zone C Championships and won the event to qualify for NCAAs
Accounted for 48 team points at Big Tens by also placing third in the 1-meter consolation final
Victorious on platform at the Purdue Invitational and dual at Indiana
Accounted for 37 team points at the Purdue Invite by also finishing as the runner-up on 1-meter
Season-best score on 3-meter (379.90) was at the Big Ten Triple Duals
Teamed with Steele Johnson to win bronze in 10-meter synchro at a FINA Diving World Series event in Montreal

2016-17 / AS A FRESHMAN
• All-America (Platform)
• Honorable Mention All-America (3-Meter)
• USA Diving National Champion (Synchronized 10-Meter)
• World Championships Qualifier (Synchronized 10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (All 3 Diving Events)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 23)

Qualified for the NCAA Championships in all three diving events
Finished 4th on platform at NCAAs after winning bronze in the event at Big Tens
Teamed with Steele Johnson to win the 10-meter synchro title at the USA Diving Synchronized National Championships in April, his first career senior title on the national circuit
Finished sixth with Johnson in 10-meter synchro in his debut at the FINA World Championships
Also finished sixth on 1-meter and won the consolation final of 3-meter at Big Tens to account for 71 points, ranking second on the team
Already ranks among the top five in program history in all three diving events
Season-best score of 467.45 on platform was at NCAAs
Season bests on 1-meter (398.30) and 3-meter (450.75) were at Big Tens
Clinched his NCAAs bid with a fifth-place finish on 3-meter at Zones and also qualified via a fourth-place finish on platform and sixth-place finish on 1-meter
Highlighted by a sixth-place finish on 1-meter was a finalist in both springboard events at the USA Diving Winter Nationals, helping Purdue win the team scoring title
Also took third on platform at USA Diving's World Championships Trials in May
Victorious on 3-meter in the season-opening dual vs. Miami (Ohio)

BEFORE PURDUE
Loschiavo excelled at the youth and national levels while growing up in Southern California
Finished as the runner-up in 10-meter and synchronized 10-meter at the 2014 USA Diving Winter Nationals
Multiple-time Junior Nationals finalist
Victorious in individual and synchronized 10-meter finals at USA Diving Zone meets in 2014
Won from the platform at 2015 Rose Bowl Diving Invitational
Competed in 2015 FINA Diving Grand Prix meet in Leon, Mexico
Victorious on platform and runner-up on 3-meter in the 16-18 age group at the Greg Louganis Southern California Invitational
Won the 2011 and 2012 AAU 3-meter national titles as a 14- and 15-year-old while competing for the McCormick Divers club
Also won titles at meets like the Chris Vonk Memorial Invitational, Crown Valley Divers Invitational, Lee Brennan Memorial Invitational and Glenn McCormick Memorial Invitational

PERSONAL
Major: Communication
Full name is Brandon John Loschiavo
Born in Huntington Beach, California
Parents are Steven and Laura Loschiavo
Family also includes older siblings Michael and Amy
Michael ran track at Cal Poly and Amy ran track at Chapman University

Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite Coach: Adam Soldati
Favorite Aquatic Center (Other Than Purdue): Ohio State
Diver He'd Like to Compete Against: David Boudia
Most Exciting Event to Watch at a College Meet: Women's 1-Meter
Favorite Marquee Event: Olympics
Person He'd Like to Have Dinner With: Johnny Depp
Your Unique Skill or Hidden Talent: Beat Boxing
In His MP3 Player: Tame Impala
Last Concert He Attended: Odezza
Musician He'd Love to See Play Purdue: Chance the Rapper
Last Book He Read: The Alchemist
Favorite Multimedia App: Spotify
Favorite Actor: Tom Hardy
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Step Brothers
Favorite Super-Hero: The Flash
TV Show He Can't Stop Watching How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Month: May
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Camping
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Tennis
Favorite Purdue Building: Beering Hall
Favorite Big City: Los Angeles
Unique Travel Locale: Budapest
Country He'd Like to Visit: Germany
Favorite Thing About the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center: The Platform
Most Memorable Moment at Purdue: Seeing the Pool
Furry Friend: Patches, Beagle

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Redshirt Senior
2020-21

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2018-19

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Sophomore
2017-18

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Senior
2019-20

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