2021-22 / AS A SENIOR
• Third Team Academic All-America
• Big Ten Medal of Honor
• Honorable Mention All-American (Platform Diving)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform Diving)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events while continuing to excel on the platform
• Graduated with a 3.85 cumulative GPA as a multi-year Academic All-America honoree
• First Purdue student-athlete since the 2017-18 school year to be a multi-year Academic All-America selection
• Also just the third student-athlete from the pool to be a multi-year Academic All-America honoree
• Fifth member of Purdue swimming & diving since 2000 to be an Academic All-American and Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient in the same year
• One of five members of the team to earn all three academic honors for the season
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• NCAA Silver Medalist & All-American (Platform)
• Second Team Academic All-America
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Finalist on 10-Meter)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
• One of nine members of Purdue swim-dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year, adding Academic All-America acclaim to the trifecta
• Became the program’s first Academic All-American since 2018 and just the second men’s diver at the pool to be recognized
• Teamed with Brandon Loschiavo 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
• Also won bronze on the tower at Big Tens, medaling in the event for the third straight season
• Became just the fifth Purdue diver to be medal at Big Tens in three consecutive seasons
• Also scored in the consolation finals of both springboard events at Big Tens, accounting for 54 team points to rank fifth on the team
• Enters his senior season as Purdue’s active career scoring leader at Big Tens with 159 points
• Finalist on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Runner-up on platform at Zones to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Posted his season-best score (450.20) on platform in the final at NCAAs
• More season bests: 1-meter at Big Tens (314.50), 3-meter at the January intrasquad (347.63)
• Continues to rank top 10 all-time on platform (4th, 472.15) and 3-meter (9th, 413.45)
• Selected to serve as a Boiler SAAC team representative during the 2021-22 school year
2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• All-American (Platform -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
• One of eight members of Purdue Swim-Dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Posted his season-best score on platform (447.90) at the Big Ten Championships while medaling for the second year in a row
• Season bests on the springboards – 311.60 on 1-meter, 378.25 on 3-meter – were at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Continues to rank among the Purdue all-time top 10 on 3-meter (413.45, 9th) and platform (472.15, 4th)
• Won the prelim round on platform at Big Tens and then improved on his score (412.95) by 34.95 points in the final
• Accounted for 43 team points at Big Tens to rank second on the squad, scoring in the consolation final of 3-meter to go along with his silver medal on platform
• Finished 10th as a 10-meter finalist at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Placed 10th on 3-meter on the opening day of the Zone C Championships before the remainder of the meet and NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 10th would have been good enough for an event bid at NCAAs had he qualified via platform
• Victorious on platform in the dual meet at Indiana
• Finished top three in all three diving events at the Big Ten Triple Duals, winning on platform
• Runner-up on the platform at IUPUI’s House of Champions Invitational in November
• Selected to serve as a Boiler SAAC team representative during the 2020-21 school year
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• All-American (Platform)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (3-Meter, Platform)
• World Championships Qualifier (10-Meter Synchro)
• Pan American Games Qualifier (10-Meter, 10-Meter Synchro)
• USA Diving Senior National Championships Silver Medalist (10-Meter Synchro)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Competed in all three diving events, focusing on 3-meter and platform at Zones and NCAAs
• Won bronze on the tower at Big Tens and was also a championship finalist in the event at NCAAs, placing sixth
• Teamed with Steele Johnson to win silver at USA Diving Senior Nationals, qualifying for the World Championships
• Also placed fourth individually on 10-meter at Nationals in May
• Finalist on 10-meter at USA Diving Winter Trials for the third year in a row, placing seventh
• Internationally in 10-meter synchro with Steele Johnson, finished fourth at the Pan Am Games and eighth at the FINA World Championships
• Ranked second on the team by accounting for 62 points at the Big Ten Championships, scoring in all three diving events
• Won the consolation final of 3-meter and also scored in the 1-meter consolation final at Big Tens
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships via his second-place finish on the tower at Zones
• Season-best scores on 1-meter (349.00) and platform (472.15) were at Big Tens
• Posted his season best on 3-meter (413.45) as the runner-up in the event at the prestigious Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
• In program history, moved into fourth place on platform and ninth place on 3-meter
• Victorious on 3-meter at the Big Ten Triple Duals and Indiana Intercollegiates
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed internationally for USA diving at meets in Australia, Malaysia, Spain and Germany
• Played football and wrestled as a freshman at Belmont Hill High School in suburban Boston
• Placed sixth on 10-meter and fourth in 10-meter synchro at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Competed at FINA Grand Prix meets around the world in 2016 and 2017
• Qualified for the 2014 Junior World Championships
• At the USA Diving Winter Nationals, finished third on platform in 2016 and fifth in 2017
• Also competed on 3-meter at most USA Diving national meets
• Four-year high honors student
PERSONAL
• Major: Finance
• Full name is Benjamin Grant Bramley
• Born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Parents are Don and Katie Bramley
• Family also includes siblings Jackson, Will and Niki
• Mother was a swimmer at Brown University, father played football at Middlebury College
• Third Team Academic All-America
• Big Ten Medal of Honor
• Honorable Mention All-American (Platform Diving)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform Diving)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events while continuing to excel on the platform
• Graduated with a 3.85 cumulative GPA as a multi-year Academic All-America honoree
• First Purdue student-athlete since the 2017-18 school year to be a multi-year Academic All-America selection
• Also just the third student-athlete from the pool to be a multi-year Academic All-America honoree
• Fifth member of Purdue swimming & diving since 2000 to be an Academic All-American and Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient in the same year
• One of five members of the team to earn all three academic honors for the season
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• NCAA Silver Medalist & All-American (Platform)
• Second Team Academic All-America
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Finalist on 10-Meter)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
• One of nine members of Purdue swim-dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year, adding Academic All-America acclaim to the trifecta
• Became the program’s first Academic All-American since 2018 and just the second men’s diver at the pool to be recognized
• Teamed with Brandon Loschiavo 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
• Also won bronze on the tower at Big Tens, medaling in the event for the third straight season
• Became just the fifth Purdue diver to be medal at Big Tens in three consecutive seasons
• Also scored in the consolation finals of both springboard events at Big Tens, accounting for 54 team points to rank fifth on the team
• Enters his senior season as Purdue’s active career scoring leader at Big Tens with 159 points
• Finalist on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Runner-up on platform at Zones to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Posted his season-best score (450.20) on platform in the final at NCAAs
• More season bests: 1-meter at Big Tens (314.50), 3-meter at the January intrasquad (347.63)
• Continues to rank top 10 all-time on platform (4th, 472.15) and 3-meter (9th, 413.45)
• Selected to serve as a Boiler SAAC team representative during the 2021-22 school year
2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• All-American (Platform -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
• One of eight members of Purdue Swim-Dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Posted his season-best score on platform (447.90) at the Big Ten Championships while medaling for the second year in a row
• Season bests on the springboards – 311.60 on 1-meter, 378.25 on 3-meter – were at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Continues to rank among the Purdue all-time top 10 on 3-meter (413.45, 9th) and platform (472.15, 4th)
• Won the prelim round on platform at Big Tens and then improved on his score (412.95) by 34.95 points in the final
• Accounted for 43 team points at Big Tens to rank second on the squad, scoring in the consolation final of 3-meter to go along with his silver medal on platform
• Finished 10th as a 10-meter finalist at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Placed 10th on 3-meter on the opening day of the Zone C Championships before the remainder of the meet and NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 10th would have been good enough for an event bid at NCAAs had he qualified via platform
• Victorious on platform in the dual meet at Indiana
• Finished top three in all three diving events at the Big Ten Triple Duals, winning on platform
• Runner-up on the platform at IUPUI’s House of Champions Invitational in November
• Selected to serve as a Boiler SAAC team representative during the 2020-21 school year
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• All-American (Platform)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (3-Meter, Platform)
• World Championships Qualifier (10-Meter Synchro)
• Pan American Games Qualifier (10-Meter, 10-Meter Synchro)
• USA Diving Senior National Championships Silver Medalist (10-Meter Synchro)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Competed in all three diving events, focusing on 3-meter and platform at Zones and NCAAs
• Won bronze on the tower at Big Tens and was also a championship finalist in the event at NCAAs, placing sixth
• Teamed with Steele Johnson to win silver at USA Diving Senior Nationals, qualifying for the World Championships
• Also placed fourth individually on 10-meter at Nationals in May
• Finalist on 10-meter at USA Diving Winter Trials for the third year in a row, placing seventh
• Internationally in 10-meter synchro with Steele Johnson, finished fourth at the Pan Am Games and eighth at the FINA World Championships
• Ranked second on the team by accounting for 62 points at the Big Ten Championships, scoring in all three diving events
• Won the consolation final of 3-meter and also scored in the 1-meter consolation final at Big Tens
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships via his second-place finish on the tower at Zones
• Season-best scores on 1-meter (349.00) and platform (472.15) were at Big Tens
• Posted his season best on 3-meter (413.45) as the runner-up in the event at the prestigious Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
• In program history, moved into fourth place on platform and ninth place on 3-meter
• Victorious on 3-meter at the Big Ten Triple Duals and Indiana Intercollegiates
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed internationally for USA diving at meets in Australia, Malaysia, Spain and Germany
• Played football and wrestled as a freshman at Belmont Hill High School in suburban Boston
• Placed sixth on 10-meter and fourth in 10-meter synchro at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Competed at FINA Grand Prix meets around the world in 2016 and 2017
• Qualified for the 2014 Junior World Championships
• At the USA Diving Winter Nationals, finished third on platform in 2016 and fifth in 2017
• Also competed on 3-meter at most USA Diving national meets
• Four-year high honors student
PERSONAL
• Major: Finance
• Full name is Benjamin Grant Bramley
• Born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Parents are Don and Katie Bramley
• Family also includes siblings Jackson, Will and Niki
• Mother was a swimmer at Brown University, father played football at Middlebury College